A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has dragged the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to court over “failure to provide information about spending of the alleged missing N30tn, which represents some accruable income to the Federal Government in the past four years.”

Norway’s influential Nobel Peace Prize committee Tuesday demoted its controversial chairman Thorbjoern Jagland in a move unprecedented in the history of the award. The committee, which said the former Norwegian prime minister would remain as a committee member, gave no reason for its decision. However the renowned diplomat had drawn sharp criticism shortly after becoming […]

Anchor of the famous news feature programme, ‘Newsline’, on the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Kehinde Young-Harry, was one of the most famous TV hosts in her days of TV. For years, she kept viewers glued to their TV sets for the ever-intriguing Sunday tonic, Newsline, which brought true life experiences and some times, weird stories to the fore.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as sadistic and unfortunate, the All Progressives Congress’ relentless attack on President Goodluck Jonathan’s strategic policies put in place to plug leakages in the nation’s economy.

Eunisell Solutions, an indigenous oil and gas company has reaffirmed its resolve towards the provision of solution-based services to ensure the acceleration of oil production in marginal fields.

Except urgent and immediate steps are taken, Nigeria’s quest to have sufficient refining capacity may not be achieved soon as being anticipated, because none of the fluid catalytic cracking, FCC units in all the refineries is working, investigation has shown.

By Jim Rex-LAWSON MOSES Kerosene is an oil distillate commonly used as a fuel or solvent. It is a thin, clear liquid consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons that boil between 302°F and 527°F (150°C and 275°C). While kerosene can be extracted from coal, oil shale, and wood, it is primarily derived from refined petroleum. […]

With the addition of the 220 megawatts from the newly rehabilitated Egbin turbine, many residents in Lagos are still frustrated by the poor electricity supply and its adverse impact on their businesses. Sweetcrude learnt that while some areas in Lagos continue to groan in darkness, others are luckier and enjoy more than 12hours daily supply.

Nigerian troops backed by civilian vigilantes on Tuesday claimed to have killed more than 70 ‎Boko Haram fighters in a foiled attack to capture the strategic town of Konduga near Maiduguri.‎

The London graduate believed to be Islamic State executioner “Jihadi John” once denounced the 9/11 attacks and the 2005 bombings in the British capital, according to an audio recording released Tuesday. Kuwait-born Mohammed Emwazi was identified by media and experts last week — and now, reportedly, also by his parents — as the knife-wielding masked […]