The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, has kicked against certain provisions of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, especially sections that seek to increase the powers of the minister of petroleum, calling for a review of the Bill to limit the powers of the minister.

In recent times, there have been several reports of Nigerian hospitals holding patients hostage following inability of the latter to settle their treatment bills. This practice, which has been observed in public and private hospitals has elicited concern among health watchers and the populace to a far extent.

By JOHNBOSCO AGBAKWURU ABUJA—ANTI-Corruption Network, a non-governmental organisation, yesterday, filed a suit against former ex-militant leader, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, for treason over his recent statement on President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015. The Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network and former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, revealed this to journalists at a press […]

UGHELLI—DELTA State Commissioner for Environment, Chief Frank Omare, weekend, vowed that all illegal structures built on natural water channels would be demolished.

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is now getting in proper shape ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Kenya in June.

Attendance at the 2013 Offshore Technology Conference, OTC, which held at the Reliant Park in Houston Texas, USA between May 6 and 9, reached a 30-year high of 104,800, the second highest in show history and 17 percent above last year.

Stockbrokers have sent so many people to their early graves. They are significantly the reason why people are running away from the market or do not want to buy shares. They sell people’s shares; before you know it while you are in your house, a broker is trading your shares out there, and at the end of the day if you are fortunate, they will reverse the trade and if not, that is your luck.

NO fewer than 157 officers of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have been dismissed from service over various offences.

Following the massacre of Police officers and officers of the Department of State Service, DSS, in Alakyo village, near Lafia in Nasarawa State, 103 widows of the slain officers were, yesterday, given N2m compensation each by the State government and Police authorities.

The Federal Government says it has set aside N10 billion to halt desert encroachment in the Northern part of the country.

Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited, a major indigenous player in the petroleum exploration and production business in Nigeria and its Joint Venture partner, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) a subsidiary of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC have commenced its 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, initiatives in host communities.

Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ughelli branch, Delta State, has condemned what it described as the deliberate shooting and attempted assassination of its pioneer chairman, Chief Peter Wanogho, by soldiers deployed in Orogun, on April 17, during the community’s annual festival.

Expert in malaria control has declared that estimated one third of anti malaria drugs sold in Nigeria and Africa at large are fake or substandard.

Following what it described as “unwarranted brutal assault” of health workers at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has directed medical doctors in the hospital to immediately withdraw services until security and safety of all health workers can be guaranteed.

UAC Nigeria Plc, Monday said that it has entered into a N4.21 billion business partnership with Imperial Logistics, a leading international logistics and supply chain arm of the South Africa-based Imperial Holdings Limited.