Former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, factional leaders of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasehun and Otunba Gani Adams, as well as other beneficiaries of the controversial Pipeline Security and Surveillance contracts, have called on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to pay their outstanding fees by the end of the month, or face legal action.

“The issue with the refinery is not only TAM but lack of feedstock to sustain their operations. The cost of TAM is very high and if you finish TAM and no feedstock then it is not economical.” He also added that pipelines vandalism came to compound the issues, saying that “Federal Government and NNPC must ensure adequate supervision of the pipelines to reduce vandalism to the barest levels.”

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that no amount of pressure will make him give up the war against corruption in the country.

Super Eagles coach Sunday Oliseh has finally laid to rest rumours that he does not see eye-to-eye with his former assistant in the Eagles Austin Jay-Jay Okocha when he said; ‘’yes, I hate Jay-Jay’’.

Apprehension yesterday gripped political stakeholders in Lagos State ahead of today’s launch of three books chronicling the stewardship of Mr. Babatunde Fashola as governor of Lagos State between 2007 and 2015.

FORMER Director of Publicity, Peoples Democratic Presidential Campaign Organisation, PDPPCO, Chief Femi Fani- Kayode Monday lampooned the Convener of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics, Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, describing his comments that President Muhammadu Buhari owes Igbos nothing as most
most insensitive, cruel and Puerile.

ELDER statesman and President of Ndigbo Lagos, Professor Anya O. Anya, yesterday, declared that Nigeria is not yet a nation but that a nation will emerge out of her soon.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted what it described as a massive campaign to stop the recovery of an estimated N13.972 trillion allegedly squandered by the immediate past administration (Read full report here). This is a breakdown of the alleged stolen funds.

As part of efforts to consolidate on the success of its Adolescent and Youth Friendly Programme, Ondo State Government is to establish a well being clinic for young people at the State Specialist Hospital, Akure.

Acts of indiscipline among bad eggs of the Nigerian armed forces emerged, once again, last week when soldiers of the Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME) in Makurdi, Benue State, were reported in the media as taking the law into their hands, invading a suburb of the city and allegedly committing various acts of heinous crimes.

The President of Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, has advised National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to educate its members to partner federal government in the fight against violent crime in the country.

The word “poison” may evoke thoughts of murder and mayhem, but for centuries, healers and scientists have harnessed the power of natural poisons, toxins, and venoms, as medicine.

Cardiologists have called on Nigerian government to focus on developing a robust health insurance scheme complimented by expanded private health insurance as a major strategy in curbing the rising incidences of cardiovascular diseases, CVDs, in the country.

The NERC had last week presented to power sector stakeholders a consultation paper on the draft feed-in tariff regulations on renewable energy electricity in Nigeria. The policy was designed to promote generation of electricity from renewable energy sources by allowing power producers to sell renewable energy sourced electricity to distributors at a predetermined fixed tariff over a guaranteed period of time, usually from 20 to 35 years.

“Government may also consider dedicated bonds and developmental loans including Diaspora Bonds to fund the Master Plan. The Federal Government can consider guaranteeing loans and bonds for reputable companies to invest in the gas sector. By this arrangement, the Federal Government will only incur contingent liabilities which will not crystallise if the projects are well managed.”