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Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says 2,119 companies operating in the solid minerals industry owed the federation N2.76 billion in 2020. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, executive secretary of NEITI, said this on Sunday at the presentation of the 2020 Solid Minerals report to industry stakeholders in Abuja. The NEITI Independent Solid Minerals […]

Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says he has “what it takes” to lead Nigeria. Saraki spoke on Sunday Politics, a Channels TV programme monitored by TheCable. The former Kwara governor said he has been touring the country with his team to consult stakeholders on his presidential ambition. According to him, he […]

Former US President Barack Obama says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Obama disclosed this on Sunday via a post on Twitter. The former president noted that he is feeling fine and added that Michelle, his wife, tested negative for the virus. “I just tested positive for COVID. I’ve had a scratchy […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved sanctions for those responsible for the importation of off-spec petrol into the country, TheCable understands. In February, the president had ordered that “producers and providers” of the petrol with methanol quantity above Nigeria’s specification, which was recently imported into the country, must be held accountable. This was […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has called for an immediate ceasefire on the Ukraine-Russia war. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on February 24 and has resulted in hundreds of casualties and displaced millions of people. In a joint statement issued on […]

Abubakar Malami, attorney general of the federation (AGF), says he did not exonerate Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP), on the alleged case  of money laundering. In July 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed how Kyari allegedly collaborated with Hushpuppi, a self-confessed international fraudster, to arrest another fraudster “after […]

While all humans will die eventually, some health issues can shorten a person’s life span. The good news, however, is that there are ways to reduce the risk of many such conditions. It is, therefore, vital for women to know about health issues that increase risk of fatality so as to go for […]

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has described Philip Shaibu, Edo deputy governor, as an ingrate for threatening to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).  Speaking at the inauguration of the eastern bypass road project in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Wike, who was speaking angrily, tongue-lashed Shaibu for daring to threaten the PDP on […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it arrested Ugochukwu Ekwem, general overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, and seized 54 sticks of drugs wrapped around his body. In a statement issued on Sunday, Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesperson, said Ekwem was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, on March 7, while on […]