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As the world awaits the outcome of the final consensus decision on the next World Trade Organisation, WTO, there are indications that Nigerian government may have started diplomatic actions to head-off opposition from the United States of America, USA, against the emergence of Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala for the job. A source …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday attributed the prolonged neglect of overhauling the refineries in the country to the delay in making them functional. It declared the refineries as damaged beyond the usual Turnaround Maintenance (TAM). However, to revamp them, the national oil is embarking upon total rehabilitation of …

Rivers State Governor , Nyesom Wike, has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra and its activities in the State . The governor maintained that while Rivers remains the home to all tribes and ethnic nationalities , the state government is opposed to …

Bauchi State Government has lost over N1.062 billion to ghost workers and pensioners between June 2016 and January 2020. The state Commissioner of Finance, Umar Sanda, disclosed this while addressing journalists on the outcome of the Bauchi State Executive Council meeting held on Wednesday. He said a memorandum of the …

Fire on Wednesday gutted a filling station, Yerevan Oil, in the Ogba area of Aguda, Lagos State. Newsextra24 Metro gathered that immediately the fire started, emergency responders, who stormed the station discovered that it was caused by fuel spillage from a tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol. The spokesperson, …

The Benue State Government on Wednesday disclosed how a portion of the palliatives meant for the state was diverted to Kano by market chief. In a joint press briefing by the Commissioner for Information, Mrs Ngunen Adingi ; and Special Adviser to the Governor, Col. Paul Hemba (retd.), the government …

The Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has said that the Nigeria’s installed grid power generation capacity has grown from 8,000mw to 13,000mw under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mamman made this known on Wednesday during the 2021 budget defence before the House of Representatives Committee on Power in …

The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olajide Oduyoye, has come online to warn LASTMA officials around this state. In a video shared on the internet, the LASTMA boss warned Officers about the rampant complaint about the Traffic Management Authority that was established to ease …

Despite the shortage of power supply in the country, the federal government is in negotiations with the Republic of Chad in an agreement that could see it begin the supply of electricity to the North-Central African country soon. Newsextra24 learnt that a meeting was recently between the Nigerian team and …

Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says family members of those affected by the shooting at Lekki toll gate have refused to speak about the incident “because of the environment under which we operate”. The senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), who said the military is “known for lies and deception”, said …