Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commended the people of the south west,  particularly traditional rulers and traditional religious worshippers, for upholding the cultural heritage of the Yoruba. The governor made the commendation in his statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, to …

THE Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) informed the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday that it did not possess the case file for the trial of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen, despite the conclusion of trial five years ago. https://newsextra24.com/bayelsa-confirms-receipt-of-n10-8-billion-from-fgs-n570billion-ng-cares-fund/ Onnoghen faced …

THE Bayelsa State Government has confirmed receiving N10.8 billion as part of the N570 billion distributed by the federal government to all 36 states under the NG Cares program. This funding, in partnership with the World Bank, is designated for social interventions, including agricultural support and aid to vulnerable populations. …

THE Federal Government has set up a 10-member Inter-Ministerial Committee to ensure the enforcement of the Supreme Court’s recent judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. The committee was inaugurated by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on August 20. The Supreme Court, …

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has granted pardons to nearly 5,000 individuals convicted or wanted on charges related to illegal cannabis cultivation, the justice ministry announced on Monday. This significant move is part of Morocco’s broader effort to regulate the cannabis industry and shift cultivation practices toward legal frameworks. Morocco, known …

GHANAIAN President Nana Akufo-Addo has officially launched the construction of a major oil refinery in the southwestern town of Jomoro, a move that aims to position the West African nation as a leading petroleum hub in the region. The ambitious project is designed to process 300,000 barrels of oil per …

GABON’S interim president, Gen Oligui Nguema, who came to power following a coup a year ago, has imposed new restrictions on his government officials, barring them from taking holidays abroad and limiting their leave to just one week. These measures were announced on state television after the general conducted a …

  THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) said on Monday that it hadn’t paid fuel subsidies to anyone in the last nine months. The Chief Financial Officer of the company, Alhaji Umar Ajiya, made the clarifications in Abuja. Ajiya said NNPC Ltd. was only handling Premium Motor Spirit …

  The Federal Government says it will begin crude oil sales in Naira to Dangote Refinery and others in October 2024. This is according to a statement by the Director Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Mr Mohammed Manga in Abuja on Monday. Manga said …

CONSTRUCTION has officially begun on East Africa’s first state-of-the-art liquid oxygen manufacturing plant at the Tatu Industrial Park within the Tatu City Special Economic Zone in Kenya. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Friday, was attended by notable figures, including US Ambassador Meg Whitman and Finland’s Ambassador Pirkka Tapiola. This cutting-edge …