The Senate Committee on Public Accounts on Wednesday rejected the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s (NMDPRA) records of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) imports for 2022 and 2023. This is over discrepancies with those of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL). The committee consequently resolved to summon the …
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The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the nation’s non-oil export ecosystem and accelerate economic diversification. The Managing Director of BOI, Dr Olasupo Olusi, signed on behalf of the bank, while the Executive Director of …
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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it is collaborating with the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) to strengthen the creative industry through filmmaking training. Dr Selina Dan-Albert, the Head, New Media, Corporate Affairs Department, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Port Harcourt by the commission’s Head …
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Bolt-Send, an on-demand delivery service operated by ride-hailing platform Bolt, says it has completed more than six million deliveries in Nigeria in 2026. Ms Caroline Wanjihia, Regional Director, Rides Operations, Bolt Africa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. She said the milestone reflected growing adoption of app-based delivery services …
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The Senate has ordered compulsory health screening for all international travellers entering Nigeria following concerns that gaps in airport checks may have allowed an Ebola patient into the country without proper screening. The lawmakers also called for the immediate release of emergency funds to fight the disease and the replacement of Nigeria’s …
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Popular Nigerian streamer Peller has advised Yoruba and Igbo people to consider marrying partners from other ethnic groups rather than limiting their choices to people from their own backgrounds. The entertainer, during a TikTok livestream, argued that intertribal relationships could offer a different experience. According to Peller, Yoruba people who …
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The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned four alleged contract fraudsters before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri. The defendants are Ruth Emmanuel, Ibrahim Dogo Hyelni, Esther Loretta Gabari and Gbenga Makinde Obanewo. They were arraigned on …
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The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) and the Federal Ministry of Health have opposed the proposed legislation expanding NAFDAC’s regulatory responsibilities, citing institutional conflicts. The stakeholders raised concerns during a public hearing on the proposed Food, Medical Products and Related Products (Registration, Etc.) Bill, 2026, …
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The Association of Resident Doctors, Kwara State University Teaching Hospital (ARD-KWASUTH), has suspended its seven-day industrial action following interventions by the Kwara Government. The association announced the suspension in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ilorin and signed by the President of ARD-UITH, Dr Abdulfatai Abdulazeez. Newsextra24 reports that the …
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The Presidential Working Group on the National Policing Bill has completed drafting the proposed legislation and submitted it, alongside 29 consequential amendment bills, to the Federal Ministry of Justice for review and validation. The submission was made on Monday to the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr …
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