Oil and gas senior workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have urged the Federal Government to do more to expand the country’s revenue base. PENGASSAN’s President, Mr Festus Osifo, made the call at the union’s national executive council meeting held on …
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Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited (also known as Seplat Energy Plc) and 12 senior officials of the company have been dragged to court by the Federal Government of Nigeria for alleged tax evasion amounting to the sum of $37.5 million, The Witness reports. The 12 officials of the oil firm listed in the …
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THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 13-count criminal charge against the Chairman, Honeywell Group, Chief Oba Otudeko and a former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya for allegedly obtaining the sum of N12.3bn from First Bank. The duo are to be arraigned on Monday, Jan …
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THE suspended Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori on Morals and Diaspora Affairs, Ms. Favour Obakoro, has been arrested in Abuja by the police. The VeryDarkMan, who broke the news of her arrest to the public, said: “Them don detain SSA for Abuja she …
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THE Delta Police Command says it has detained two robbery suspects and recovered ammunition and other exhibits from them. The command’s Spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Thursday to newsmen in Warri. Edafe said that the suspects were caught on January 3 by the command’s operatives attached to the …
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A 27-year-old man, Lateef Akeem, who allegedly stole iron rods valued at N120,000, on Thursday, was docked before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp Moyosola Adesola, told the court …
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A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, Alhaji Yazid Shehu-Danfulani, has donated 20 cars to its leaders and supporters in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shehu-Danfulani was the former State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in the state. Speaking at the presentation …
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THE Gombe government says it has procured 5,830 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF), to enhance treatment of malnourished children in the state. The commodities were procured in collaboration between the state government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) under its Child Nutrition Fund (CNF). Dr Nuzhat Rafique, UNICEF …
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THE Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, on Thursday, sought for the review of the act establishing the commission. Ribadu said that this was to enable the NUC perform its duties efficiently. He made the call while defending the commission’s 2025 budget before the Senate Committee on …
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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, fixed Jan. 20, for arraignment of Chairman of the Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, over alleged N12.3 billion fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred a 13-count charge against Otudeko, and a former Managing Director of First Bank Plc, Olabisi Onasanya. …
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