Oil and gas companies operating in Nigeria and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, earned about $323.55 million, or N64.71 billion from the export of gas in January, according to data obtained from the Corporation.

LAGOS—governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State and the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Ikenwoli Emiko, yesterday called for peaceful coexistence among the various ethnic groups in Nigeria, noting that the country can only attain prosperity if its people are living harmoniously.

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said that the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country will continue until the Federal Government took affirmative action on petroleum products availability.

LAGOS— ORGANISED labour in the nation’s power sector, yesterday, berated the Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed, over insinuations that workers were sabotaging the power sector and that government would deal with them, insisting that the minister was off the mark as far as power supply in the country was concerned.

Ahead of the crucial AFCON 2017 double header between the Super Eagles and Pharaohs of Egypt, Nigerian soccer legend, Nwankwo Kanu has given interim national team coach, Samson Siasia some tips on how to overcome the Egyptians in Kaduna.

It will be a show of political might and test of their strength. Amaechi who came into the state weekend said he was on ground to mobilise his All Progressive Congress, APC members for the election.

ABUJA — The Federal Government has vowed to deal with the perpetrators of violence in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State, where hundreds of people were killed weeks ago by suspected herdsmen.

SIXTEEN years after General Sani Abacha’s death, a Swiss delegation led by the country’s Federal Councillor and Head of its Foreign Affairs Department, Mr. Didier Burkhalter, and the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Eric Mayoruz were with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo last Tuesday to sign a memorandum on the return of another $321m loot by the dark googled general.

DEPUTY Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Calabar, Mr Sotonye Wakama, yesterday, warned trouble makers to steer clear of Rivers State during and after the re-run elections.

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has adjourned to hear whether a Federal High Court, Lagos, can assume jurisdiction in the suit by Britannia-U Nigeria Limited, praying the lower court to restrain Chevron Nigeria Limited from divesting its interests in Oil Mining Leases, OMLs 52, 53 and 55 to Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited.