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As part of measures to prevent the hoarding of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) during the yuletide, the Edo State Government has said that it would commence monitoring of marketers and petrol stations across the state from Wednesday, December 20, 2017, and will shut errant stations. The Commissioner for Oil, Gas & Solid Minerals, Hon. Joseph Ugheoke, gave the warning in …

By Bob Majiri-Oghene Etemiku BENIN CITY – Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) has hailed last Friday judgment by a British judge, Justice Sara Elizabeth Cockerill that up to $85 million from the notorious Malabu oil deal should be returned to the Nigerian government. ANEEJ Executive Director, Rev. David Ugolor in a Statement issued in Benin on Monday, …

The Edo State Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of the mines in dispute between the Dangote Group and BUA International Limited at Obu in Okpella community, Etsako East Local Government Area of the state. This just as leaders of the community have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the matter in order to ensure an amicable resolution …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Monday, interrogated the immediate past Senate President, David Mark, for seven hours. Impeccable sources within the EFCC told one of our correspondents that Mark’s passport was also seized before he was allowed to go on an administrative bail. We learnt that Mark, who served as Senate President from 2007 to 2015, arrived at the …

The Federal Government has accused a former Senate President, David Mark, of illegally acquiring his then official residence as his private property. In September this year, the government, through the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, which is chaired by Chief Okoi Obono-Obla, gave the former Senate President a 21-day notice to quit the mansion. The notice …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Monday said journalists in the country with the poor remuneration cannot live a decent life. The Vice President also lamented that the private sector in the country does not respect the national minimum wage. He spoke on Monday in Abuja during an end-of-year seminar of the State House Press Corps with the theme: ‘Journalists and Retirement …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension of the tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of Army Staff, the Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff. The approval was confirmed by the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, who noted in a statement by his Public Relations Officer, Colonel Tukur Gusau, on Monday that the …

Israeli war jets used air-to-surface missiles to strike two Hamas military posts in the northern Gaza Strip early Monday in retaliation for an earlier rocket strike from Gaza, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) said. The air strikes in the costal enclave were in response to rocket attacks on Sunday night that were launched from Gaza into southern Israel, the IDF …

Thirty-seven federal universities in the country are using 1,068 generators as alternative power source, an energy audit of the tertiary institutions has revealed. According to the audit, the generators contribute to noise and air pollution in the universities, as the diesel and petrol engines emit pollutants in the surroundings where they function. A document obtained by our correspondent from the …

A power outage at the world’s busiest airport left thousands of passengers stranded in dark terminals and in planes sitting on the tarmac, amid a nationwide ground stop, according to CNN reports. Incoming and outgoing flights at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport were halted indefinitely as crews worked to restore power, leading to hundreds of flight delays and cancellations. Atlanta is …