Resources Minister Shane Jones, on Thursday announced that New Zealand was reopening petroleum exploration after passing the Crown Minerals Amendment Bill. The bill, now moving through parliament, lifted the 2018 ban on oil and gas exploration beyond onshore Taranaki in the North Island and updates decommissioning rules to meet international …
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THE House of Representatives Committee on China-Nigeria Parliamentary Relations has launched an investigation into a viral video showing some stranded Nigerian workers in the Central African Republic (CAR). This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Jaafaru Yakubu, on Wednesday in Abuja. The workers …
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THE Federal Government has called for enhanced collaboration, private sector investment, and financially sound proposals to boost blood services nationwide. Dr Abdu Mukhtar, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Health Value Chain, made the call during a visit to the National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) in …
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THE Federal Government on Wednesday disclosed plan to set up a livestock breeding centre in each of the six geopolitical zones to enhance productivity and sustainability. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this in Kaduna at a two-day interactive session on Government-Citizens Engagement, organised …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday arrested two alleged drug traffickers during an awareness walk against trafficking along Ihama Road in Benin City, the Edo capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were apprehended while participants marched through major streets of Benin to …
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A 35-year-old businessman, Shehu Saleh, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abuja for allegedly defrauding a business partner. The defendant, who resides in Karu Village, Abuja, is being tried for criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty. The …
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Abductors of the seven farmers in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, have reduced the ransom from N100 million to N20 million. Newsextra24 reports that the victims were working on their farmland on Saturday when gunmen suspected to be kidnappers launched an attack and whisked them away. …
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THE Presidential Committee on Tax Policy and Fiscal Reform has said that the ongoing tax reforms go beyond revenue generation, aiming instead to reposition the country’s economic trajectory. The Committee Chairman, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, made this known on Wednesday in Lagos at the Inaugural Annual Workshop for Attorneys-General on emerging …
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THE National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has issued operational guidelines for Insurtech businesses in the country to enhance insurance services. A statement by NAICOM in Abuja on Wednesday, said the guidelines would take effect from Aug. 1 to provide clear and unified regulatory framework for licensing, operations, and supervision of Insurtech …
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THE Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has called for a coordinated, multi-sectoral response to effectively combat human trafficking in Nigeria. He emphasised the need for collaboration across all levels of government, federal, state, and local, as well as with international partners and …
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