The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Malam Mele Kyari says that N287 billion profit after tax made by the corporation in 2020 was huge but not sufficient for the nation Kyari disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880. A total of 637 additional infections and seven deaths were recorded on Aug. 25, the NCDC announced via its verified website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, reports that the new infections indicate a decrease…
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has called on Nigerians particularly those in leadership positions to protect the sanctity of the nation by upholding the Rule of Law. The governor made the call when he briefed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,…
The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Hadin Kai on Wednesday foiled an attempted attack on Babangida town in Yobe by terrorists belonging to Boko Haram and Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP). The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the terrorists,…
The House of Representatives has commended the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, on perspective on some issues surrounding the operations of the NNPC and the Oil Industry. Rep James Faleke, Chairman, House Committee on Finance gave the commendation at an interactive session on the 2022 to 2024 Medium…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Leo Irabor, has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the ongoing mass surrendering by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect. Irabo gave the advice in a statement issued by Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyer, Director, Defence Information at the end of an interactive session which the CDS had with…
No fewer than ten people have been arrested by the police in connection with fresh attacks in Yelwa Zangam village of Jos North council area of Plateau state, Tuesday, which had claimed about 35 lives, reports say. The attack comes in about two weeks after muslim travellers were massacred on Rukuba road in Jos. According…
Thousands of people were still crowding around Kabul airport on Wednesday morning in the hope of getting on an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan, videos on social media showed. Video footage showed hundreds of Afghans waiting in a moat outside the airport grounds some standing in water up to their waists. One man was seen…
Mallam Lamido Sanusi, former Emir of Kano, has disapproved secessionists’ calls for the break-up of Nigeria. Sanusi expressed his disapproval at the unveiling of his book ‘For the Good of The Nation,’ on Tuesday in Lagos. The book, a collection of essays and perspectives, was unveiled to mark his 60th birthday and to raise funds…