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The Minister of State for Steel Development, Uba Maigari Ahmadu, yesterday hinted of the ministry’s readiness to explore and encourage local content to develop the sector. He disclosed that the move was an effort to develop and reposition the sector for maximum utilisation of the country’s ore in line with the present administration keenness to grow the industry. The minister, …

Nigeria has been in the grip of long-running trends of security challenges that have affected no fewer than 32 out of the 36 states in the country. The challenges of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmers-herders crisis, ethnic agitations and economic sabotage have continued to evolve in different natures and forms. These have occupied the attention of the security forces as …

Donald Trump’s request to the Supreme Court on Wednesday was perhaps his most brazen delay tactic yet. He urged the high court not to get involved right now in the question of whether he is immune from federal prosecution for alleged crimes committed while in office – his latest attempt to ask the legal system to effectively bend to his political will. The …

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has said that Catholic Churches in the country would not bless same-sex unions. The bishops said the blessing of the same-sex union is against God’s law, the teachings of the church, and the law of the country. They made this known in a statement released and signed by the President of the conference, Lucius …

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of the 11 new justices of the Supreme Court. Those confirmed are Haruna Tsammani (North-east) who chaired the Presidential Election Petition Court, Moore Adumein (South-south), Jummai Sankey (North-central), Chidiebere Uwa (South-east) and Chioma Nwosu-Iheme (South-east) Others are Obande Ogbuinya (South-east), Stephen Adah (North-central), Habeeb Abiru (South-west), JJamilu Tukur (North-west), Abubakar Umar (North-west) and Mohammed …

As knowledge acquisition becomes more competitive, the need for educators to be vast is becoming more compelling. A five-day training activity on Excellence Culture in Educational Organisations laid bare steps at improving learning outcomes to entrench excellence culture in educational institutions. While attendees attest to being exposed to fresh vistas for knowledge impartation, organisers say holistic organisational development of the …

Operators of the Oza oil field, Decklar Resources Inc., in Edo State and its co-venturer, Millenium Oil & Gas Company Limited have said that they have delivered a total of 75,500 barrels of crude till date to two modular refineries in the state. The two refineries are the Edo Refinery and Petrochemical Company (ERPC) facility in Ologbo, Ikpoba Okha Local …

Nigeria owns four refineries with two located in Port Harcourt and one each in Warri and Kaduna. But for many years, the refineries have been moribund despite Turn-Around-Maintenance (TAM) efforts. The Nigerian government on Thursday announced the mechanical completion and the flare start-off of the country’s biggest crude refinery in Port Harcourt. Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of state for Petroleum Resources …

The Presidency has revealed the companies that will be participating in the 50 per cent slash of inter-state transport fares approved by President Bola Tinubu. Chisco Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the reduction as well as free train rides for Nigerians starting Thursday, December 21, 2023, to January 4, 2024. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, while announcing this …

*Posits Ondo, Rivers impasse didn’t require Tinubu’s intervention Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), at the weekend argued that Nigerians will need to amend their ways, rather than seeking to rework the constitution all the time.Fashola, a former Lagos governor, spoke at the Nigerian Air Force Officers Mess Honorary Members Forum (HMF) 2023 Annual Lecture in …