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WASHINGTON — NATO has signed a nearly $700 million contract to have member countries produce more Stinger missiles, one of many steps the alliance is pressing at its summit in Washington to get each country to boost its own weapons production capabilities. Outgoing NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced the contract Tuesday at a Chamber of Commerce industry day focused …

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG and its Petroleum and Natural and Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN, have written to President Bola Tinubu, demanding a high powered investigation into the allegation that the International Oil Companies, IOCs, are plotting to undermine and destabilize the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals. In a written through the Chief of Staff to …

The NATO summit was long planned to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, to lock in longterm military support for Ukraine and even to future-proof the West against a possible second term for Donald Trump. But no one expected the meeting in Washington this week to turn into a public test of 81-year-old President Joe Biden’s health and cognitive capacity with his reelection campaign facing an …

The association also expressed commitment to reduce the farmer/herder conflicts and its related security challenges in Nigeria. The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has stated that it is committed to ensuring that livestock production is turned into a foreign exchange earner in the country. The association also expressed commitment to reduce the farmer/herder conflicts and its related …

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has condemned what it calls the prevalent cases of deceitful departure time scheduling by airlines, warning the erring airlines to desist from the infraction or face dire regulatory actions. The Acting Director General, Civil Aviation, Nigeria, Captain Chris Najomo, while declaring this on Tuesday at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, said the NCAA …

As part of his administration’s determination to end the internecine farmers-herders conflict as well as restructure livestock farming, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has created the Federal Ministry of Livestock Development.  President Tinubu also inaugurated the Renewed Hope Livestock Reform Implementation Committee, expressing readiness to implement recommendations on ranching and other livestock reforms to enhance the economy. The President, who sits …

On IGP Egbetokun’s watch, the personnel of the Nigerian police have harassed and intimidated journalists without consequences – and he has been loudly silent about it. In the last six months, more than 24 Nigerian journalists have faced a form of harassment while carrying out their constitutional duties. Officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), under the leadership of the …

The ruling means the case will continue to be heard in Abuja. Justice John Tsoho, Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, has rejected a request by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to the Kogi division of the court.  The Chief Judge sided with Dr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), counsel for …

Realistic minimum wage rate will improve living conditions of workers — Prof. Sulaiman The acting Minister of Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkiruika Onyejeocha on Monday disclosed that the report of the Tripartite Committee on the new minimum wage submitted to President Bola Tinubu reflects a “balanced and realistic approach to addressing the myriad challenges faced by our workforce.” According to …

The ruling came weeks after Governor Siminalayi Fubara swore in the Caretaker Committee Chairmen for the 23 LGAs at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, struck out a suit filed by the sacked Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom …