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Ad-hoc panel investigates HYPREP fund management, contract transparency, and remediation project impact The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Oil Spill Clean-Up Funds has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring transparency, accountability, and justice in the management of funds earmarked for environmental remediation in the Niger Delta. Chairman of the committee,…
The Federal Government of Nigeria lost approximately 13.5 million barrels of crude oil, valued at $3.3 billion, to oil theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024, according to the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). The revelation was made by NEITI Executive Secretary, Dr. Ogbonnaya Orji, at the 2025…
Non-governmental organization Vectar Energy has renewed its call for increased climate financing and clean energy investments in Nigeria, stressing the need to accelerate the country’s transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy solutions. Speaking at the inaugural EcoWise Multi-Stakeholder Forum in Abuja, Founder of Vectar Energy, Deborah Fadeyi, emphasized that…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has submitted responses to 19 audit queries regarding an alleged ₦210 trillion in unaccounted funds, covering the financial years 2017 to 2023. This was disclosed by Senator Aliyu Wadada, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts,…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has attributed the recent cooking gas scarcity in Nigeria to temporary loading delays caused by the strike action led by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Ojulari made this known…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has officially suspended its nationwide strike, following high-level negotiations involving the National Security Adviser and the management of Dangote Refinery. PENGASSAN President, Festus Osifo, announced the development on Wednesday during a press conference in Abuja, saying the suspension was…
The Federal Government on Wednesday announced the resolution of the labour dispute between the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, following high-level mediation. The breakthrough was revealed in a communiqué signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, who…
U.S. President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to impose a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States, blaming foreign countries for what he calls the systematic “theft” of the American movie industry. In a fiery post on Truth Social Monday, Trump accused other nations of draining Hollywood’s…
Labour Ministers mediate as union demands reinstatement of over 800 dismissed workers A high-stakes reconciliation meeting is currently underway between the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, with the Federal Government stepping in to mediate a…
President Bola Tinubu has posthumously conferred national honours on four late Ogoni leaders—Albert Badey, Edward Kobani, Theophilus Orage, and Samuel Orage, collectively known as the “Ogoni Four.” The President announced the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) award on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while receiving…
