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Lucky Irabor, chief of defence staff, says 137 out of about 261 borders in the north-east  and north-west regions of the country are unguarded. He said this on Thursday while delivering a lecture on “security, defence & development in Nigeria” at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) in Lagos. Irabor said […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked party leaders to refrain from making comments that could jeopardise the party’s unity. In a statement issued by Paul Ibe, his media aide, Abubakar said Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, and his colleagues are working for the victory of the party […]

Dino Melaye, spokesperson of the Atiku presidential campaign, has challenged Festus Keyamo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign council spokesperson, to drive from Abuja to Kaduna without a security escort.  TheCable had reported how Keyamo said he can drive solo from Abuja to Kaduna. He made the comment on Tuesday in a […]

On Wednesday, Nigeria launched the energy transition plan (ETP) as one of its major approaches to reducing the country’s emissions, tackling poverty, addressing climate change and building a more sustainable economy.  This is coming months after the ETP was unveiled at the global climate change conference – COP26 – in Glasgow, as part […]

The Lagos state government has commenced the collection of levies for cars parked outside the perimeter fence of companies. A setback is a minimum distance from a property line to which a building must be set back from a street or road, among others.  In a letter seen by TheCable, dated August […]

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) says it is investigating the pollution of the Osun river.  Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Aliyu Jauro, director-general of NESREA, said the agency has received several complaints about the activities of artisanal miners in the area. In June 2022, […]

The federation’s revenue from the oil and non-oil sector crossed N1 trillion for the second month in July. Details of the revenue report from the office of the accountant-general of the federation seen by TheCable showed that the country raked in N1.26 trillion for the month. The figure represents a N36.9 billion […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, could be the kryptonite of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike has remained implacable and untrammelled. And he seems determined to take his pound of flesh after his humiliation by Atiku. Wike will not relent until he draws blood. There is a […]