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PANDEF urges Tinubu to boost modular refineries in Niger Delta

Nigeria, Dec. 20 -- The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on President Bola Tinubu to intensify support for the development of modular refineries in the Niger Delta, as part of efforts to expa... Read More


2022 APC Primary: Buhari repeatedly assured Osinbajo of support - Ex-presidential aide Ojudu

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- A former Special Adviser to the President, Office of the Vice President, Babafemi Ojudu, has stated that the late former President, Muhammadu Buhari, stated multiple times that he ... Read More


Nigerian govt opposes lawmakers' move to prescribe death penalty for kidnappers

Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has opposed a proposal by the Senate to amend Nigeria's anti-terrorism law to impose the death... Read More


Tinubu writes Senate, requests confirmation of new heads of NUPRC, NMDPRA

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- President Bola Tinubu has asked the Senate to screen and confirm Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan and Saidu Mohammed as chief executive officers of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Co... Read More


Senate confirms ex-INEC chair Mahmood Yakubu, Fani-Kayode, Omokri, others as ambassadors

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed 65 ambassadorial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu. The nominees comprise 34 career and 31 non-career ambassadors. They were conf... Read More


Insecurity: Senate canvasses creation of state police, special fund for anti-corruption, others

Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The Senate on Wednesday asked the federal government to establish a dedicated fund to address corruption, porous borders, and religious extremism, which are identified as major dri... Read More


Senate drops motion urging Wike to halt land revocations, reallocations in Abuja

Nigeria, Dec. 17 -- The Senate on Wednesday withdrew a motion seeking to compel the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to halt the revocation and reallocation of lands in Ab... Read More


Senate confirms three ambassadorial nominees

Nigeria, Dec. 17 -- The Senate confirmed the appointment of three non-career ambassadorial nominees on Tuesday. Those confirmed are Kayode Are (Ogun State), Aminu Dalhatu (Jigawa State), and Ayodele ... Read More


Senate asks NSA, SSS to probe Akpabio's rumoured death

Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- The Senate on Tuesday asked the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, and the State Security Services (SSS) to investigate the circumstances surrounding a viral death rumou... Read More


Nigeria secures $1bn fund for maritime start-ups - Official

Nigeria, Dec. 16 -- Nigeria has secured a $1 billion innovation fund to support start-ups operating in the marine and blue economy sector. The Chief Executive Officer of the Maritime Innovations Hub,... Read More