Tag: politics
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Militant Group Claims Attack on Major Nigeria Oil Pipeline
PRESS RELEASE April 13, 2025 – MEDIA RELEASE Under the aegis of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D), forces of the Liberation Army of the Niger Delta and Bakassi (L.A.N.D. & B) attacked and destroyed 1. Ogada Brass Agip trunk line running from Omouku to Brass Agip terminal 0200hr 2. Oron river back…
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Okah Files New Application to Declare His Imprisonment in South Africa Unlawful
Press Release Okah Files New Application to Declare His Imprisonment in South Africa Unlawful Henry Okah, the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, who is currently serving a 24-year prison sentence in South Africa, has filed a fresh application to that country’s Constitutional Court to…
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Okah Wins Ruling Against Dismissal of Complaint by South Africa’s Chief Justice
Press Release February 13, 2025 – South Africa’s Judicial Conduct Committee said it set aside the dismissal of a complaint by jailed Nigerian militant leader, Henry Okah, saying that documents he filed in an appeal process were tampered with. A three-member panel of the Judicial Conduct Committee in a February…
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FAAC Meeting: FG, States and LGCs Share 1.152 Trillion Naira for February 2024
Press Release Abuja, March 22 – The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its February 2024 meeting chaired by the Honourable Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, shared a total sum of N1,152.756 trillion to the three tiers of government as Federation Allocation for the month…
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Labour: Police Assures on Defending Protesters Rights Amid Proposed Nationwide Protest
Abuja, Feb. 26 – LABOUR: NPF ASSURES DEFENDING PROTESTERS’ RIGHTS AMID PROPOSED NATIONWIDE PROTEST As NPF Places Men on Red Alert Across Nigeria,Warns Impostors Against Hijack The Nigeria Police Force,on the heels of the proposed nationwide protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), hereby affirms the fundamental right of all…
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INEC: Publication of the 2023 General Election Report
PRESS RELEASE Abuja, Feb. 23 – On Thursday, 22nd February 2024, the Commission convened for its weekly meeting, where the 2023 General Election Report was reviewed and approved for publication. In keeping with our tradition over the last four electoral cycles, and our commitment to transparency, we are pleased to…
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NNPC Chief Mele Kyari Highlights Energy Security’s Role in Wealth Creation
Abuja, Feb. 20 – The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Mr. Mele Kyari, says no public wealth creation endeavour can achieve any meaningful success without energy security. The GCEO stated this in a presentation at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) Public…
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INEC Releases Schedule of Primaries Submitted for Edo Governorship Election
PRESS RELEASE Lagos, Feb. 8 – SCHEDULE OF PRIMARIES SUBMITTED BY POLITICAL PARTIES FOR THE EDO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION It will be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) released the Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the Edo State off-cycle Governorship election. Among the activities listed for the…
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Transparency: EITI Rates NNPC Ltd High in Compliance
Abuja, Jan. 38 – PRESS RELEASE Transparency: EITI Rates NNPC Ltd High in Compliance…As Kyari Insists No Public Fund Withheld Global transparency body, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has scored the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) very high in its latest global assessment. This was disclosed by EITI’s…
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Policy Insights: How African-European Partnerships are Shaping Oil & Gas Regulations
PARIS, France, December 28, 2023/ — Growing partnerships between European and African companies are playing a pivotal role in shaping Africa’s oil and gas regulatory frameworks. Through cooperative efforts and shared mandates, these partnerships aim to drive energy security, industrialization and environmental sustainability through advancing mutually beneficial projects across the…
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