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Nigeria: 32 Refinery Licences Expired, Not Revoked, Says Department of Petroleum Resources
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has denied revoking 32 refinery licences, saying their validity periods merely expired. The agency gave the clarification Tuesday in a statement by its Head
Nigeria Governors Await Buhari’s Return to Resolve State Judiciaries’ Financial Autonomy Logjam
Governors of the 36 states of the federation are awaiting the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to resolve the logjam over the implementation of financial autonomy for state judiciaries, THISDAY
Trade Between Nigeria and France Lost $2.2bn to Covid, French Minister Says
The French Minister of Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Mr. Franck Riester on Tuesday said the trade volume between Nigeria and France suffered a loss of over $2.2 billion due to
Nigeria: Abia Governor Ikpeazu Says Southeast Assemblies Working to Provide Legal Backing for ‘Regional Police’
Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu says the state assemblies of the five southeastern states are “doing the needful” at ensuring the required legal backing to the formation of the region’s
Nigeria Editors Seek Government’s Intervention to Halt Media’s Collapse
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has asked the federal government to save the media business from collapse through, among others, the removal of tariffs on all imported consumables used
Voters, Not Court, Should Choose Leaders, Nigeria’s Ex-President Jonathan Says
Former President Goodluck Jonathan Monday canvassed the overhaul of the electoral process to make the electorate the ultimate decision-makers in an election, saying winners should be decided through the ballot
Nigeria Says ‘Criminal Elements’ Planning to Attack Airports
The Nigerian government says it has received an alert over planned attacks on airports across the West African country. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says the alert was
34 Migrants Dead After Boat Capsizes off Djibouti
Thirty-four migrants are dead after their boat capsized off Djibouti, the regional head of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Monday. “The migrants were being transported by smugglers,” Mohammed Abdiker, IOM’s
‘Twitter on the Continent’: Tech Giant Sets Up African HQ in Ghana
Twitter has announced its African presence by setting up a base of operations in Ghana. The tech giant said in a statement that it is actively building a team in
‘I’ve Preached Against Evil For 15 years’: Nigeria’s Comms Minister Debunks Links to Boko Haram
Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami says he has been preaching against the doctrines of Boko Haram and similar groups, denying having any link with the terrorist group as alleged
