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Mukhtar Shagari, a former minister of water resources, says he was asked by the Labour Party (LP) to be the vice-presidential candidate of the party. He said this on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television. Shagari, a former deputy governor of Sokoto, had dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in May […]

Dwindling crude production has forced the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited to defer payments to some local petrol suppliers by at least three months. Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), made this known in an interview with Bloomberg in Abuja on Monday.  NNPC imports all its petrol, swapping most for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the persons who received national honours were awarded for their contributions to fostering national development. The president conferred national honours on over 400 Nigerians and seven foreigners on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, which held in Abuja, Buhari said those who received the awards were symbols of bravery, […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is reportedly set to hold an emergency meeting on its industrial strike on Wednesday. An insider told TheCable that the outcome of the meeting would then be sent to the union’s national body, which is expected to have a meeting on Thursday during which a decision […]

Hamza Al-Mustapha, presidential candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), says the institutions established to tackle corruption in Nigeria are not well-equipped to handle such matters. Speaking in an interview on Tuesday with Channels Television, Al-Mustapha, a former aide to the late Sani Abacha, said if elected president, he will set up structures and […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has received a letter of approval for the construction of the Lekki airport. The letter was presented to the governor by Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, at the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic summit on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Sirika said the airport will link Nigeria to […]

Doctors recruited from Nigeria to work in UK hospitals have alleged that they are being exploited and overworked. There have been concerns about the mass relocation of Nigerian doctors to other countries in search of better opportunities in recent years. According to a report by the BBC, investigations showed that Nigerian doctors […]