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NUPRC converts Ingentia's PPL 202 to PML 66

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) on Friday announced the successful conversion of Ingentia Energies' Petroleum Prospecting Licence (PPL 202) into a Pe... Read More


NPFL Preview: Port Harcourt, Kano set for big-name clashes

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 4 takes centre stage this weekend. The action begins with Bendel Insurance at home to Niger Tornadoes. The visitors, led by Ma... Read More


Tripartite committee tasked to enhance access to justice for prison inmates

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has set up a tripartite committee to enhance access to justice for prison inmates, suffering diverse forms of injustice. The committee... Read More


World Jollof Festival: Hilda Baci completes Guinness World Record attempt

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- Nigerian celebrity chef Hilda Baci has completed her Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt for the Largest Pot of Asun Jollof Rice in an eight-hour open cooking session at Eko Hotel... Read More


FCT doctors insist on signed commitment to suspend strike

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter, says it will not suspend its ongoing warning strike unless the federal government provides a si... Read More


It's ours, not federal govt's, Delta official dismisses report on road construction

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The Delta State Government has dismissed a report which claimed that the federal government was funding the Olomoro-Igbide Road project in the state. The state's Commissioner for... Read More


EXCLUSIVE: Court declares lawmaker wanted over fraudulent contract

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared Adamu Aliyu, a member of the Plateau State House of Assembly, wanted over allegations that he defrauded a businessman of N73.6 million u... Read More


"We won't give up" - Shooting Stars goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal speaks ahead of Rivers United clash

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- As Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) prepare for a daunting trip to Port Harcourt to face Rivers United in NPFL Gameweek 4, goalkeeper Mustapha Lawal insists belief is still strong... Read More


Igeniwari George: 30 years on, remembering the Nigerian teenage footballer killed by a 'mysterious' bullet

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- In February 1979, Port-Harcourt welcomed a son into the George family. His name was Igeniwari. The George household breathed football. His eldest brother, Perekebina, played at t... Read More


Court resumes stalled trial of 2011 UN House bombing suspects

Nigeria, Sept. 13 -- The long-delayed trial of Khalid al-Barnawi, a suspected mastermind of the 2011 bombing of the United Nations building in Abuja, resumed on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abu... Read More