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Leaders from Oil and Gas producing communities in Nigeria, (HOSTCOM), have debunked media reports that the 3% allocation for host communities in the Petroleum Industry Act, has been reduced. One of the National dailies had on Tuesday, reported that the 3% operational cost, oil companies in host communities expected to be remitted into Host Communities Development Trusts, had been reduced. …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested two suspected pipeline vandals in Imo State. The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr. Matthew Ovye, disclosed to journalists at the end of the command’s senior management meeting in Owerri on Tuesday. Ovye said the suspects, Paul Akunne, and Lucky Chioma, were arrested in the Ohaji-Egbema local government area of …

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) sniffer dogs have uncovered a cocaine consignment at the cargo terminal of Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said a consignment of spare parts that originated from Asaba, Delta, and going to Malviya Nagar in New …

Zamfara state Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Kabiru Moyi Birnin Magaji has appealed to aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Birnin Magaji LGA over the sharing of political appointments by Governor Dauda Lawal to shield their sword and embrace dialogue. The commissioner made the call in an interview with journalists in his office, Tuesday. According to him, no …

Ibrahim Gusau, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has called on Nigerians to turn out in support of the Super Falcons on Tuesday, October 30, 2023, when they play Ethiopia in their 2024 Olympics qualifier at the Abuja National Stadium. In order to go to the 2024 Paris Olympics Games, the Nigeria Super Falcons must overcome their opponents in …

A former presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has written the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over a tweet by Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface. Boniface, on Thursday, was presented with his Europa League Golden Boot award as joint top scorer of the competition last season. The Bayer Leverkusen forward posted a video of the Golden Boot award on his …

A visiting Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Imperial College London, Hippolite Amadi, has emerged winner of the 2023 Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) prize for his novel scientific work on respiratory technologies that keeps Nigerian new-born babies alive.  The Advisory Board of the Nigeria Prize for Science, Thursday, announced Professor Amadi as winner of the prize worth $100,000, …

The Lagos State government has announced reopening of the Alaba International Market and the Trade Fair Complex Markets earlier closed down for breaching environmental and sanitation regulations. The State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who announced the reopening of the markets on Saturday, said the environmental issues had been addressed. Wahab, in a post on X, …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Sunday, blamed the Rivers State Governor, Similaye Fubara, for the escalation of the crisis in the state. The crisis first came to the fore in October after the Rivers State House of Assembly moved to impeach the governor. The crisis was quickly nipped in the bud following President Tinubu’s intervention. …

The Labour Party National Chairman, Julius Abure, has decried the effects of bad leadership on Nigerians as Christians across the world celebrate Christmas this year. In a Christmas message sent to Nigerians on Sunday, Abure expressed sadness that the majority of the citizens would be celebrating the annual ritual on empty stomachs due to bad leadership. He urged Nigerians to …