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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of crude oil in the country is on course. Sylva disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said that federal government had licensed a good number…
August 24, 2021
Some unidentified armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy, a supposed military fortress located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the country’s foremost military university, around 1am on Tuesday. During the attack, the bandits killed about two officers and abducted…
August 24, 2021
...Embassy Burgled A diplomatic row is in the offing between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo following an alleged harassment of Nigerian diplomats in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. According to reports, the row stemmed from the burgling of a Nigerian Embassy located in Kinshasa by some Congolese police officials, and the illegal…
August 24, 2021
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said the Nigeria Customs Service revenue projection of N1.3trn for 2022 is too small, directing that the projected target be raised. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), had made the revenue projection during the ongoing public hearing on the 2022/2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
August 24, 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), has exceeded two million. The programme was launched on June 28. INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in…
August 23, 2021
Severe weather in southern Arizona appears to have damaged parts of the border wall erected by the Trump Administration. The Tucson Sentinel reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had confirmed “historic’’ flooding at the nation’s border with Mexico was to blame for the destruction. That appeared to include several wide-open metal gates separated…
August 23, 2021
The Cross River Government has disclosed plans to establish a Naval base in partnership with the Nigerian Navy at the riverine area of the University of Calabar. Gov. Ben Ayade disclosed this on Monday in Calabar when he received the Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Calabar Governing Council, retired Gen. Martin Luther-Agwai. Luther-Agwai…
August 23, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied any wrongdoing in the raid of the residence of former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor. The anti-graft's agency admitted storming the residence of Dorathy, alongside some other houses in the estate where the reality star is residing. Earlier, The New Diplomat had reported that Dorathy, took…
August 23, 2021
A reality TV star and former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has disclosed that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly broke into her residence in the early hours of Monday. Dorathy who took to her official Instagram account shared a short video clip where some armed men wearing an…
August 23, 2021
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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva says the modular refinery programme to boost local production of crude oil in the country is on course. Sylva disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, on Tuesday. He said that federal government had licensed a good number…
August 24, 2021
Some unidentified armed bandits have reportedly attacked the Nigerian Defence Academy, a supposed military fortress located along Airport Road, Afaka, in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. It was gathered that the bandits stormed the country’s foremost military university, around 1am on Tuesday. During the attack, the bandits killed about two officers and abducted…
August 24, 2021
...Embassy Burgled A diplomatic row is in the offing between Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo following an alleged harassment of Nigerian diplomats in Kinshasa, the capital of DR Congo. According to reports, the row stemmed from the burgling of a Nigerian Embassy located in Kinshasa by some Congolese police officials, and the illegal…
August 24, 2021
The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has said the Nigeria Customs Service revenue projection of N1.3trn for 2022 is too small, directing that the projected target be raised. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), had made the revenue projection during the ongoing public hearing on the 2022/2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and…
August 24, 2021
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the number of fresh registrants on its online registration portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), has exceeded two million. The programme was launched on June 28. INEC said this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in…
August 23, 2021
Severe weather in southern Arizona appears to have damaged parts of the border wall erected by the Trump Administration. The Tucson Sentinel reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents had confirmed “historic’’ flooding at the nation’s border with Mexico was to blame for the destruction. That appeared to include several wide-open metal gates separated…
August 23, 2021
The Cross River Government has disclosed plans to establish a Naval base in partnership with the Nigerian Navy at the riverine area of the University of Calabar. Gov. Ben Ayade disclosed this on Monday in Calabar when he received the Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Calabar Governing Council, retired Gen. Martin Luther-Agwai. Luther-Agwai…
August 23, 2021
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied any wrongdoing in the raid of the residence of former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor. The anti-graft's agency admitted storming the residence of Dorathy, alongside some other houses in the estate where the reality star is residing. Earlier, The New Diplomat had reported that Dorathy, took…
August 23, 2021
A reality TV star and former Big Brother Naija housemate, Dorathy Bachor, has disclosed that the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) allegedly broke into her residence in the early hours of Monday. Dorathy who took to her official Instagram account shared a short video clip where some armed men wearing an…
August 23, 2021
