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The House of Representatives has said it will pass a more holistic Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) that will encompass the interest of host communities and fiscal regulation of the oil and gas industry. Chairman of the House Committee, Petroleum Upstream, Hon. Victor Nwokolo (Delta-PDP), said on thursday while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a workshop organised by the …

The National Judicial Council has asked six judges suspended in October last year over corruption allegations to return to work next Wednesday. The affected judges who were asked to resume duties include, Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court; Justice Uwani Abba Aji of the Court of Appeal; and Justice Hydiazira Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court. Others are, Justice …

Against the background of the increasing ethnic and political schisms in the country that have left the country in dire straits, is the emergence of some new kids on the block. They indeed looked like kids on the political plane. For a group of middle-aged men and women who have made good success in their diverse various professional callings, the …

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has said America has nothing to apologise for on climate change and retains a seat at the negotiating table, claiming: “After all, we’re the United States.” Scott Pruitt joined other officials in declining to say whether Donald Trump believes human activity contributes to climate change, a day after the president pulled America out …

The United States is encouraged by China’s efforts to restrain North Korea but Washington will not accept Beijing’s militarisation of islands in the South China Sea, US defence secretary, James Mattis, said on Saturday. The comments by Mattis, during the annual Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, show how Donald Trump’s administration is looking to balance working with China to restrain North …

A withdrawal by Donald Trump from the Paris climate accord would go down as a hallmark of his presidency. It would be unilateral, reckless and splashy – trademark Trump. The president has said he will announce his decision at 3pm ET (8pm BST) on Thursday. But while Trump has often stood on a range of issues as a maverick outlier …

The Federal Government will establish special schools for women who abandoned school to get married, Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has said. “All women that married at an early age will have the opportunity to continue their education from their husband’s houses. “The schools will be in two categories so as to avoid problems emanating from the establishment of …

Members of the House of Representatives, mainly from the South-East are protesting in chambers. Their anger is over the withdrawal of a bill seeking to create a South-East Development Commission. The House has, however, re-listed the bill following the protests.   (Punch)

The Senate has confirmed the nomination of 15 of the 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The confirmation followed the adoption of the report by the Senate Committee on INEC at the plenary on Thursday. Chairman of the committee, Senator Suleiman Nazif, while presenting the report, said all the nominees were cleared by the Nigeria Police, …

Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has once again restated that Nigeria would be self -sufficient in rice production by 2019. The acting president made the statement yesterday in Abuja at the launch and official handover ceremony of Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) system developed through the Agricultural Market and Information System (AMIS) project to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural …