NETANYAHU ORDERS DIRECT NEGOTIATIONS WITH LEBANON
By: Balogun Ibrahim Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his cabinet to initiate direct talks with Lebanon, amid Iranian condemnation of Israeli strikes as...
NNPC: OIL SECTOR REFORMS ATTRACT $24BN INVESTMENT, $10BN MORE IN PIPELINE
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has revealed that recent reforms in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector have attracted over $24 billion...
DANGOTE REFINERY CUTS PETROL PRICE TO N1,200/LITRE AMID DROP IN GLOBAL CRUDE
By Aishat Momoh. O. Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced the ex-gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N1,200 per litre, reversing its...
FG VOWS TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS OPERATORS, ENSURE FAIR COMPETITION AT SEAPORTS
By: Fasasi Hammad The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has instructed the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to probe claims that indigenous barge operators...
UK MINISTRY OF JUSTICE DELEGATION UNDERTAKES LEARNING VISIT TO LAGOS MULTI-DOOR COURTHOUSE
The Lagos Multi-Door Courthouse (LMDC) recently hosted a delegation from the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice on a learning visit aimed at fostering knowledge...
ATIKU INVESTS $1.2M IN U.S. LOBBYING TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC IMAGE – REPORT
By: Balogun Ibrahim Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has engaged a Washington-based lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, L.C., in a bid to bolster his image in the...
SELPLAT ENERGY WORKERS SUSPEND STRIKE
Seplat Energy workers stopped their strike just a few hours after it started. The workers started the strike on Friday because talks about a...
COURT DIRECTS APPEARANCE OF BANK EXECUTIVES IN HIGH-STAKES CONTEMPT SUIT
By: Fasasi Hammad Justice Dehinde Dipeolu sitting at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday ordered the appearance of 16 alleged contemnors,...
EU ENVOY HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN’S ROLE IN DEVELOPING NIGERIA’S GREEN ECONOMY
By: Balogun Ibrahim The Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot, has emphasized that women are vital to developing Nigeria’s green...
IRAN DENIES RESPONDING TO U.S. PROPOSAL, RULES OUT NEGOTIATIONS
Agency Report Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there were no negotiations with the United States and that Tehran had not responded to a reported...