Tag: nigerian energy

An Investigating Police Officer, Elizabeth Osikolu, on Monday, told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, how a housewife, Omolara Alashe, forced a 19-year-old girl (name withheld) to sleep with her husband, Ramoni Lateef, to bear children. Osikolu, the second prosecution witness, who was led in evidence–in–chief by the state prosecuting counsel, B.T. Boye,…

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has described the statement by Dangote Refinery that it would import substandard petrol into the country as a ploy to monopolise the oil and gas market. PETROAN, in a statement on Monday signed by its public relations officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, insisted that competition must…

Justice O. Adetujoye of the Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, has returned a case file involving Mukaila Lamidi, commonly known as Auxiliary, to the state Chief Judge for reassignment to another court. This decision was made during a hearing on Monday, concerning multiple serious charges against the former Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the…

An Air Peace flight from Benin to Abuja on Monday returned to base due to a technical issue with the aircraft. The airline disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Ejike Ndulio. Ndulio stated that the decision to return to base was a safety measure taken by the airline. According to the statement,…

Following the recent arraignment of minors allegedly involved in the EndBadGovernance protests at the Federal High Court in Abuja, which sparked public outcry, police have arraigned 19 more suspects, including three minors, at State High Court 10 in Maiduguri, Borno State. The suspects were charged before Justice Aisha Mohammed Ali for participating in similar protests…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Monday issued an arrest warrant against the managing director of Dana Air, Hathiramani Ranesh, over alleged refusal to appear in court to stand trial. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, held that the arrest of Mr Ranesh is necessary following his refusal to appear in court…

The Presiding Judge, Kaduna Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Bashar Alkali has declared the purported compulsory retirement of Mohammed Ado and 15 others by the Kaduna State Urban Planning And Development Authority on grounds of services no longer required and without compliance with the Public Service Rules as illegal, null and…

Numerous containers are currently stuck at the Apapa and Tin-Can Ports due to ongoing disruptions in the online services of several Nigerian commercial banks, which are upgrading their electronic banking portals. According to the National President of the Africa Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria (APFFLON), Mr. Frank Ogunojemite, many import units…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Monday, overturned the conviction of the Umar Danladi tribunal, which found a former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, guilty of false asset declaration. The appellate court in a judgment, discharged and acquitted Onnoghen from the conviction delivered against him by the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The…

Nigeria’s foreign exchange market has yet to stabilise despite several initiatives by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Fitch Ratings, a global rating agency, has said. This view slightly contrasts with a report by the International Monetary Fund, which suggested that the naira was showing signs of stability, owing to recent interest rate hikes and CBN…

Dangote Refinery has disclosed its petrol prices following claims by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) that they are importing petroleum products at cheaper rates compared to Dangote. In a statement released on Sunday night, signed by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and…

A Chief Magistrate Court in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, has sentenced a man who claimed to be ‘Professor’ Jide Josiah Jisos to six months in prison for impersonation during the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). According to a statement released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Sunday, the convict was apprehended…

Dangote Refinery has disclosed its petrol prices following claims by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) that they are importing petroleum products at cheaper rates compared to Dangote. In a statement released on Sunday night, signed by Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief Branding and…

A group of 39 passengers, led by international human rights lawyer Emmanuel Ogebe, have petitioned the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, over an incident involving Ibom Air. The passengers allege that on Sunday, their 3pm flight Q1554 from Lagos to Abuja was delayed for over five hours because a VIP commandeered the aircraft for personal…

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, yesterday said the federal government would deploy new technologies like drones and satellite surveillance to halt massive oil theft in the Niger Delta. Lokpobiri also called for greater commitment from industry players to Nigeria’s ambitious plan to increase crude oil production by over one…

A 35-year-old man, Paul Gyenger, has been remanded in prison for allegedly calling Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue ‘ a chronic womaniser” on his social media platform. Gyenger who lives in Makurdi was charged with cyberstalking and defamation of character by the police. He was arraigned before Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday. However, the…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its Third Quarter Capital Market Committee (CMC) meeting. The Commission, on Saturday, said the meeting earlier fixed for November 14, 2024, was postponed to allow it to attend to ‘urgent regulatory commitments’. The CMC is an industry-wide body comprising the SEC, capital market operators, trade groups, and…

The defendants in the ongoing trial instituted by the Federal Government against some children for allegedly taking part in the August protest tagged “End Bad Governance” have filed a notice of preliminary objection, asking the learned trial judge to decline jurisdiction in the case. The application, filed on their behalf by foremost human rights lawyer…

Dangote Refinery has dismissed the allegation of selling Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol at between N1, 015 and N1, 028/litre, as fake news. Oil marketers, yesterday, said the price of petrol, produced by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery stood between N1, 015 and N1, 028/litre, adding that it would be reasonable to import…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking to prevent the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the Accountant General of the Federation, and the Minister of Finance from allocating or distributing funds from the Federation Account to Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Rivers…