By Katherine Abayomi The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has raised serious concerns over the Dangote Group’s proposed plan to distribute Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) directly to households across the country. Speaking to journalists, PETROAN’s National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, described the plan as a potential threat to the…

By Katherine Abayomi The Port Harcourt High Court has dismissed a N5.74 billion breach of contract suit filed by indigenous construction firm, Macobarb International Limited, against the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company. Justice Chinwendu Nwogu, who presided over the case (Suit No. PHC/2013/CS/2022), ruled in favour of NLNG, rejecting claims by Macobarb that the…

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has trained 250 personnel in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja command in non-verbal communication skills (sign language) to boost intelligence gathering and further combat insecurity in the country’s capital. The five-week training programme in sign language organised by the FCT command, NSCDC highlights the importance of capacity…

…As PINL Deepens Work Scope By Barikui Felix Stakeholders from communities hosting the Trans Niger Pipeline (TNP) have called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to prioritise the welfare of host communities in order to guarantee the continued safety and security of pipeline infrastructure. The demand was made during…

By Emamuzo Iboma In a bold move to enhance food security and economic development, Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has pledged to end the country’s reliance on fish imports by ramping up domestic aquaculture efforts. During a strategic meeting with fisheries cooperative groups in Abuja, Oyetola outlined a transformative vision to…

By Emamuzo Iboma Prominent Nigerians, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku, former Speaker of the House of Representatives Aminu Tambuwal, ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom State Victor Attah, and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, have called for an urgent and complete overhaul of Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. They argued that the…

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, July 14, 2025, secured the conviction and sentencing of two Chinese nationals for cyberterrorism and internet fraud before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. The convicts, Huang Xiao Liang (a.k.a Liu Xiao Liang) and…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday discharged and acquitted a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, of alleged N6.9 billion fraud. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke upheld the no-case submission filed by Fayose, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish a prima facie case against him and his company, Spotless Investment Limited. The Economic…

By Katherine Abayomi The Bille Kingdom Chiefs Council has called on the Federal Government, the Rivers State Government, and the Department of State Services (DSS) to urgently intervene and prevent an alleged planned attack on Bille communities by His Royal Highness Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo and members of his Amama group. Addressing a press briefing,…