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FG Offers 40 Oil Blocks As 2026 Licencing Round Opens
The federal government has launched the 2026 oil and gas licencing round, offering 40 blocks across land, shallow water and deepwater terrains to local and foreign investors. Commission chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, announced the round on Tuesday in Abuja at the commissions fifth anniversary. She said it
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Gov Eno Approves Recruitment Of 2,000 Teachers, N1bn Wardrobe Allowance
Towards a functional free basic education system, Governor Umo Eno, has assured of enough leeway into the public schools system by evacuating destitute children on the streets into classrooms to curb the growing numbers of out -of -school children. In addressing the challenges, the governor, under his administrations ARISE Agenda blueprint, has disclosed billions
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EFCC Opposes Diezani's Bid To Use UK Acquittal In Nigerian Asset Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opposed former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke's attempt to rely on her acquittal by a United Kingdom court in her ongoing legal challenge to the forfeiture and proposed sale of assets linked to her. Recall that Diezani was acquitted of corruption charges in a London court.
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SSANU Gives FG 14-Day Ultimatum Over Salary Arrears
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued the federal government a 14-day ultimatum to settle outstanding salary arrears owed its members. The union warned that failure to meet its demands within the period would trigger an indefinite strike without further notice. SSANU national president, Mohammed Ibrahim, disclosed this in a communique issued
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Buhari Was Not In Charge, I'll Tackle Corruption If Elected, Obi Says
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), has pledged to tackle corruption and reform the fuel subsidy regime if elected president in the 2027 general elections. Obi said his approach to fighting corruption would start with him and his family, stressing that those in government must first ensure they are not
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High Chief Shot Dead During Burial Ceremony In Ondo
A traditional High Chief has been shot dead during a burial ceremony in Ayeka, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday while traditional funeral rites were being performed for another deceased High Chief in the community. According to sources, some participants were reportedly firing guns into the air as part
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Brand Deal Dispute: 22BET Sues Comedian Sabinus Over €40,750 Advance
Popular Nigerian comedian and brand influencer Emmanuel Chukwuebuka Ejekwu, popularly known as Oga Sabinus, has been dragged before the Lagos State High Court for allegedly failing to provide marketing and promotional services after receiving a €40,750 advance under a brand ambassador agreement with hospitality firm Arcadia Hospitality Limited, also known as 22BET. The company is
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Airforce ATR-42 Crash: National Tragedy That Must Be lnvestigated – Conference Of Speakers
The chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, (COSSLN), Hon. Dennis Guwor, has described the the tragic crash of a Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft in Ondo state on Monday, involving 32 persons on board as a national tragedy and a painful blow to the Nigerian Armed Forces, the aviation sector and the
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PI-CNG Chief Advocates Govt Policy For Commercial Vehicles Conversion To Gas, EVs
The chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PI-CNGEV), Barr. Ismael Ahmed, says the initiative will lobby the Federal Government to adopt a policy requiring all commercial vehicles to run on natural gas or electricity. Ahmed made the disclosure in an interview on Arise News TV, where he discussed the
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2027: Kaduna Pensioners Endorse Uba Sani's Re-election
Kaduna State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners(NUP) has described Senator Uba Sani as a Pensioners-Friendly Governor who has wiped its members' tears in the last three years. Presenting an award to during a courtesy call on Tuesday, the union noted that the Governor has released over N21 billion for the settlement of outstanding
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ACF Backs Probe Of NAF Plane Crash In Ondo
The apex northern socio-cultural organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has welcomed the resolve of the Government to thoroughly investigate the tragic loss of 25 military personnel and crew of Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft that crashed at Igbokoda, Ondo State on Monday. ACF while describing the incident as tragic said probing the circumstances of the
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Oil Rig Count Hits 70 As Nigeria's Crude Output Reaches 1.82mbpd, Says Lokpobiri
Nigeria's active oil rigs have risen from fewer than 10 in 2023 to more than 70, reflecting increased drilling activity in the country's upstream sector, the minister of state for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said. Lokpobiri disclosed this in Abuja at the fifth anniversary of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),
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Nigeria To Champion African Virtual Investment Platform On OECD Policy — Oduwole
The federal government says its championing African Virtual Investment Platform, while reaffirming commitment to far-reaching investment reforms of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Investment Policy Review and consultations. Declaring open the technical engagement with the OECD delegation in Abuja, the Minister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, described the African Virtual
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2027: Atiku, Amaechi Won't Get 25% Votes In Rivers, ADC Presenting Joint Ticket Of Corruption – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a blistering attack on the opposition, declaring the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential ticket of Atiku Abubakar and former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, as a "joint ticket of corruption." He spoke during a high-powered political engagement on Monday, at a Town Hall interactive
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From Commissioning to Eternity: Heartbreaking Story of Military Officer Who Died in Ondo NAF Crash
Flying Officer IM Adeshina was one of the victims who suffered a tragic end in the Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State. LEADERSHIP gathered that his tragic end came barely nine days after he was commissioned into the service. Adeshina was commissioned on 26 September 2026, after emerging as the Best Graduating
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Edo Lawyer Osa-Ogbegie Condemns Asari Dokubo's Attack On Late Okunbo, Son
A Benin-based legal practitioner, Barrister Daniel Aroren Noah Osa-Ogbegie, has condemned what he described as attacks by Niger Delta activist, Asari Dokubo, on the late Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, popularly known as Captain Hosa, and his son, Osahon Idahosa Okunbo. Osa-Ogbegie, in a statement issued on Tuesday in reaction to a viral video by Dokubo,
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