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*Fourth shipment  on the way, company gearing up to commence operations at 350,000 bpd The much-awaited Dangote refinery near Lagos has received its third shipment of 1 million barrels crude oil feedstock, with a fourth one expected to arrive before the end of the year.It was gathered that the latest cargo came from Shell International Trading and Shipping Company Limited …

Governors of the six states of the southwest of the country including, Lagos, Oyo, Osun, Ogun, and Ekiti under the aegis of Southwest Governors Forum will be collaborating with their Ondo state counterpart to give the late governor of the state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu a befitting burial. The Forum said it has communicated the same to the family of the late governor, …

Invaders have threatened fresh attacks on a community in Plateau State on Friday (today), barely four days after they killed 195 persons in 17 communities across the state. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Middle Belt Forum, Stanley Kavwam, in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday,  said the terrorists had sent a letter of an imminent attack to …

•Propose 3-6 months imprisonment for defaulting employers The House of Representatives is proposing a Bill to criminalise delay and non-payment of salaries of employees by individuals and corporate bodies in the country. The Bill, entitled: Employees Remuneration Protection Bill, 2023, is sponsored by a member representing Agege federal constituency of Lagos State, Wale Hammed. The Bill, which has passed first reading …

The recent rejection by the National Council on Establishment of the proposed 65-year retirement age for workers is the right call. It is a welcome recognition of the imprudence of changing the status quo in a society with an explosively high population of unemployed youths and shrinking job opportunities. The NCE rightly noted that the proposed upward review of the …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, says the Special Police Constabulary needs to either be outright overhauled, disbanded or given a separate uniform different from that of the regular policemen. According to him, men of the Special Police Constabulary engage in unethical practices, including extorting, and hurting the image of the Nigeria Police Force. Arase took the …

The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Blessing Agbebaku has given insight into the reasons the allocation to the office of the Deputy Governor for the 2024 appropriation was slashed to about 345 million naira while that of the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Head of Service (HoS) and others were far higher saying not much responsibilities …

In the last seven years, over 426 innocent civilians have had to pay with their lives after military air strikes aimed at bandits and terrorists have hit the wrong target.  This has thrown several families into mourning. The victims’ families and survivors’ struggle for justice, which remains elusive Okotta Samiala still grapples with the sorrow of losing 11 of his beloved …

The Nigerian Army on Thursday, decorated 47 newly promoted senior officers with the rank of Major General, urging them to redouble efforts at addressing security challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Army Council had, on Dec.  21, approved the promotion of 47 brigadiers- general to the rank of Major General. The council had also elevated 75 …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  A Police Inspector accused of killing his colleague during the arrest of criminal suspects in Benin last Sunday, has turned himself in to the Police authorities in Benin City, Edo State of Nigeria.  Inspector Jonathan Okouromi is said to have surrendered himself to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a day after the brutal killing.  The embattled …