NEITI Clarifies Alleged NNPC Unremitted U.S.$22.8 Billion
The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has recanted its earlier position that it uncovered $22.8 billion unremitted oil revenue by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. NEITI’s Director of…
Interior Minister Bribes Journalists With Half a Million Naira
On the back of the death of scores of people during the recruitment test organised at the weekend by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Minister of Interior, Abba Moro is…
Draft Rules Released for Confab
The draft rules of proceedings at the ongoing national conference have been released. According to Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications of the Conference, Mr. Akpandem James, the rules, which will…
Reps to Probe Allison-Madueke for N3.120bn Air Charter Services
The Federal House of Representatives on Thursday directed its Committee on Public Accounts Committee to probe allegations that Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Deziani Allison-Madueke recklessly spent N3.120billion in two…
PDP Fails in Bid for Accelerated Hearing in Suit against Defecting Governors
The plan of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to secure prompt hearing of the suit it filed against the five governors who defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC)…
Again APC, PDP Slam Selves Over Jonathan
The verbal attacks between the two biggest political parties in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) continued on Thursday with APC’s claim that President…
Jonathan Appoints New Group Executive Directors for NNPC
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday announced the appointment of new Group Executive Directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr.…
Oil Reserves Fall to 35bn Barrels
Nigeria oil reserves have dropped from 40 billion to 35 billion barrels, the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists at the ongoing Oil and Gas…
Jonathan Cancels Calamitous Immigration Recruitment
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the immediate cancellation of the weekend’s immigration recruitment test, during which more than 20 job seekers died and a dozen others sustained injuriies. The president…
Properties worth Millions Lost, as Fire Engulfs Christ Embassy
An inferno on Tuesday at the main auditorium of Believers Love World (aka Christ Embassy) at Billings Way, Ikeja, Lagos, resulted in the razing of properties worth millions of naira.…