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The senate has confirmed three ministerial nominees who were screened on Wednesday, including Abbas Balarabe, who collapsed during the exercise. Jamila Bio Ibrahim and Ayodele Olawande were the other nominees confirmed by the senate. They both fielded questions from the senators. Ibrahim spoke about putting in place an “inclusive plan” for […]

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Heineken Lokpobiri, the minister of state for petroleum resources (oil), said the federal government is handling the divestment of international oil companies (IOCs) on a case-by-case basis. Lokpobiri, in an interview with Bloomberg on Wednesday, addressed concerns on the delay experienced by ExxonMobil and Eni in selling their assets to domestic oil firms […]

Editor’s note: This is the uncertified transcript of what transpired in court on Tuesday at the deposition of Carl Westberg, the deponent/witness of the Chicago State University, as obtained by TheCable. As a result, it is riddled with typographical errors which are usually corrected before a final version is released based on a court […]

Balarabe Abbas, a ministerial nominee from Kaduna state, has slumped. Abbas collapsed on Wednesday while being screened for the position of minister on the floor of the senate. He was shedding light on his profile when the incident occurred. Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, immediately called for water to be brought […]

At least 37 people, including two pregnant women, have reportedly been killed following an explosion at an illegal oil refining site in Ibaa community, Emohua local government area of Rivers state.  According to a statement signed by Fyneface Dumnamene Fyneface, executive director, Youths and Environmental Advocacy Centre (YEAC-Nigeria), the blast occurred on October […]

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says air cargo demand in Africa dropped by 4.7 percent, year-on-year, in August 2023. In a report on Tuesday, IATA said African airlines had the weakest performance compared to Asia-Pacific airlines, European carriers, North American airlines, Middle Eastern carriers, and Latin American carriers. “African airlines had […]

Kevin McCarthy, a republican, has been voted out as speaker of the US house of representatives, becoming the first in the nation’s history to be so removed. A simple majority of 216 to 210 ensured McCarthy surrendered the gavel, as questions mounted over his leadership. Eight republicans teamed up with democrats to […]