American oil major, ExxonMobil has declared force majeure on oil lifting from several ports in Nigeria. This follows reported industrial action by the company’s in-house workers union, the company said, in a statement yesterday. LEADERSHIP reports that this will lead to ...
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Feed SubscriptionStrike: Aviation Ministry Appeals For Suspension Of Action
…As unions threaten total shutdown The Ministry of Aviation has called on aviation unions to end the industrial action which has crippled activities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. The ministry, in a statement by its spokesperson, Odutayo Oluseyi, said: ...
Read More »SENATE PRESIDENCY: Contenders And Pretenders
The National Assembly elections on February 25 threw up a lot of surprises. Parties least expected to produce lawmakers now have substantial seats at the Red Chamber. The presence of so many minority parties is threatening the ambition of some ...
Read More »Five Years Mandatory Practice: Medical Doctors Draw Battle Line
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is in the news following a bill seeking to stop medical doctors from seeking greener pastures less than 5 years after medical school. The action of the parliament came as a reaction to the exodus of ...
Read More »NIMASA Takes Delivery Of Brand New Mass Transit Boats
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has taken delivery of brand new mass transit boats for staff use. The director general of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, said this in his official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The information reads: “We ...
Read More »CBN To Banks, Ors: Pay Special Attention To Risks, Comply With Anti-money Laundering Rules
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and other financial institutions (OFIs) to pay special attention to credit risk, operational risk, legal risk, liquidity risk, reputation risk and compliance with rules for combating money laundering, financing of terrorism ...
Read More »Nigeria Leads As Global Gas Flaring Drops To Lowest Level Since 2010
Nigeria leads two other countries, Mexico, and the United States— to account for most of the decline in global gas flaring in 2022, the World Bank has said. The Breton Woods institution, in its Global Gas Flaring Tracker report for ...
Read More »Renewed Terror Attacks After 2023 Polls
…Security experts fault president’s marching orders to service chiefs without results …’They’re already writing their handover notes’ …Surviving IDPs desert camps in Benue There is growing anxiety following the recent spike in terror attacks after the 2023 general elections and ...
Read More »NAF Boss Restates FG’s Commitment To Security Of All Nigerians
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, has restated the determination of the federal government to secure and curtail insecurity in every part of Nigeria. He said part of the strategies to meet the increasing demands of ...
Read More »FG To Disburse CVFF Money Before May 29 – Minister
The Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, has assured Nigerian shipowners that the federal government will disburse money accrued under the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to them before the end of the current administration on May 29. Speaking ...
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