CHEVRON CONFIRMS DISCOVERY OF Of NEW OILFIELD IN NIGERIA Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) said it has discovered a new oil field in the shallow offshore area of the South South region of Nigeria. It was learnt that the new discovery estimated to hold 17,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) is expected to boost Nigeria’s ailing oil production. Jim Swartz, …

In this interview, a former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) highlights some of his experiences in office, what transpired before and after the civil war, and restates his belief in a united Nigeria. You are committed to Nigeria’s unity; how did you take it when the civil war broke out? I grew up with other Nigerians in …

OXFORD UNIVERSITY ADDS IGBO LANGUAGE TO SPECIAL CURRICULUM Just recently, the University of Oxford, England introduced the teaching of the Igbo language as a course in its institution. The University inducted Mr. Emmanuel Ikechukwu Umeonyirioha as the first official Igbo lecturer in the University. The University of Oxford is known to have offered modern languages since 1724 with the Igbo …

FG FAILS TO PAY ALLOCATION TO LOCAL GOVTS THREE MONTHS AFTER SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT The Local government councils’ allocations for September 2024 were paid into the states/LGs Joint accounts by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) contrary to what Nigerians were made to believe that the funds would go directly into the LGs’ individual accounts as ordered more than three …

DPO SLUMPS, DIES IN OFFICE IN LAGOS The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ijanikin Police Station, Lagos State Police Command, CSP Bolaji Olugbenga, is dead. The DPO was said to have slumped in the office and died before he could be rushed to a hospital on Thursday night. The news of his death has thrown the officers attached …

WHY TINUBU HAS REFUSED TO STOP EFCC FROM PROSECUTING YAHAYA BELLO – PRESIDENCY SOURCES The reason President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not intervene to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been revealed.Bello, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was a member of the defunct Tinubu/Shettima campaign organization …

NIGERIA ON AUTOPILOT – JOE IGBOKWE, TINUBU’S STRONG SUPPORTER Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has continued his tirade against the country’s economic fortunes since President Bola Tinubu assumed the mantle of leadership. Igbokwe, who campaigned actively for Tinubu in the buildup to the 2023 elections, has been very critical of the current administration lately. On …

129 MILLION NIGERIANS TRAPPED IN POVERTY – WORLD BANK REPORT The World Bank has released the Nigeria Development Update report, offering a bleak outlook on poverty in Nigeria, as it stated that over 129 million Nigerians now live below the national poverty line.It released the report on Thursday in Abuja as Nigerians lamented the worsening hunger nationwide, and wondered when …

NIGERIA’S CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, LAGBAJA, INCAPACITATED: GENERALS JOSTLE FOR POSITIONTop military officers are jostling for the position of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff as Lieutenant General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, the current incumbent, deals with an undisclosed health issue, sources told SaharaReporters. This development has led to intense lobbying of politicians and influential retired generals by those eager to succeed …

NIGERIA LOSES 855,629 METRIC TONNES OF FOOD TO FLOODS IN 2024 – FAO The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated a loss of 855,629 metric tonnes of food to the 2024 floods. This figure according to the FAO represents an amount equivalent to feed 8.5 million Nigerians for the period of six-months. FAO assistant country …

NOBODY IS WORKING FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY – JOE IGBOKWE LAMENTS APC Chieftain has expressed concern over the recent report by the World Bank that Nigeria’s currency, the Naira, is the weakest in Africa. In a post shared on his Facebook page this morning, October 18, Igbokwe wondered how this has happened when Nigeria is the ‘’most endowed country in …

HOW FG PACIFIED LABOUR WITH PROMISES TO COMPLETE FIVE REFINERIES, PAY ARREARS One of the promises the Federal Government made to pacify Organised Labour at yesterday’s parley was that five refineries would soon be fully functional. Also, government vowed to pay arrears of wages. These, among others, formed the core of the meeting where “they agreed that it is better …

NLC REJECTS COURT RULING ON ABURE LEADERSHIP OF LABOUR PARTY The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the Abuja Federal High Court ruling that affairmed Julius Abure as the national chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Theophilus Ndubuaku, acting Chairman of the NLC Political Commission, condemned the leadership by Abure, who he accused of undermining the Party’s stability ahead of …

MINIMUM WAGE UPDATE: STATES PAYING N70,000 AND ABOVE Some state governments have decided to surpass the Federal Government’s approved minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers. In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants across Nigeria with a promise to review the payment every three years. Following this directive, several state governments …

LP CRISIS: INEC RECOGNISES ABURE FACTION AFTER COURT JUDGEMENT The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has finally obeyed the court order compelling it to recognize the Julius Abure leadership of the Labour Party. In a letter addressed to Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, the Secretary of the Commission, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, invited the Labour Party to the fourth consultative meeting …