US, EU sign deal to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian gas
President Joe Biden and the European Union have announced a liquefied natural gas (LNG) deal to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels. The deal was announced on Friday during a three-day visit by the United States president to Brussels, Belgium. The United States had banned the importation of coal, gas, and oil from […]
Consensus candidates our first choice for national convention, says APC
Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will adopt consensus candidates at its national convention on Saturday. The APC national convention is scheduled to take place this Saturday. Sule, who is the chairman of the media and publicity sub-committee for the convention, spoke on Friday at a news […]
$418m debt: Court dismisses governors’ suit against FG
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain President Muhammadu Buhari and others from effecting the planned deduction of $418 million from states’ funds to settle the Paris Club Fund debt. Inyang Ekwo, the judge, while delivering judgment on Friday, held that the plaintiffs who are the attorneys-general […]
NUPRC: Nigeria lost $3.3bn crude oil to theft in 14 months
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) says the country lost about $3.27 billion worth of crude oil to theft between January 2021 and February 2022. The commission disclosed this during a presentation on crude oil theft at a stakeholders’ engagement with the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) and the Independent Petroleum Producers […]
Newspaper Headlines: Crude oil worth N1.36trn stolen in 14 months, says FG
The move for a consensus arrangement by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Saturday’s national convention appeared on the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Sack: INEC suspends action on Ebonyi over conflicting court judgments
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has suspended action on the court judgment ordering the sack of David Umahi and Eric Igwe, governor and deputy governor of Ebonyi, respectively. The commission, in a statement issued on Thursday, said the decision will also affect the court ruling sacking 16 members of the […]
Lalong: Buhari told us Abdullahi Adamu is his choice for APC national chairman
Simon Lalong, governor of Plateau, says President Muhammadu Buhari told governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that he would prefer Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s national chairman. The president had held a meeting with the APC governors on Wednesday, after which Atiku Bagudu, chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), had said […]
Electoral act: Political appointees won’t vote during convention, says APC
The caretaker extraordinary convention planning committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says political appointees elected as delegates won’t be allowed to vote during the convention. The convention is scheduled to hold on March 26. According to a statement posted on the Twitter handle of the convention committee on Thursday, the decision […]
World Bank: Dependence on oil exports major cause of Nigeria’s frail growth prospects
The World Bank says Nigeria’s dependence on oil exports is the leading cause of the frail growth prospects of the country. The bank disclosed this in its latest report titled ‘A Better Future for All Nigerians: Nigeria Poverty Assessment 2022’. According to World Bank, the development leaves Nigeria’s economy extremely exposed to movements in […]
After TheCable’s report, NHRC to probe Chinese firms over maltreatment of workers
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will probe the “maltreatment” of Nigerians employed at Chinese-run quarries in the Obafemi-Owode area of Ogun state. Mai Fatima Ahmed, assistant director, legal, economic, social, and cultural rights department at the NHRC, said this on Wednesday during an anti-corruption radio programme, tagged ‘Public Conscience’. […]