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DHQ seeks oil pipeline metering to combat theft

The Defence Headquarters has insisted that crude oil pipelines across the country must be metered, to curb oil theft. It lamented that its demand for the metering of crude oil pipelines in the country had yet to be activated. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Edward Buba, on Thursday, noted that metering oil...
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NDPHC, EFCC partner to tackle fraudulent contractors

The Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have entered into a partnership to tackle dishonest contractors and enforce discipline. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman of EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, in Abuja, the NDPHC Managing Director, Jennifer Adighije, said her management team is determined to uphold...
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NIPCO backs Tinubu’s petroleum reforms

NIPCO Plc has reinforced its backing for President Bola Tinubu’s petroleum industry reforms, with a focus on expanding Nigeria’s downstream gas infrastructure. At a recent meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja, NIPCO’s Senior Executive, Mr Ramesh Kansagra, expressed the company’s alignment with the Federal Government’s goal to advance the use of Compressed Natural Gas as...
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BUA Foods revenue rises to N1.07tn

BUA Foods Plc has reported a 104 per cent rise in revenue to N1.07tn for the nine months ending September 2024. In a statement, BUA Foods showed from recently released unaudited financials, its performance cut across its product range, with growth in sugar, flour, and pasta sales. Gross profit climbed by 82 per cent to...
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Flooding: NEC plans new dams for S’East, S’South

The National Economic Council, Nigeria’s highest economic advisory body, on Thursday, recommended the inclusion of the South East and South-South in the construction of dams. The council also backed an earlier Federal Government directive mandating the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation to commence a comprehensive integrity test of Nigeria’s waterways and dams to mitigate...
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Borno girl wins army degree schorlarship award

Borno-born Nana-Fatima Bolori has emerged as the winner of the Nigerian Army degree scholarship award following a series of selection processes. While making the announcement on Thursday in Maiduguri, at Maimalari Cantonment, the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, Major General Waidi Shuaibu, said the scholarship, amounting to N500,000, will...
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JUST IN: Police detain VDM after honouring invitation

The Nigeria Police Force, Thursday evening, detained controversial social critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan. Although VDM’s offence was not known at the time of filing this report, his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, said he was detained after honouring a police invitation. In a post on X on Thursday, Adeyanju disclosed that his client had...
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Ex-Kwara deputy speaker dies in auto crash

A former deputy speaker of the Kwara state House of Assembly, Christopher Ayeni, on Thursday died in a fatal auto accident. Ayeni who was the Deputy Speaker in the fourth State Legislative Assembly reportedly died in the accident which occurred at about 10:00 am at a distance of 500m away from Igbaja junction, Ajase-ipo in...
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Tinubu seeks economic ties with France, China, others

President Bola Tinubu has called for stronger economic partnerships between Nigeria and its longstanding allies, including France, China, and Denmark, to deliver tangible benefits for citizens, particularly in areas like education, healthcare, and infrastructure. Speaking at the State House in Abuja on Thursday, Tinubu received Letters of Credence from the ambassadors of the French Republic,...
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