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Boko Haram retakes Niger town of Bosso – mayor
Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger on Sunday night after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of...
FG to start dialogue with Niger Delta militants – oil minister
FG will start a dialogue with the Niger Delta Avengers militant group which has been claiming a string of attacks, its oil minister said.
President...
Senate queries Chevron Nigeria for increasing Gas-To-Liquid contract by $7bn
The Senate on Monday commenced investigation into the alleged inflation of the contract sum of the Escravos Gas-To-Liquid Project (EGTL) from 2.9 billion dollars...
APC Chairman to receive Ibadan university highest honour
The University of Ibadan Alumni Association will on June 11 confer the 2015 Alumnus of the Year Award - the Association's highest honour –...
Minister commends PTDF for building first oil and gas polytechnic
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr ibe kachikwu, has commended the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) over the construction of the first...
FG withheld names of loot returnees for integrity of investigations –...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said on Monday that the Federal Government withheld the names of persons from whom looted assets were recovered in order...
Skye Bank disregards FG’s order, fires ‘175’ staff
Despite the embargo which the federal government placed on dismissal of staff in the banking sector, Skye Bank Plc fired 175 staff on Monday.
Though...
NNPC commits to wildlife conservation
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will reduce the impact of its oil exploration and exploitation on the environment as a means of preserving...
Nigeria’s Oando signs 94.6 bln naira restructuring loan
Nigerian oil firm Oando said on Monday it has secured a 94.6 billion naira ($475 mln) loan facility from 10 domestic banks under plans...
INEC reinstates 20 staff, dismisses 1
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had reinstated 20 members of staff, who were unduly retired or dismissed or whose appointments were...
