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WED 2026: Chevron Nigeria, Mid-Africa Region’s Commitment To Environmental Stewardship

By Olusoga Oduselu JUNE 5 is observed globally as World Environment Day (WED/, an occasion that highlights the importance of environmental awareness and responsible action. This year’s theme, “A Global Call for Climate Action,” reflects the importance of coordinated efforts to address climate-related challenges affecting people, communities and ecosystems. Climate-related impacts, including rising temperatures, flooding,…

Heritage Energy appoints Adebawo as General Manager

Is Oil Still Nigeria’s Backbone Or Its Addiction?

By Sola Adebawo THERE are two conversations Nigerians have about oil. The first is nostalgic. Oil financed highways, universities, airports and decades of public spending. It positioned Nigeria as a continental heavyweight and underwrote the national budget for generations. The second conversation is more uncomfortable. Oil distorted incentives, centralized power, weakened tax discipline and made…

Urgent Appeal To Tunji-Ojo As NIS Portal Fails To Acknowledge N52,000 Passport Payment For Minor

AN urgent appeal has been made to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the Nigerian Immigration Service’s (NIS) failure to acknowledge a N52,000 payment for the 32-page international passport of a minor, Sharon DideOluwa Adurokiya. According to the complaint, the passport application fee was paid on 29 August 2025 via Paystack, with a…

France Confirms First Home-Grown Ebola Case as Doctor Flies In from DRC

How to Protect Yourself From Ebola Infection

Sharon Adurokiya, Reporting  FOLLOWING the Federal Government’s confirmation on Tuesday of Nigeria’s first case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), health authorities have issued guidance on how members of the public can protect themselves and their loved ones. Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood or…

PTI Pledges Technical Support For Ghana’s Petroleum Authority

Ebenezer Adurokiya, Reporting  THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in building technical capacity for the West African nation’s oil and gas industry, describing the collaboration as vital to strengthening regional solidarity and advancing Africa’s petroleum sector. The pledge came as…

Osun Police Declare Ex-NURTW Chief Wanted Over Murder

Blessing Bello, Reporting  THE Osun State Police Command has declared the former state chairman of the National Union of Road Transportation Workers (NURTW), Nurudeen Wakili, popularly known as Alowonle, and one Olayemi Ojo, alias Sibi, wanted in connection with the alleged murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a close ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Mr Oyeyemi, who…

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WED 2026: Chevron Nigeria, Mid-Africa Region’s Commitment To Environmental Stewardship

By Olusoga Oduselu JUNE 5 is observed globally as World Environment Day (WED/, an occasion that highlights the importance of environmental awareness and responsible action. This year’s theme, “A Global Call for Climate Action,” reflects the importance of coordinated efforts to address climate-related challenges affecting people, communities and ecosystems. Climate-related impacts, including rising temperatures, flooding,...
Heritage Energy appoints Adebawo as General Manager

Is Oil Still Nigeria’s Backbone Or Its Addiction?

By Sola Adebawo THERE are two conversations Nigerians have about oil. The first is nostalgic. Oil financed highways, universities, airports and decades of public spending. It positioned Nigeria as a continental heavyweight and underwrote the national budget for generations. The second conversation is more uncomfortable. Oil distorted incentives, centralized power, weakened tax discipline and made...

Urgent Appeal To Tunji-Ojo As NIS Portal Fails To Acknowledge N52,000 Passport Payment For Minor

AN urgent appeal has been made to the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the Nigerian Immigration Service’s (NIS) failure to acknowledge a N52,000 payment for the 32-page international passport of a minor, Sharon DideOluwa Adurokiya. According to the complaint, the passport application fee was paid on 29 August 2025 via Paystack, with a...
France Confirms First Home-Grown Ebola Case as Doctor Flies In from DRC

How to Protect Yourself From Ebola Infection

Sharon Adurokiya, Reporting  FOLLOWING the Federal Government’s confirmation on Tuesday of Nigeria’s first case of the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), health authorities have issued guidance on how members of the public can protect themselves and their loved ones. Ebola spreads through direct contact with the blood or...

PTI Pledges Technical Support For Ghana’s Petroleum Authority

Ebenezer Adurokiya, Reporting  THE Petroleum Training Institute (PTI) in Effurun, Delta State, has reaffirmed its readiness to partner with Ghana’s National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in building technical capacity for the West African nation’s oil and gas industry, describing the collaboration as vital to strengthening regional solidarity and advancing Africa’s petroleum sector. The pledge came as...

Osun Police Declare Ex-NURTW Chief Wanted Over Murder

Blessing Bello, Reporting  THE Osun State Police Command has declared the former state chairman of the National Union of Road Transportation Workers (NURTW), Nurudeen Wakili, popularly known as Alowonle, and one Olayemi Ojo, alias Sibi, wanted in connection with the alleged murder of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a close ally of Governor Ademola Adeleke. Mr Oyeyemi, who...

Delta Police Arrest Three for Impersonating Government Officials

Rita Enemuru, Reporting  THE Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected fraudsters accused of impersonating high-ranking government officials to defraud a community leader of ₦5.475 million. The suspects — Aghogho Okpogbodu, 51, Moses Exist, 48, and Benjamin Owah, 49 — were apprehended following an investigation by detectives attached to the Area Command in Effurun,...

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