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Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) says it will pay €15 million to communities in Nigeria that were affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the country’s Niger Delta region. SPDC is the Nigerian subsidiary of global oil giant, Shell Plc. The oil major made this known in a statement on Friday. […]

Oil price rose on Friday on hopes that Russian crude oil supplies will drop. Brent crude was up by 2.63 percent to $83.71 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 2.09 percent to $79.11 a barrel.  According to traders and Reuters calculations, Russia’s Baltic oil exports could fall by […]

The Ghanaian government says it will issue visa on arrival for travellers entering the country from December 22, 2022 to January 15, 2023. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the country’s transport minister, made this known in a circular issued on Thursday and addressed to all airlines. According to Asiamah, the move is aimed at […]

Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation, says the recently released NOI polls on the 2023 presidential election followed the same methodology as its previous polls. On Wednesday, the organisation released the December edition of the 2023 presidential pre-election opinion poll. The results projected that Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) is ahead […]

From the world’s first-ever pig-to-human heart transplant, to Ghana beating its first Marburg virus outbreak, and the Langya virus surfacing in China, 2022 has seen its fair share of health-related incidents. Below is a recap of some health issues that made waves in 2022. WORLD’S FIRST-EVER PIG-TO-HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT David Bennett, […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has explained why it suspended the planned nationwide implementation of the cashless policy in 2017. Aishah Ahmad, deputy governor, financial system stability directorate, CBN, spoke on Thursday while briefing the house of representatives on the cashless policy and the new withdrawal limits. According to Ahmad, the […]

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), says Nigerians will not have to deal with the challenge of multiple foreign exchange (FX) rates if he is elected president. Tinubu spoke at luncheon with business owners titled ‘business forward’ on Thursday in Lagos. Currently, Nigeria operates two foreign exchange […]

Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, says he will start campaigning for his preferred presidential candidate in January. Since losing out in the presidential primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), there has been a crisis in the party over calls for Iyorchia Ayu to step down from his position as national chairman of the […]

Bright Okpocha, the famous comedian better known as Basketmouth, has announced that he is no longer with Elsie Okpocha, his wife. Source: Top Stories

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has criticised former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for pledging to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president. Atiku, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made the pledge during his campaign rally in Katsina state on Tuesday. Reacting on Thursday in Abuja, Lai said Atiku’s […]