The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says COVID-19 had helped to reduce the cost of crude oil production in the country. “We have reduced the cost of production successfully the issues of our local currency notwithstanding. “ Recently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR)…
The Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York has announced the suspension of all in-person processing of consular and immigration services for one week, effective Sept. 20. It was learnt that the temporary suspension of services is to enable the Consulate undertake some internal maintenance work during the period. The Consulate-General in a public notice on…
The Zone 5 of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in Benin, Edo State has declared two sons of the immediate Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Emiko, Princes Onyowoli and Omatsuli, wanted over their alleged connection with the missing royal crown of the Itsekiri kingdom. The zone 5 command, in a report disclosed that the two…
The armed bandits who abducted students and staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Science located in Bakura Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara State have demanded for a total sum of N350 million to secure the release of their victims. The provost of the college Habibu Mainasara, disclosed this while speaking during an…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed deep shock and sadness over the demise of a former lawmaker and elder statesman, Senator Ibrahim Mantu. In a condolence message, Senator Omo-Agege saluted his patriotism and commitment to building a viral Legislature, having served as Deputy President of the Senate from 2001 to…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday confer with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The President returned to Abuja last Friday after 18 days in London, during which he attended an education summit and…
A Special Investigation Panel (SIP), set up to investigate the allegations against the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari. The panel which was chaired by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Joseph Egbunike, was given a mandate to probe Kyari on his alleged connection with…
Good afternoon. I want to speak today to the unfolding situation in Afghanistan, the developments that have taken place in the last week and the steps we’re taking to address the rapidly evolving events. My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and moving quickly to…
Rivers State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Desmond Akawor, has expressed confidence that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, would dump the ruling All Progressives Congress to join the party very soon. According to Akawor, the minister has always been a part of the PDP family, saying that he only left the party…