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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 …

• State governments hijack funds, functions of local councils• Stakeholders seek scrap of joint account and allocation committee• ‘Why opposition parties are non-existent in grassroots’ Despite an increase in earnings in the last seven months of post-subsidy regime, and estimated allocation of N9.56 trillion from the federation account in the last five years, basic services in the local governments nationwide have remained …

Edozie  Akunyili, son of a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, late Dora Akunyili, has expressed concerns about the sacrifices his family made for Nigeria, questioning their worth. Edozie made his position  known while reacting to discussions on X following outrage over the growing prevalence of counterfeit consumer goods in markets and stores …

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas’ top leader traveled to Cairo on Wednesday for talks on the war in Gaza, part of a flurry of diplomacy aimed at securing another cease-fire and hostage swap at a moment when the militant group is putting up stiff resistance to Israel’s offensive. Ismail Haniyeh’s visit came a day after Hamas fired rockets that set …

Nigerians have taken to various social media platforms to decry the rising level of the scarcity of the Naira. The naira scarcity comes approximately 12 months after Nigerians went through similar ordeal in 2022. Recall that following the Naira redesign policy implemented by the CBN between December 2022 and February 2023, a cash shortage ensued until the Supreme Court extended …