Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell UK plc, has announced a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. The project to harness more than 300 million barrels of oil reserve will add an additional 110,000...
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The Supreme Court, on Monday, awarded a N5 million fine against Mr Ambrose Owuru, a former presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, for filing a suit described as “frivolous and vexatious” against President Bola Tinubu. The five-member panel of justices, in a judgment read by Justice Uwani Aba-Aji,...
A PDP Chieftain in Ondo State, Sen. Nicholas Tofowomo, has said the party lost the Nov. 16 governorship election to lack of preparedness, a divided house and complacency by party leaders and supporters. Tofowomo, a former senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, stated this in...
Nigerian model, Samuel Nwajagu, has received an outpouring of tributes from fans over his historic feat as the first African to win the prestigious Mister International title. The 16th Mister International pageant took place during the weekend at the Island Hall, Fashion Island, in Bangkok, Thailand. The 23-year-old software...
A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chief Wole Olanipekun, has called on the judiciary to maintain its integrity by purging itself of bad eggs. Olanipekun, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), made the call in Ibadan on Monday at the opening of the Law Week and...
Ghana’s president-elect, John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to revamp the cocoa sector and reorganise the state-run regulator, aiming to stimulate growth and improve efficiency in the world’s second-largest cocoa producer. In an interview with Reuters on Friday, he criticised the cocoa industry structure where the cocoa marketing board (COCOBOD)...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigerian Vice-President, Kashim Shettima is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the Chairman, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, Dr Muhammad-Sulaiman Al-Jasser, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 20. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications, Office of the Vice...
The combined efforts of the military, Police and other security forces led to the killing of 8,034 terrorists, the arrest of 11,623 suspected terrorists and the rescue of 7,967 kidnap victims in 2024. Director, Legal Service and Coordinator, Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), Office of the National Security...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, on Monday, presented cheques in millions of naira to some Next-of-Kins (NOKs) of deceased personnel of the Nigerian Army under the Group Life Insurance scheme. Oluyede made the presentation at the opening of the 2024 COAS Annual Conference on Monday...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A 14-year old girl, Precious Essien, has emerged winner of Face of Teen Beauty Pageant International in Cross River. She was crowned winner after beating 14 other contestants to clinched the crown in a keenly contested pageant. The organizer of the beauty pageant, Thelma...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – First Lady of Cross River State, Eyoanwan Otu, has encouraged parents to actively support their children’s participation in the Calabar Children’s Carnival, emphasizing its positive impact on the mental acuity of the participants. Speaking at the flag-off of this year’s Children’s Carnival dry run...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – No fewer than 10,000 vulnerable population in Benue State have benefitted from the free healthcare services carried out by a non governmental organization, 1019 Initiatives. Team leader of the group Tersoo Ukechir in a chat with NATIONAL ACCORD during the official launch of...
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.60% in November 2024 from 33.88% in October 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. The November inflation rate showed an increase of 0.72% points compared to the October 2024 inflation rate, according to NBS’s latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed the death of one person and the rescue of four others, in an accident that happened on the Third Mainland Bridge. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, made the confirmation in a statement on Monday...
By Yushau A. Shuaib In 2019, my son, Gidado Shuaib—publisher of News Digest and the host of the annual Campus Journalism Awards (CJA)—found himself enmeshed in a defamation case. It stemmed from a report he and Alfred Olufemi an award-winning young journalist at Premium Times published regarding alleged hemp...
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) on Monday said the reported oil leak from the Bonny Oil Export Terminal will not affect oil export. SPDC noted that the incident affected only a section at one out of the three loading buoys which has been isolated. SPDC’s Media...
The Zone-2 Police Command in Lagos has detained two suspected international fraudsters that allegedly specialised in forging foreign certificates in Lagos and Ghana. The AIG in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayaode, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. Fayoade said that the suspects allegedly...
The Federal Government, through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has offered two FGN bonds valued at N120 billion for subscription through auction. According to a statement by the DMO on Monday in Abuja, the first offer is an April 2029 FGN bond valued at N60 billion, at an interest...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Nigeria will get much better in 2025 with the unwavering commitment of President Bola Tinubu to reposition the country and set it on the path of development. The Lagos State APC Chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, gave the assurance at the party’s Christmas...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved the appointment of a Chairman and four Commissioners for the Borno State Local Government Service Commission. This announcement was made on Monday by the Governor’s spokesperson, Dauda Iliya. The newly appointed chairman, Alhaji Modu Alh Musa, previously...