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–As Tinubu received the presidential committee on livestock development report The Presidential Livestock Reforms Implementation Committee has recommended the adoption of a combination of ranching and open grazing, at least in the short term, to bring the perennial clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria to a halt. Co-chairman of the committee and former National Chairman of the Independent National …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has provided updates on the status of the Port Harcourt Refinery and explained why it is not yet operational. Tribune Online reports that President Bola Tinubu has, on several occasions, promised the commencement of petrol production at the government-owned Port Harcourt Refinery, but this has yet to materialise. In an update on the refinery’s status, …

EFCC has said little about the matter, leaving its reasons for refusing to get hold of Mr Bello, as claimed by the former governor, to public speculation Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) asked him to leave its office in Abuja after surrendering himself for interrogation on Wednesday. The statement, the second to …

Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, is still wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and is not in their custody. The EFCC made this clarification in a statement signed Wednesday by Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale. “Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya Bello is in the holding facility …

The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike if their outstanding salaries are not paid within three weeks. The unions are demanding, among other things, the payment of four months’ withheld salaries, improved remuneration, earned allowances, and …

Eligible voters in Edo State will go to the polls on Saturday, September 21, to elect a new governor that will take over from the incumbent, Godwin Obaseki, who will complete his statutory eight-year tenure by November 12, 2024. Campaigns for the coveted seat have been intense. Candidates from 17 political parties are in the contest. THISDAY examines the candidates …

The High Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday announced that it has commenced the airlift of election materials for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to Benin, Edo State, ahead of the upcoming governorship election scheduled for Saturday. This was contained in a statement made available to Defence Correspondents in Abuja by the Deputy Director of Public …

More controversy has emerged in the execution of a sale-purchase deal on premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol, between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery. Findings by Vanguard yesterday indicated that while the NNPCL believes Dangote cannot supply an adequate quantity of the product, Dangote told Vanguard it had already delivered 111 million litres of …

A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Theophilus Danjuma, yesterday, tasked the service chiefs to end the ravaging terrorism and banditry across the federation now, and return the country back to the part of peace and prosperity. According to him, there should be no more excuses in the coordinated effort to end what he described as pandemic. But …

Dabiri-Erewa commended the contributions of the Nigerian diaspora to both the Nigerian economy and their host countries. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has stated that Nigerians in the Diaspora remit the sum of $20 billion, which represents 6.1% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annually. The Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) of the commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa made this …