ABUJA – THE Independent Petroleum Marketers of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said it plans to build a refinery in the country to reduce the challenges associated with importation of fuel and other petroleum products, a situation which it said has cost the nation millions of dollars in oil revenue.

“Governor Timipre Sylva is enjoying the best of relations with the Bayelsa State House of Assembly. He is at peace with himself and the people of Bayelsa State. The governor has no cause to worry about impeachment.Besides, impeachment is a serious political matter that is not conducted on the pages of newspapers.

He said the victory of the governor at the retrial tribunal was the handiwork of God and thanked Deltans for their show of solidarity after the tribunal’s verdict, saying he was celebrating the governor’s victory with his people because of the support he has been enjoying from them.

WORRIED by the biting effects of the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, yesterday said the strike could frustrate the successful implementation of some international programmes.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—The recent statement credited to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Mike Okiro, that the use of tinted glasses would be completely banned in the South East, has drawn angry reaction from son of late former old Amanbra State Governor, Chief Christian Onoh, Dr. Josef Onoh, who has demanded the IGP […]

ABUJA -The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, Department of Petroleum Resources branch, has called on the National Assembly to hasten the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill in order to improve transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector.

As the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) warms up to begin an indefinite strike, Minister of Health, Dr. Babatunde Oshotimehin, has called on Nigerians, corporate organisations to join in the plea to the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and all doctors in private practice not to embark on the proposed strike slated for Thursday.

“He tried to upset that white paper before the election, twice he failed. Now you contrast this with Atiku who was able to set aside the white paper that indicted him before the election and as a result, he was screened and cleared as candidate but this one he didn’t even get to that one.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—A chairmanship contestant for Abakaliki Market Traders Association (AMTA), whose name could not be ascertained at press time, was yesterday reportedly shot, while the Abakpa main market was closed down and cordoned off by the police, following the leadership crisis that rocked the only market in Ebonyi state capital city. Vanguard learnt […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the detention of a tanker vessel, MT Makhambet, for trading on the nation’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), contrary to the provisions of the Coastal and Inland Shipping (Cabotage) Act, which restricts it to ships owned, built and crewed by Nigerians.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State, has urged the elites in the state to join hands with his administration in the battle against armed robbery and kidnapping, instead of running away and leaving government to fight it alone. Addressing members of Diamond Fitness Club, Lagos, who were in the state to see […]

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has accused the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, of insensitivity to the crises in the nation’s educational sector especially the university, where all academic and other activities have been shut down for weeks due to industrial action by lecturers and other workers.

A Non Governmental Organisation, The Coalition of Oodua Self Determination Groups (COSEG), has appealed to Lagos residents especially those whose buildings will be affected by the expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, on the need to cooperate with the contractors in the interest of the development of the state.

Three dead bodies, suspected to be those of members of a six-man robbery gang that engaged a team of policemen in a shoot-out, weekend, along Lekki/Ajah area of Lagos, were yesterday discovered in a bush close to the confrontation scene.

NIPCO Plc, one of the main players in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry has observed that zero tolerance to hazards associated with handling of hydrocarbons to both human and material resources remains the hallmarks of its operation since inception.