The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has reacted to the allegations of missing funds raised by the Revenue Mobilisation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) insisting that no revenue due to the federation account is missing or unaccounted for. The Acting Group … read more
Pro-National Conference Organisation (PRONACO), has concluded arrangements for elder statesman, Chief Anthony Enahoro, and Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, to lead its Advocacy Team to militant groups in the Niger Delta, especially those fighting on the side of principle. Disclosing … read more
THE Rivers State government has extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew in Port Harcourt for another one week in order to sustain and consolidate on the peace already achieved. And as government reiterated its resolve to rehabilitate any of the militiamen that … read more
Communal and cult-related crises have erupted in two different towns in Rivers State, as nearly 20 people were allegedly killed as community leader clashed in Rumuekpe, Obio/Akpor Local Government area of the state, while cultists have almost shut down Bodo, … read more
The European Union Ele-ction Observation Mission (EU-EOM), which monitored the last April polls, formally presented its report to the public yesterday, with a recommendation that all electoral officials at each level of the election administration should be recruited through a … read more
The Federal Government has said it will create a revenue-reserve fund to protect the country against the volatility in international crude prices. �The establishment of such a fund will turn oil from a curse to a blessing,� the Minister of … read more
THE army has been urged to set up a team to monitor the activities of soldiers deployed to the streets in Port Harcourt to enforce peace. Most residents who decried the conducts of the soldiers said they had started molesting … read more
The recent upsurge in youth militancy has forced Bayelsa State to drop from its position as number one oil producing state in the country to number three. Worst hit is the Anglo-Dutch oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company, (SPDC), with … read more
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has queried the Nigeria National Petro-leum Corporation (NNPC) over non-remittance of certain revenues that were expected to accrue from the sale of Forcados Condensate to the Federation Account through latter�s channel. A report of … read more
Police in northern Nigeria have clashed with Muslim youths angry at a Sharia court’s decision to grant bail to 18 men accused of dressing as women. For about 30 minutes, the protesters held up traffic on Bauchi’s main street chanting … read more