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The Nigeria LNG (NLNG) Ltd has explained its choice of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to present the 2022 Nigerian Prize for Literature to the winners. A statement on the company’s website on Friday said the choice amplified the key messages and joint ambitions of the 2022 Nigeria Prize for Science…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday said the Federal Government has failed in the oil and gas sector and should get out of the business. The governor spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on the occasion of the seventh edition of KadInvest, an annual event organised by the…
The British monarch, King Charles III, will be crowned on May 6, 2023. According to a statement released by the Royal Family on Tuesday, the coronation will hold at Westminster Abbey. Part of the statement read, “The Coronation of His Majesty The King will take place on Saturday 6 May…
Without prejudice to the extent of preparations, has government genuinely evaluated reasons for dispute and rejection of previous census results in Nigeria before proceeding to organise another headcount? Results of census conducted in 1962, 1963, 1973, 1991 and 2006 were all marred by anomalies and controversies allegedly engendered by manipulation…
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to ending insecurity in Nigeria. The Nigerian leader made the pledge on Tuesday during the conferment of national awards to 490 recipients in Abuja. “The President restated the commitment of the Federal Government, under his leadership, to root out all forms of banditry,…
The University of California, Berkeley, USA has said it will offer an academic course on the US-based Trinidadian rapper, Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty popularly known as Nicki Minaj. The institution will offer African-American studies about Minaj during the Spring 2023 semester, according to a tweet made last week by ProfessorPeace And…
OPERATIVES of Tantita Security Services Limited, TSSL, owned by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, have ambushed and arrested eight members of a suspected crude oil syndicate while they were pumping crude oil from a Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, pipeline in Delta State, into an improvised 87-metre long ocean-going vessel,…
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels is celebrating her birthday today (Monday). The mother of two shared pictures of herself on her Instagram page with caption “Happy birthday to me 🎉.” Credit: Instagram | regina.daniels
The running mate to Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party Dr Yusuf Baba-Ahmed has urged party members to shun ethnic and religious politics. Baba-Ahmed made the call while addressing party members in Bauchi, saying they should focus on credible candidates without religious and ethic sentiments. He advised the…
Lagos Govt Threatens To Arrest, Prosecute Roadside Traders
