Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, unveiled plans to collaborate with the Republic of Niger on the purchase of crude oil from the country for supply to the Kaduna refinery.

SENATE President Bukola Saraki, yesterday, explained that the Senate was introducing host community legislation into the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, 2016, to help complement the Governance and Institutional Framework Bill of the revised Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.

The senator representing Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has described the late Senator Fred Brume as an exceptional man who lived a life of service and excellence.

There was a mild drama at the Edo State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Benin, yesterday, as the electoral body allegedly stalled the inspection of ballot papers by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following protest by the All Progressives Congress, APC, that it had filed a motion at the Election Petition Tribunal, restraining INEC from allowing the PDP from inspecting the materials.

The Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Maikanti Baru, has said that the Federal Government was committed to developing the Niger Delta region.

Only 548 electors will vote for Democratic Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

South Africa’s Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament next week with his presidency mired in crisis, after investigators documented allegations of government corruption.

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to pay a one-day working visit Tito Sokoto State on Saturday.

Acting National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Ozo Nwabueze Okafor, has announced plans to reform the party to conform to the vision of its founders.

THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has assured Nigerians that no will be land hijack by big farmers or politicians in the 15, 000 Agriculture City initiated by the Federal Government.

DURING a seminar in the UK attended by the author, a paper on Nigeria and piracy was presented by a DPhil researcher who had never been to Nigeria but who spoke so passionately (to a mainly European audience) about Nigeria’s incapacity to transform itself. Although the presentation was brilliant, it was marred by a few inaccurate and somewhat exaggerated assertions and statistics; not surprising considering that the presenter carried out a three year long research exercise on Nigeria based mainly on secondary data.

Governor Nyesom Wike has expressed fears if Nigerians will have credible elections in 2019.

FORMER Minister of the defunct Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Jeremiah Useni, PDP, Plateau South and former Presidential candidate, Chief John Dara yesterday paid a solidarity visit to the cell of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has replied President Muhammadu Buhari on his recent declaration that “anybody who wants to leave Nigeria is free,” saying that those who wish to play Pharaoh against the people of Biafra, will certainly experience the consequences.

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, admitted, yesterday, that its aggrieved members led by unnamed Commander, Western Delta, CWD, carried out the attack on the Trans-Forcados Crude Export pipeline at Batan are in Delta State on Wednesday.