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Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, on Thursday, appeared before a  house of representatives ad hoc committee investigating the alleged illegal sale of 48 million barrels of crude oil in 2015. TheCable had reported that the committee summoned Malami over the alleged involvement of his office in the […]

The National Economic Council (NEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has agreed that the removal of petrol subsidy should be suspended temporarily. NEC, however, said all of the preparatory works should continue in consultation with the states and other key stakeholders, including representatives of the incoming administration. The resolution comes just […]

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has spoken about the viral video of the evacuated students reportedly stranded in a desert. On Wednesday, buses arrived to evacuate Nigerian students amid the ongoing crisis in Sudan. NiDCOM said the buses would take the students to the Egyptian border from where they […]

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, says there is nothing wrong with young Nigerians relocating abroad. There have been growing concerns in recent times over the relocation of youths, especially health workers, to foreign countries. Reacting to the issue in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, Adesina said the trend — dubbed ‘japa’ […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Golar Liquefied Natural Gas Energy (GLNG), a Norwegian company, to build a floating LNG plant in Nigeria. The national oil company made this known in a tweet on Wednesday night. NNPC said Mele Kyari, its […]

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says Bola Tinubu, president-elect, ought not to have contested the election owing to his dual citizenship of Nigeria and Guinea. Atiku made the claim in his response to Tinubu’s preliminary objection filed before the presidential election petition court in Abuja. Shortly after […]

‘MAYOWA TIJANI, TheCable’s editor-at-large, speaks exclusively with Jérémie Zoungrana, the Nigeria country director of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on issues around vaccines and immunisation in commemoration of World Immunisation Week 2023. Zoungrana tells TheCable why it has taken this long to develop a malaria vaccine, explains the need for the uptake […]

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), says universities in the country have made offers to admit Nigerian students returning from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa spoke on Thursday on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme. Although she said the safe return of the stranded students was the priority at the moment, […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says President-elect Bola Tinubu will inaugurate projects in the state next month. Wike spoke on Wednesday while inspecting some completed projects in the state. He said the president-elect will inaugurate the Rumuola-Rumuokwuta flyover and magistrates court building in Port Harcourt on May 3 and 4. “To […]