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Military Shuts Down 216 Illicit Refineries In A Month
216 illicit refining sites were demolished by Operation Delta Safe troops in the Niger Delta region in October. The Director of Defense Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this known while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military on Thursday in Abuja. Buba said the troops also destroyed 195 wooden boats as well as recovered 30 vehicles and 429 assorted...
Ex-Minister, Uche Ogah Mourns Late Chief Of Army Staff, Lagbaja, Describes Him As Personal Friend
Former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has expressed sadness over the passage of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja whom he described as a personal friend. Ogah, the President of Masters Energy Group in a statement he personally endorsed commiserated with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Nigerian military, the Nigerian...
NIWA Rescue Two Sand Miners In Calabar As Boat Capsizes
Two sand miners were rescued by the Calabar Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority after their boat overturned while in transit. Mr. Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Oyebamij noted that NIWA, while on routine water patrol at about 5.00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4, received a distress call...
Lawyers Demand Rehabilitation, Compensation For Freed #EndBadGovernance Minors
Legal experts have called on President Tinubu to give minors detained due to the #EndBadGovernance protest rehabilitation and compensation. Tinubu had given the directive in response to the public outcry that greeted the arraignment of the minors who also looked starved. Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had dismissed the case against the protesters following an application...
Marketers Sue Dangote, Insist On Petrol Import
AYM Shafa Ltd, A. A. Rano Ltd, and Matrix Petroleum Services Ltd have asked the Federal HC, Abuja, to dismiss a suit filed by Dangote Refinery. The marketers, in a joint counter affidavit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024 and dated November 5, 2024, a response to an originating summon filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, argued that granting the application of refinery...
Lagbaja: IG Orders Police Officers To Wear Black Bands
IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered men of the NPF to wear black bands for a seven-day mourning in honour of the late COAS, Lt. Gen. Lagbaja. The police boss gave the directive in a statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. Adejobi said the directive is to honour Lagbaja, who showed gallantry, dedication, and passion in...
Obasanjo Commends Obaseki, Encourages Attention On Human Capital Devt
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Governor Godwin Obaseki as a builder who had an influence on his people's lives. He, therefore, urged political leaders to focus on human capital development. The former President, who stated this at the the inauguration of the rebuilt and expanded 250-bed Stella Obasanjo Hospital in Benin City, the Edo State capital, said the multi-sectoral reforms...
NYSC Members Want N77,000 Allowance Increment Implemented
National Youth Service Corps members have called on the Federal Government to implement the promised N77,000 allowance to alleviate the economic hardship they were going through. The corps members took to their social media handles to share their concerns on Wednesday. They said despite Federal Government’s approval of new minimum wage in July 2024, corps members were still receiving the old...
Tinubu Directs That Flags Be Flown At Half Mast To Mourn Late Chief Of Army Staff
President Bola Tinubu has expressed regret following the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, after a brief illness. The late COAS died at the age of 56 years. In a Wednesday statement through the Director, Information & Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen for the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the President has directed that National...
DisCos Announce New Meter Price Hike
Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in Nigeria have announced new prices for various electricity meter models, marking the second price hike in four months. The new prices, effective from Tuesday, November 5, 2024, show the deregulation of Meter Asset Providers (MAP) as directed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). According to the DisCos, the cost of a single-phase meter has risen...
