The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has denied issuing fuel importation permits to Dangote Group. Addressing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, the Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Engr. Farouk Ahmed, made this known while addressing state house correspondents at the presidential villa noted that the authority issued fuel importation permit to six companies to bring in the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in July of...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs, Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service, appoints  their replacements with immediate effect. A press statement made available to journalists by Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation stated this on Monday. It named the newly appointed officers as 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser  (NSA) 2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of...

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari has pledged the commitment of the company to the Federal Government’s plan for net zero carbon emission in the country by year 2060. Kyari, who stated this when the US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visited the company in Abuja yesterday, said Nigeria was shifting a lot of attention towards gas development and production as...

Igbo socio-cultural organisation,  Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed concern over the lingering problems in Lagos over the planned demolition of some property at the Alaba Market dominated by Igbo traders. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide stated this in a statement issued by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonnia. The statement reads “the attention of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has been drawn to several fake publications circulating on social media alleging...

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has declared a state of emergency on Passport issues in the country. Acting Comptroller General of the service, Caroline Adepoju, who announced this on Friday during her working visit to Lagos, said there was an urgent need to address the challenges faced by Nigerians in obtaining international passports. In a statement, Mr Tony Akuneme, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) said that the acting CGI inaugurated a state-of-the-art Visa-on-Arrival Lounge...