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NNPC Foundation wins CSR Champion Award (Health)
NNPC Foundation Limited/Gte, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of NNPC Ltd. has won the CSR Champion Award (Health) 2025 instituted by the Independent Newspapers. The award was presented during the Silver Jubilee edition of the Independent Newspapers Awards, themed “Game Changers: Breaking Barriers and Shaping Tomorrow,” held at Eko Hotel and Suites on Saturday,…
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Nigeria’s NNPC, Algeria’s Sonatrach sign MoU to boost research, innovation in oil & gas
NNPC Limited, through its Research, Technology and Innovation (RTI) Division, in collaboration with the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sonatrach, the Algerian National Oil Company, for cooperation in research, development and innovation. This is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Chief Corporate…
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Tinubu Approves Relief For Airlines Amid Jet A1 Fuel Hike
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, disclosed key Federal Government interventions aimed at reducing the financial pressure on airlines following rising concerns over the cost of Jet A1 fuel and the threat of service disruptions in the aviation sector. The Minister made the disclosure after hours of meeting with a…
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BREAKING: Chelsea sack Rosenior after 4 months as head coach
Chelsea have sacked head coach Liam Rosenior after just four months in charge. His exit follows five straight defeats without a goal, a run that left the team short of confidence and piled pressure on the club’s leadership. Rosenior, brought in to steady things and give the attack more structure, was unable to turn results…
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Alleged N10b Kogi fraud: Ali Bello’s new counsel stalls trial
The trial of Ali Bello, nephew of the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Adoza Bello before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, was stalled on Tuesday, April 21, 2026 following an adjournment at the request of his new counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, to enable him familiarize himself with the facts…
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Malami: Judge threatens contempt, warns counsel against unruly conduct
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, warned counsel appearing before her against engaging in conduct capable of stalling proceedings, threatening to invoke the court’s contempt powers where necessary. The warning came during proceedings in a matter involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and a…
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Court jails man 5 years for recruiting boys into Yahoo School
Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday April 20, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Goodluck Ejimiyare before Justice (Professor) C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Benin City. The convict was arraigned on March 30, 2026 on an amended one -count charge bordering on…
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Peter Obi condemns violent attack on GUO Bus along Benin–Ore Expressway
Former Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the violent attack on a GUO transport bus travelling along the Benin–Ore Expressway, where armed kidnappers reportedly ambushed the vehicle, killed the driver, and abducted all passengers into a nearby bush. Mr. Obi in a statement on Wednesday, said the sad incident has become an increasingly distressing and…
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167 senior police officers to face Force Disciplinary Committee
Nigeria Police Force has commenced the sitting of the Force Disciplinary Committee (FDC) to review pending disciplinary matters involving one hundred and sixty-seven (167) senior police officers over alleged breaches of professional conduct and other related offences. Force spokesman, DCP Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. DCP Placid said…
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Tinubu makes new appointments in education sector
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made new appointments for the National Examination Council (NECO), the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE), the Federal Polytechnic in N’yak Shendam, Plateau State, and the National Library of Nigeria, all institutions under the Federal Ministry of Education. President Tinubu appointed Prof Modupe Adeola Adelabu as Chairman of the Governing…