Sokoto govt explains N700m transfered to Sultan’s account
Sokoto State government has risen in defence of Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, following an alleged probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the N700 million purportedly transferred into the monarch’s account.
Forget planned revamping of P-H Refinery, Senate tells FG, Agip
THE Senate, yesterday, asked the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, a subsidiary of ENI, to as a matter of urgency, discontinue revamping or planned concessioning of the Port Harcourt Refinery to the tune of $15 billion.
Forget planned revamping of P-H Refinery, Senate tells FG, Agip
ABUJA—THE Senate, yesterday, asked the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC, a subsidiary of ENI, to as a matter of urgency, discontinue revamping or planned concessioning of the Port Harcourt Refinery to the tune of $15 billion.
Ex-UN envoy calls for review of judicial system
Former Nigeria’s perma-nent representative to the United Nations, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, has called for a review of the country’s judicial system to ensure sustainable peace and conflict resolution.
Attack on Buhari: Common sense, decency have eluded Fayose – Oyegun
ABUJA — National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said that the attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari by the Ekiti state Governor, Ayodele Fayose shows that common sense and decency have eluded him.
INLAND WATERWAYS: Lagos refutes NIWA’s claims, says judgment favours her
lagos—The Lagos State Government and authorities of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, are currently at loggerheads over the control of waterways in the state following Appeal Court Judgment granted control to the state government.
Let’s make S-East industrial hub — ThinkEast
A socio-political organisation, ThinkEast, has challenged the people of South-East and South-South Nigeria to invest back home to develop the two regions, and make it the industrial hub of Nigeria.
15 parties to field joint candidates in Anambra, Ekiti, Osun polls
The Mega Coalition, an electoral alliance of 15 registered political parties, has announced its decision to field consensus candidates in the Anambra, Ekiti and Osun gubernatorial elections.
Host Community PIB, two others scale second reading
ABUJA—A BIll for an Act to provide framework relating to Petroleum Producing Host Community’s participation, known as the Petroleum Host Community Bill 2017, yesterday, scaled second reading in the Senate.
Kogi targets 38,400 classrooms
Kogi State government, yesterday, said it will build 38,400 additional classrooms for primary schools across the 21 local government areas of the state.
Congresses, invitation to Atiku: Adamawa pdp in fresh crisis
Fresh crisis has engulfed Adamawa State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the National Caretaker Committee, NWC, of the party issued two different letters to factional chairman of the party over the conduct of non-elective ward, local and state chapters of the party.
Katsina Dep Gov, 4 others to appear before Assembly over insecurity
Katsina State House of Assembly has summoned the state Deputy Governor, Mannir Yakubu; Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mustapha Inuwa; Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Ahmed Al-Marzurk; Chief of Staff, Bello Mandiya, and Political/Permanent Secretary to Government House, Mukhtari Lawal, to appear before the House over insecurity in the state.
London 2017: Athlete banned for beating up coach
An Ethiopian athlete has been banned for two years for attacking his coach after learning he didn’t make the team for next month’s world championships in London.
INEC alleges plot to frustrate Melaye’s recall process
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday, alleged of a plot to frustrate process for the recall of Senator Dino Melaye.
Okowa streamlines Trans Warri-Ode-Itsekiri road project, approves N7.6bn
DELTA State Commissioner for Information, Mr Patrick Ukah, yesterday, said that the state government will resume work on the N40 billion Trans Warri-Ode-Itsekiri road project awarded to Setraco Nigeria Limited in 2006 by former Governor James Ibori and continued by the immediate past governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan.
Senate directs FG to submit Green Tree Agreement for ratification
THE Senate, yesterday, mandated the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to as a matter of urgency, submit the Green Tree Agreement between Nigeria and the Cameroonian Republic on June 12, 2006 for ratification.
