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Doctors suspend strike in Akwa Ibom after EFCC chair's apology

Nigeria, May 19 -- The Nigerian Medical Association in Akwa Ibom State has suspended its industrial action following what it described as an "unprecedented" public apology by the chairman of the Econo... Read More


Why journalists should intensify scrutiny of oil companies in Niger Delta - Nnimmo Bassey

Nigeria, May 18 -- Environmental activist Nnimmo Bassey has called on journalists covering Nigeria's Niger Delta to intensify scrutiny of oil companies and government regulators, saying sustained inve... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: Nigeria's maritime university upgrade stalls as billions flow into repealed academy

Nigeria, May 18 -- On 16 February 2023, then President Muhammadu Buhari signed a law intended to upgrade one of Nigeria's most strategic training institutions. The law-University of Maritime Studies,... Read More


APC now running Akwa Ibom PDP, exco member of Wike-backed PDP faction laments

Nigeria, May 18 -- A member of the Akwa Ibom State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Fabian Emmanuel, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) now dictates int... Read More


Akwa Ibom doctors set deadline for EFCC amid strike threat

Nigeria, May 18 -- Doctors in Akwa Ibom State have given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a two-week deadline to meet conditions set by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) or fac... Read More


'Patients are dying': Hospital CMD begs striking doctors to return to work after EFCC raid

Nigeria, May 17 -- The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Emem Bassey, has appealed to doctors to suspend their strike and return to work, warning that patients a... Read More


Wike allies, assembly speaker win Rivers APC House of Reps tickets

Nigeria, May 17 -- The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, winners of its House of Representatives pri... Read More


2027: Disqualified Akwa Ibom APC aspirants claim Akpabio, Eno hand-picked candidates

Nigeria, May 17 -- A group of disqualified Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly aspirants has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership of manipulation. The aggrieved politicians alleged th... Read More


Host communities ask Tinubu to reverse gas flare penalty order

Nigeria, May 17 -- Host communities in oil-producing areas of Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa states have asked President Bola Tinubu to rescind part of Executive Order 9, which directs that gas-flare penalties... Read More


Appeal Court upholds conviction of ex-NDDC MD's aide for non-disclosure of assets

Nigeria, May 17 -- The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt has upheld the conviction and prison sentence handed to George Turnah, a former aide to the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Developm... Read More