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”Grid Collapse Defeated With Additional 700MW” – Minister
The Federal Government has announced a significant improvement in the stability of Nigeria’s power grid, attributing it to the installation of an additional 700 megawatts in transmission capacity. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said this at the weekend when he received the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, in his office in Abuja. According to a statement released on Sunday...
Crude Output Drops Amid Global Price Crash
Nigeria's average daily crude production has dropped once more in March, endangering the country's budget as the world struggles with a global collapse in crude prices. According to data released by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the daily crude production figure was an average of 1.40 million barrels per day, down from 1.465 mbpd in February. The PUNCH reports that...
Army Troops Discover 11 Illegal Bunkering Sites In Four States
The Nigerian Army has discovered 11 new illegal bunkering sites and made several seizures during a six-day operation across Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers states. Lt. Col. Danjuma Danjuma, spokesman for the Nigerian Army’s 6th Division, Port Harcourt, made this known in a statement on Monday in Port Harcourt. He said that seven suspects were arrested during the operations. ”Troops seized...
Presidency Dismisses US Court Order On Tinubu, Atiku Differs
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted that the records, which date back to a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago from the early 1990s, have been publicly available...
Portable In Our Custody Over Defamation, Threat To Life — Police
The Kwara State Police have confirmed that singer Habeeb Badmus, widely known as Portable, is in their custody over allegations of defamation and threats to life. This is contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, SP Adetoun Ejire-Adeyemi, in Ilorin. ”The suspect was arrested following a petition received from one Mr. Okunola Saheed, popularly known as “Osupa.” Police detectives in...
Tinubu Vows To Improve Road Infrastructure Across The Nation
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his vision is to complete and expand major road infrastructure projects across Nigeria, aiming to enhance connectivity throughout the country. Represented by the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, Tinubu stated this on Sunday during the inauguration of section two of the Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road project. He said the road is a vital link between the...
Delta Police Nab Kidnap Kingpin, Kill Four
Four members of the infamous kidnapping ringleader Abubakar Usman, also known as Shehu, have been killed and arrested by Delta State Police Command operations. The police said the suspect was arrested during a fierce gun battle during a sting operation on Thursday. This was disclosed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Monday. Adejobi said Usman...
Shell Faces Court Over Mining Licence Transfer
A lawsuit to block Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited's agreement to transfer its mining license to the Nigerian consortium Renaissance African Energy Company Limited has been scheduled for hearing by the Federal High Court in Lagos on May 26, 2025. The suit, marked FHC/L/CS/651/25, has been assigned to Justice A.L. Allagoa The plaintiff, Incorporated Trustees of HEDA Resource Centre, claims that...
US Court Demands Release Of Tinubu’s Records From FBI, DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been ordered to make public documents pertaining to President Bola Tinubu's criminal investigation into drug trafficking allegations. In a ruling dated April 8, Judge Beryl Howell of the United States District Court of Columbia ordered both agencies to search for and process non-exempt records tied to Freedom...
Tinubu Orders Clampdown On Illegal Tertiary Institutions
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the appropriate education regulatory bodies to step up their efforts in order to crack down on illegal tertiary institutions operating throughout Nigeria. Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday, the President ordered the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education, and other agencies to...
