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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),  says it transferred N153.01 billion into the federation account in January. The corporation disclosed this in its Financial and Operations Report for the month of January released in Abuja on Sunday. “Within the period under focus, NNPC transferred N153.01 billion into the Federation Account. …

The Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will play a role in determining the choices President Muhammadu Buhari would make in picking the next cabinet ministers but the party would not lord it over him. According to …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) says it has received details of some alleged corrupt contractors from the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola. In a statement issued on Sunday by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP said the minister forwarded some documents from some of …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has initiated a fresh investigation against outgoing Senate President, Bukola Saraki. This was made known through a letter signed by the EFCC Zonal Head overseeing Kwara, Isyaku Sharu, and addressed to the Permanent Secretary, Kwara Government House. According to the letter made available …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation is in the process of establishing a condensate refinery that is to specifically produce Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol. It was learnt that the corporation had completed the feasibility studies on the refinery and the facility would utilise the huge amount of condensate …

Dr. Abayomi Ajayi (info@nordicalagos.org) Do you know you can choose the sex of your children before they are born?  Everyone wants a healthy baby and it is normal to have a preference. Gender selection enables that. It is a procedure that allows intending parents to choose the sex of their baby. …

The federal government is on the verge of ending the perennial shortfall in domestic gas supply with the inauguration of the Asa North/Ohaji South (ANOH) Gas Processing Company, expected to deliver 300 million standard cubic feet (msfct) of gas per day to the domestic market. The project, a partnership between …

The Securities and Exchange Commission has urged the beneficiaries of deceased investors to step up efforts to claim their dividends. The acting Director General, SEC, Ms Mary Uduk, said the move was in a bid to further reduce the quantum of unclaimed dividends in the Nigerian capital market. Uduk spoke …

Former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, is said to be in stable condition after reportedly slumping during the burial of late Maj. Gen. David Ejoor, in Ovwor-Olomu community within Ughelli-south local government area of Delta state. Following the incident, Gen. Gowon was said to have been rushed by …

A Boeing 737 skidded off a runway into a river after crash-landing during a lightning storm in Florida on Friday, officials said, with terrified passengers all safely evacuated to shore from the stricken jet’s wings. The plane carrying 143 people including the crew from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba slammed into …