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Court restrains Dolphin Drilling from breaking off rig deal with Nigerian oil & gas firm

A federal high court in Lagos has refused to vacate an order which restrained Dolphin Drillings Limited, an offshore drilling rig company, from taking away the Noble Blackford Dolphin...

DHQ: Terrorists ambush troops, kill four soldiers in Zamfara

Edward Buba, director of defence media operations, says four soldiers were killed on Sunday in an ambush by terrorists in Zamfara. In a statement on Tuesday, Buba said the...

Explosion rocks gas plant operated by Shell in Bayelsa

Explosions rocked a gas processing plant operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) at Gbarain, Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa state.  According to NAN, the incident occurred on Tuesday...

Reps meet Obasanjo, seek support for bill to reintroduce parliamentary government

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says members of the house of representatives seeking to reintroduce the parliamentary system of government through constitutional amendment should get the support of the critical...

FEC approves N96bn for bus terminals in Abuja

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved N96 billion for the construction of bus terminals and other transportation facilities in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. The cost will...

OPEC: Nigeria’s oil production rose to 1.28m bpd in April — highest in Africa

The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production rose to 1.28 million barrels per day (bpd) in April. In its latest monthly oil...

FEC approves establishment of startup hub in US

The federal executive council (FEC) has approved plans to convert an existing property of the federal government in San Francisco, United States, to a Nigerian Digital Technology Exchange Programme...

Portable arrested by police over ‘G-Wagon debt’