Royal Dutch Shell Plc has said that it will fight any possible efforts by the Federal Government to hand over the control of its Nigerian oil fields to Chinese oil companies. This is coming as the Europe’s largest oil company … read more
Nigeria Wednesday approved massive infrastructure projects, worth a total of N179,133,700,684.11 (N179.13 billion or a little over US$ 1 billion), for the execution of 44 projects in the nine states in the Niger Delta region as part of the post-amnesty … read more
KIDNAPPERS of the 78-year-old father of embattled governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra State, Professor Chukuma Soludo, yesterday, demanded N500 million ransom for the release of the septuagenarian. The kidnappers who made the demand through a … read more
A medical laboratory in Lagos has reported that the swine flu virus was detected in a Nigerian patient in July this year. Pamela Ajayi, the managing director of Pathcare Laboratory, reported that the girl, whose name she withheld for ethical … read more
The Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday appealed to armed robbers operating in the state and neighbouring ones to suspend their activities in the light of the junior World Cup going on in the country. The Assembly reminded the … read more
To ensure that the success of the just concluded amnesty offer by the Federal Government is sustained, all the players in the upstream petroleum sector have pledged to support the post-amnesty programmes. At a meeting on Tuesday at the Nigerian … read more
TRAFFIC was again thrown into confusion in the Lagos metropolis following the partial closure of the ever-busy Apapa-Oshodi expressway by the state government. The partial closure, which will last for four months, is to allow for a comprehensive repair of … read more
TEN more ex-governors have been listed for trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged embezzlement of public funds, abuse of office, money laundering and conspiracy. Already, 11 of those who served between 1999 and 2007 are … read more
A procession tagged as “mother and father of all protest rallies” is due to hold tomorrow in Abuja to kick against the decision of the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidies through the deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. The … read more
ANAMBRA State’s politics hit a higher note in violence last night when Pa Simeon Soludo, the 78-year old father of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, was kidnapped. Reports said a gang of four men in … read more