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–         As HYPREP floats clean energy initiative  The federal government has commenced the process of compensating Ogoni citizens whose landed property, farms or livelihoods were affected in the right of way by the ongoing construction of the power project in the area. The project, a federal government initiative being executed by the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP), is meant to provide …

Former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje secretly transferred the state government’s 20 per cent stake in the Dala Inland Dry Port Nigeria Limited to private hands and also made his children co-owners of the company before awarding a contract worth more than N4 billion to provide infrastructure for the project, PREMIUM TIMES can report. The transfer effectively edged Kano State out of …

• Warns it can affect investors’ confidence, inflict harm on Nigerians, businesses if PENGASSAN cabal is allowed to enforce its lawless directive Dangote Petroleum Refinery has accused the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) of attempting to sabotage the country’s energy supply chain following a directive issued by the union to its branches to cut off …

A retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Parry Osayande, has passed away in Benin City, just hours before his 89th birthday. The death of the former police chief, who was born on September 29, 1936, was announced on Sunday in a condolence message by the President of the Immaculate Conception College Old Boys’ Association (ICCOBA) Worldwide, Ighodalo Edetanlen. Osayande, whose …

SERAP urged him “to disclose the number and names of candidates for INEC chairman.” Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to urgently disclose details of the selection and appointment process for the successor to Professor Mahmood Yakubu, whose tenure as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will end in November 2025.” SERAP urged …

Israel is becoming increasingly isolated on the world stage as the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza continue, with the backlash seeping into economic, cultural and sporting arenas. International condemnation has soared since Israel announced a ground assault on Gaza City and conducted an unprecedented strike against Hamas leadership on Qatari soil. It also comes as an independent UN inquiry …

A Russian aerial bombardment that lasted more than 12 hours has killed at least four people and injured at least 70 others in Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelensky said the deaths all occurred in the capital, Kyiv, where many of the projectiles were aimed, and the victims included a 12-year-old girl. The barrage – involving nearly 600 drones and several dozen …

The House of Representatives Committee on Downstream Petroleum Resources has criticised the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for ordering some of its branches to halt gas and crude oil supplies to Dangote Refinery as part of its ongoing industrial action. The committee said the union’s directive was taken “without notice and exhaustion of the laid …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that passenger train services on the Abuja–Kaduna route will resume next week following weeks of suspension. In a statement issued Saturday by its Chief Public Relations Officer, Callistus Unyimadu, the corporation said the decision comes after the completion of repair and safety checks on the affected section of the railway track at Asham. “The Nigerian …

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has directed its members across the nation to withdraw all services effective 12:01 am on Monday, Sept 29, 2025. It equally directed its members working across field locations, including control room operations, panel operations, and outfield personnel, to withdraw services effective 06:00 hours on Sunday, Sept 28, 2025, and …