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Good Governance Group Backs Eyesan, Ojulari, Commends Transparency in NUPRC Licensing, NNPC Operations

NewsDeskNgAug 10, 2026August 10, 20260

The Good Governance Index Group has commended the leadership of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) for what it described as improved transparency, professionalism and financial discipline in the oil and gas sector. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja...

Centre Commends Eyesan for Transparent, Disciplined Conduct of NUPRC Licensing Round

NewsDeskNgAug 10, 2026August 10, 20260

The Centre for Energy Policy, Research and Strategic Development (CEPRSD) has commended Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, chief executive officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), for what it described as transparent, disciplined and professional management of the 2025 oil and gas licensing round. In a statement on Sunday, Dr Cletus...

‘The Hood Does Not Make the Monk’: Abuja KSM Admits 80 New Members, Urges Faith and Service

NewsDeskNgAug 9, 2026August 9, 20260

The Abuja Metropolitan Council of the Order of Knights of St. Mulumba (KSM) Nigeria has admitted 80 new members into the Catholic lay organisation, comprising 40 brothers and 40 sisters. The admission ceremony, held at Rex Christus College within the premises of Christ the King Catholic Church, Kubwa, Abuja, brought...

Sowore Backtracks on Bid To Invite DSS DG As Witness in Alleged Criminal Defamation Trial

NewsDeskNgJul 28, 2026July 28, 20260

Online publisher and presidential candidate of the of the African Alliance Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has jettisoned his plan to invite the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, as his witness in his ongoing trial for alleged criminal defamation of President Bola Tinubu on...

BREAKING: Abuja Hosts 2026 Chevron–NUJ FCT Media Training on Energy, Sustainability and Oil & Gas

NewsDeskNgJul 28, 2026July 28, 20260

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, in partnership with Chevron Nigeria Limited, has commenced the 2026 Chevron Media Capacity Building Programme for Energy Correspondents in Abuja. The training, taking place on Tuesday at the NUJ FCT Secretariat in Utako, is designed to strengthen the capacity...

Bago Breaks Ground for Permanent NYSC Camp, Vows to Build Nigeria’s Best Orientation Facility

NewsDeskNgJul 28, 2026July 28, 20260

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Phase One construction of a permanent orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), reaffirming his administration’s commitment to youth development and national service. Speaking at the ceremony, Governor Bago said the project reflects his government’s...

NUJ FCT Charges New SOPTCAM Executives to Raise Standards, Embrace Digital Innovation

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2026July 25, 20260

The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, FCT Council, Comrade Grace Ike, has called on the newly inaugurated executive of the Society of Practicing Television Cameramen, FCT Chapter, to deepen professional training, embrace emerging technologies, and strengthen ethical standards in broadcast journalism. Speaking at the inauguration on Saturday in...

Kaiama and Baruten Must Not Be Forgotten”: KDA and BUDIA Cry Out Over Escalating Violence in Kwara Border Communities

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2026July 25, 20260

The Kaiama Development Association and the Batombu Unity and Development Initiative have called on the Federal Government, Kwara State Government and the international community to intervene urgently in Kaiama and Baruten Local Government Areas of Kwara State, warning that the region is sliding into a full-blown humanitarian and security crisis....

Nigeria Police Force to Strengthen Complaint Response Unit, Boost Media Engagement

NewsDeskNgJul 25, 2026July 25, 20260

The Nigeria Police Force has intensified efforts to make internal accountability more responsive and transparent through a strengthened Complaint Response Unit (CRU), the Force’s chief digital platform for receiving, tracking and resolving citizen complaints. CSP Anietie Okokon Edem, the newly appointed Force Public Relations Officer, spotlighted the CRU during a...

Budget Office: Not One Kobo of PEAC/PFIPC Funds Was Spent

NewsDeskNgJul 24, 2026July 24, 20260

The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu, has clarified that no funds appropriated for the Presidential Economic Advisory Council/Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PEAC/PFIPC) were ever released or spent, insisting that Nigeria’s public expenditure control system prevented the appropriation from becoming actual expenditure. In a media...