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The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has said that the idea behind the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is to attract investors. The minister said this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions on the three per cent allocation to host communities in the PIB. Mr Sylva said President Muhammadu …

Prominent Northern leaders held a meeting in Abuja, yesterday, where they identified some of the problems clogging the wheel of growth and development in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They also announced the formation of the ‘Abuja Roundtable’, a non-partisan and non-governmental group, designed to address the challenges facing the region. Some of the leaders …

The Taliban said Tuesday that women’s rights will be protected in Afghanistan within the limits of Islamic law. “The women are going to be very active in the society, but within the framework of Islam,” Zabihullah Mujahid, the group’s spokesperson said. The Taliban held its first official news conference in Kabul, on Tuesday, since taking power on Sunday. The group …

The Federal Government’s total borrowing from the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means Advances has ballooned to N15.51tn, rising by 2,286 per cent in six years, data collated from the CBN have shown. The N15.51tn owed by the Federal Government to the central bank is not part of the country’s total public debt stock, which stood at N33.11tn …

‘Our increasing population keeps me awake at night’ Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said Nigeria’s increasing population is assuming a worsening trend, which keeps him awake at night. Former President and Chairman of Africa Progress Group (APG), Olusegun Obasanjo (left); Country Representative, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), Ms. Ulla Mueller; Director-General, Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, Prof. Eghosa Osaghae and …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered 74 political parties for failing to fulfil constitutional provisions. Correspondent OKODILI NDIDI examines the arguments for and against delisting of parties Before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) delregisteref 74 political parties for failing to satisfy the requirements to operate as contained in the constitution, the number of registered parties was 96. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a steering committee to oversee the commencement of implementation of the newly signed Petroleum Industry Act, PIA. The steering committee is headed by the Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva. This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina. …

Operation Safe Corridor, OSC which was launched by the Muhammadu Buhari regime in 2016 was ostensibly aimed to encourage “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists to surrender and embrace the De-radicalisation, Rehabilitation and Reintegration, DRR, programme. People who killed destroyed schools, abducted schoolgirls, devastated entire communities, instigated suicide bombings, beheaded fellow human beings, created over two million refugees and massacred over 350,000 …

Kabul – The busy Kabul street looks almost as if nothing has changed. People rush by, as shopkeepers arrange their colorful merchandise, and police direct traffic. There’s one big change, though: There are almost no women here. Since the Taliban took over the Afghan capital on Sunday, women have largely stayed indoors, according to CNN report. The Taliban has repeatedly …

…As govt Prepares to begin second phase vaccination Edo State on Tuesday recorded one death and four new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), as the state prepares to begin the second phase vaccination rollout to protect citizens against the virus, amid the third wave of the pandemic. The State COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr. Andrew Obi, disclosed this after the daily virtual …