By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has developed a divestment framework to guide the assessment of applications for ministerial consent to the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd. (SPDC) divestment. The NUPRC said the framework with seven cardinal pillars would also guide other similar divestmentsContinue Reading
National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, says spokespersons in the defence, security and response agencies must change their approach in engaging with the public and countering disinformation from enemies of the country.Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) has called on President Bola Tinubu to declare his stance on election reforms ahead of 2027 poll, to inspire public confidence in the electoral processes. The Executive Director, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo, said this on Monday in Abuja whenContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili Some enrollees of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in the FCT have called for improved services and less stress, saying they go through cumbersome measures whenever they want to access health services. The enrollees of the scheme, now National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), expressed their concernsContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Ace gospel singer and Spotlite Nation record label owner, Moses Bliss has gifted three artistes signed under his label, brand new cars. The ‘Daddy-wey-dey-pamper’ crooner disclosed this on his Instagram page. According to him, the three signees are Godfrey Gad, Neeja and Son Music. The globally renownedContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Foreign affairs analysts have postulated that West Africa, and indeed the entire Africa, is facing an existential threat triggered by a surge in terrorism on the continent. Terrorism, violent extremism, unconstitutional changes of government, and banditry, have spiked, assuming an alarming rate,Continue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Initiative for the Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), an NGO, has inaugurated a “Waste-to-Wealth” plastic recycling hub in Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The facility is expected to curb indiscriminate dumping of refuse and also to empower residents.Continue Reading
By Deborah Akpede The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has said that female circumcision was a crime, which attracted four years jail term. The agency made this known in a post it shared on its official X handle (Formerly Twitter) @naptipnigeria on Sunday. A memberContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Dr Ogugua Osi-Ogbu, a Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, National Hospital, Abuja, has cautioned against discrimination of the elderly in the society. The medical practitioner said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), at an event organised for the elderly in Abuja. NAN reports thatContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A philanthropist and President of Oasis of Breakthrough International Church Inc., Apostle Israel Oyelade, has called on the Federal Government to do more to support the agricultural sector. Oyelade made the call on Saturday at Ifo, Ogun, during distribution of food items to 300 beneficiaries in theContinue Reading
