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The Chief Financial Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Umar Ajiya, has said that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in September 2024. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday, he said the petroleum products will be ready for testing before being supplied to the domestic market in September. Billy Gillis-Harry, … [Read more…]

The office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice on Tuesday, told the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division that it was not in possession of the case file of the trial of former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen, five years after the conclusion of the trial. Onnoghen was … [Read more…]

The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has put its members and affiliates on red alert, threatening a nationwide strike should the Nigerian Police Force detain its president, Joe Ajaero. The resolution was announced by the deputy president of the union, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju after an emergency meeting of the group’s National Executive Council … [Read more…]

The new presidential jet. Photo credit: Presidency President Tinubu departed Abuja Monday for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700(BBJ) bought under the Presidency of President Olusegun Obasanjo. This was made known by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement made available to Channels … [Read more…]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja will on Tuesday, August 20, hear three appeals by the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, (CCT) that ordered his removal from office in 2019. The Court of Appeal informed parties of the hearing date in a notice … [Read more…]

Ebonyi State Government has constituted a seven man Honours Advisory committee. The committee which is headed by the State Deputy Governor, Princess Patricia Onyemachi Obila is saddled with the responsibility of selecting prospective recipients of State Honours and Awards. Other Members of the committee include, Sen. Anthony Agbo, Prof Emmanuel Echiegu, Chief Mathias Adum, Dr. … [Read more…]

…As Mbah canvasses higher admission quota for ESUT Law Faculty The Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, says the state government will soon commence the construction of an ultramodern auditorium for the Augustine Nnamani campus of the Nigerian Law School at Agbani in Enugu State, stressing his administration’s readiness to support the campus to … [Read more…]

The umbrella body of all Ozara people in the United States of America, Ozara Union USA (OUUSA), have petitioned the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah over plans to site the proposed Smart Green School on the parcel of land known as Ofia Nneche in Ozalla, a town in the Nkanu West local government … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu will travel to France today, the presidency has said. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said Tinubu would return to the country after his stay in the European nation. “President Bola Tinubu will embark on a trip to … [Read more…]

Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed some policemen and set their patrol van ablaze at a police checkpoint at Ozalla, in Enugu. The unfortunate incident which occurred in the afternoon of Sunday, August 18, 2024 at the popular Four corners junction of Ozalla on the Enugu-Portharcourt expressway, was captured by passersby in different … [Read more…]

Young people of Enugu State have smiled home with various cash prizes and commendation letters, as winners in the art competition to depict the transition from Monday sit-at-home to productive Monday emerged. The joint winners are Mstr. Nwachukwu Sunday and Ms. Ukeje Olubebe Victory, while Ms. Nkiruka Ogbonna is the runner-up. The competition, according to … [Read more…]

President Bola Tinubu has issued a directive to significantly reduce the size of Nigeria’s official delegation to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings in New York, United States. This directive was announced by the Chief of Staff to the President, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila, during a one-day retreat organised by the State House management … [Read more…]