By Sebastine Obasi Stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry are expected to converge at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on 29 March 2021 under the auspices of Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources’ Nigeria International Petroleum Summit (N.I.P.S) for a hybrid conference and high-level networking session. The event, which is a pre-summit conference of the 2021 […]

By Sebastine Obasi Seplat Petroleum Development Company Plc has rekindled Nigeria’s hope for improved gas production with the expected delivery of the ANOH Gas project in the first half of 2022, HI’2022. Speaking at the just released financial results of Seplat, Mr. Roger Brown, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said: “2020 was a […]

The Ogun House of Assembly, on Tuesday, set up a five-man committee to investigate allegations misconduct levelled against the Deputy Speaker, Dare Kadiri. The committee was given 72 hours to submit its report. Mr Damilola Soneye (APC-Obafemi Owode) moved the motion that the committee be set up during plenary in Abeokuta and was seconded by […]

ABUJA-SOME South East professionals have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for what they said was his laudable developmental projects in the zone, saying the feat remained unmatched in recent political history of the country.

The UN and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday condemned in totality the attack on civilians and several aid facilities in Dikwa Borno. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria Edward Kallon said in a statement in Abuja that he was outraged to hear about the attacks and the setting ablaze of facilities […]

The World Health Organisation  (WHO) says Nigeria has received nearly four million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, shipped via the COVAX Facility, a partnership between CEPI, Gavi, UNICEF and WHO. COVAX is co-led by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, WHO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) working in partnership with UNICEF, the World Bank, […]

  By Ozioruva Aliu WITH the reported release of abducted students of government secondary schools in Niger and Zamfara states and the subsequent shut down of some boarding schools, a public affairs analyst and security expert, Erasmus Ikhide has said the closure of boarding schools was in compliance with the demand of Boko Haram which […]

ABUJA–EXECUTIVE Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme,NHIS, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has expressed optimism that Universal Health Coverage is achievable by 2030 in the country.

The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan announced on Tuesday that a Japanese woman in her 60s died several days after being administered a dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The woman, said to have no underlying conditions or allergies received the shot on Feb.26. She died on March 1, from what is presumed […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Four years after a failed attempt to review its constitution, the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has set up an eight-member committee headed by Prof. Tahir Mamman SAN, to review its laws ahead of its National Convention slated for later this year. The then Chief John Odigie-Oyegun led APC had in January […]