For allegedly failing to remit the five per cent of staff wage to the Nigerian Pension Commission (PENCOM) in the past five years, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts yesterday queried the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed ...
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How misapplication of resources, lax regulations undo oil sector, by stakeholders
Chairman, Expert Advisory Panel of the Nigeria Natural Resource Charter (NNRC), Odein Ajumogobia, and leading industry experts have re-echoed the lingering challenges bedeviling the nation’s oil and gas sector, especially poor management of resources and regulatory loopholes. Speaking at the ...
Read More »Be honourable, not horrible, Lumumba tells N’Assembly members, Buhari laments perception of lawmakers as money mongers
Renowned Pan-Africanist, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has admonished members of the National Assembly to eschew selfish interests and render selfless service to Nigerians. The erudite Kenyan scholar, who spoke at the launch of the Green Chamber Magazine in the ...
Read More »NNPC landlords accuse army of harassment in Rivers State
The army in Rivers State has been accused of molesting landlords of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) oil facility in Omoku, who were protesting against an oil services firm. Leading members of Omuebirika, Omukara, Umutobin and Umuela families of ...
Read More »Bayelsa State House of Aassembly gets new speaker, deputy, others
Barely five days after the inauguration of Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, the state House of Assembly yesterday, elected Abraham Ngobere as the new Speaker. Ngobere, a former Deputy Speaker of the house, was elected following Monday Obolo’s resignation after ...
Read More »Military denies invasion of Bayelsa community, confirms killing of officers
The Military Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has denied invasion and razing of houses at Letugbene Community in Ekeremor Council Area of Bayelsa State. It was reported that the military had invaded the coastal community ...
Read More »My detention a manipulation, circumvention of justice system, says Agba Jalingo
Publisher of CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, has described his 179-day detention in prison by the Cross River State government as a “facade manipulation and circumvention of the country’s justice system.” Jalingo who stated this yesterday in Calabar, Cross River State, however, expressed ...
Read More »Again, herdsmen kill farmer, palm wine tapper in Edo community
Herdsmen have again killed One Owoh 45 and Samuel Imonkhai in Owan Community in Ovia North East Council Area of Edo State. Until his murder, Owoh, who was a palm wine tapper was shot by the bandits, while plying his ...
Read More »Adebanjo, Afe Babalola, Nwodo insist on Nigeria’s restructuring as Akintoye urges sober reflection
President of Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, his Ohanaeze Ndigbo counterpart, Nnia Nwodo and Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) have insisted on restructuring of the country. They urged Nigerians to persuade National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed ...
Read More »Project verification has reduced NDDC’s N2 trillion indebtedness, says Acting MD
ACTING Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Joi Nunieh, has said the commission’s over N 2 trillion indebtedness to contractors and consultants had been considerably reduced. This is even as Concerned Citizens of Kula kingdom in Rivers ...
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