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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…

Lugard, Ethnic Chauvinism and Nigeria’s Search for External Validation

By Richard Ikiebe LAST week, Britain’s King and Prime Minister were in the Caribbean amid renewed debate over the country’s historical responsibility for slavery. Caribbean nations are pressing Britain to acknowledge the consequences of its imperial past, while the British government weighs whether an apology should extend to reparative action. This debate raises a fundamental…

NCDC Warns of Multiple Disease Threats, Says No New Cases of Ebola

NIGERIA has recorded no new Ebola infection, 21 days after confirming an imported case of the Bundibugyo virus from Uganda. However, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is warning of multiple infectious disease threats, including dengue, chikungunya, diphtheria, meningitis and Lassa fever. Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, says the national response remains active,…

‎35 Years In Service: How Family, Friends, Colleagues Celebrated ASP Ajikanbi In Lagos 

‎35 Years In Service: How Family, Friends, Colleagues Celebrated ASP Ajikanbi In Lagos 

By Ebenezer Adurokiya AFTER 35 years of service to his fatherland, a career marked by demanding security assignments, international peacekeeping missions, professional sacrifices and enduring relationships, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Joseph Ajikanbi, popularly known as Idowu Ogbe by his secondary school classmates, has bowed out of the Nigeria Police Force. ‎But while the uniform…

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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...

Lugard, Ethnic Chauvinism and Nigeria’s Search for External Validation

By Richard Ikiebe LAST week, Britain’s King and Prime Minister were in the Caribbean amid renewed debate over the country’s historical responsibility for slavery. Caribbean nations are pressing Britain to acknowledge the consequences of its imperial past, while the British government weighs whether an apology should extend to reparative action. This debate raises a fundamental...

NCDC Warns of Multiple Disease Threats, Says No New Cases of Ebola

NIGERIA has recorded no new Ebola infection, 21 days after confirming an imported case of the Bundibugyo virus from Uganda. However, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) is warning of multiple infectious disease threats, including dengue, chikungunya, diphtheria, meningitis and Lassa fever. Director-General, Dr Jide Idris, says the national response remains active,...
‎35 Years In Service: How Family, Friends, Colleagues Celebrated ASP Ajikanbi In Lagos 

‎35 Years In Service: How Family, Friends, Colleagues Celebrated ASP Ajikanbi In Lagos 

By Ebenezer Adurokiya AFTER 35 years of service to his fatherland, a career marked by demanding security assignments, international peacekeeping missions, professional sacrifices and enduring relationships, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Joseph Ajikanbi, popularly known as Idowu Ogbe by his secondary school classmates, has bowed out of the Nigeria Police Force. ‎But while the uniform...

Five Years of Nigeria’s Complex Petroleum Industry Act

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu WHEN he ran for president on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform in Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar famously promised to privatise the hydrocarbons and energy assets. He argued that “privatising the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) would be to our advantage. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the...

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