NSCDC discovers illegal refinery in Sokoto

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) said it had discovered an illegal refinery, operated…

U.S. Navy, citing poor seamanship, removes commanders of warship in deadly crash

The U.S. Navy has removed the two senior officers and the senior enlisted sailor on a…

Investors to build two refineries in P’Harcourt, Warri –NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday said two private Nigerian companies had…

Immigration arrests top officers for ‘job racketeering’

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) says it has begun the arrest of suspected recruitment fraudsters and…

Libya repatriates 135 Nigerian migrants

Libyan authorities on Thursday repatriated 135 Nigerian migrants, including women and children, who had made failed…

Obasanjo asks Agbakoba to join politics 

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has asked human rights activists and founding President, Nigerian Chamber of Shipping,…

Osinbajo declares hate speech as form of terrorism

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday said the Federal Government has drawn the line on hate speech. He…

Lagos is second worst city to live in

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a sister publication of The Economist of London, says Lagos, is…

FOU Zone ‘C’ impounds contraband worth N101.693m

The Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’ of Nigeria Customs Service in Owerri on Wednesday said it confiscated…

FG begins audit of TSA remittances by banks

The Federal Government has commenced an independent audit to ascertain the rate of compliance by Deposit…

Kachikwu: FG working to reduce cost of oil production to $15 per barrel  

The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, has decried the high cost of oil production…

Navy destroys 30 illegal refineries in Rivers  

The Nigerian Navy says it has discovered 30 new illegal refineries with combined capacity to produce…