NHA Releases Three New Nautical Charts for Calabar Maritime Corridor

By Saminu Ibrahim  The National Hydrographic Agency (NHA) will on October 1, 2026, officially release three new nautical charts covering the approaches to Calabar, Jamestown and the Port of Calabar. The development marks a major step in Nigeria’s efforts to expand and modernise its national nautical chart portfolio and provide authoritative navigational information for Nigerian […]

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NNPC Welcomes $800m FID on Ima Gas Project

By Saminu Ibrahim The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has welcomed the $800 million Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Ima Gas Project, describing it as a major milestone that underscores the growing viability of Nigeria’s upstream gas sector. The project, located offshore in Oil Mining Leases (OMLs) 112 and 117, is being […]

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FG Intensifies Efforts to Lift Vulnerable Nigerians Out of Poverty -Minister

By Saminu Ibrahim The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard M. Doro, has said the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to reduce poverty and create sustainable pathways out of vulnerability for millions of Nigerians. Doro stated this while convening a high-level side event at the ongoing 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) […]

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FG Advances Reforms to Strengthen Pharmacy Practice, Patient Care

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the pharmacy profession and empowering pharmacists to play a greater role in delivering quality, accessible and safe healthcare services to Nigerians.  The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, stated this on Friday at a Ministerial Press Briefing to commemorate the 2026 […]

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NDLEA Arraigns KC Luxury, Two Others Over N39bn Cocaine, Money Laundering

By Saminu Ibrahim The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned luxury goods dealer and lifestyle influencer, Afolabi Kazeem Michael, popularly known as KC Luxury, alongside two alleged accomplices, over the alleged trafficking and attempted export of 184.5 kilogrammes of cocaine valued at about N39 billion. Afolabi was arraigned on Friday before the Federal […]

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TCN Announces 20-Minute Power Interruption in Suleja, Environs

By Saminu Ibrahim  The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced a three-hour preventive maintenance exercise on the Gwarinpa–Suleja 132/33kV Line 2 bay switchgears and associated equipment. According to a statement issued by TCN management on Friday, the exercise is scheduled for Saturday, September 26, 2026, between 1:00pm and 4:00pm. The company said the maintenance […]

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Lawyer asks EFCC to investigate Ex-UNICAL VC, Akpagu, over alleged financial, procurement infractions

A legal practitioner, Nurat Ileigo Usman Esq., has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately probe the alleged financial, procurement and accountability infractions levelled against Professor Zana Itiunbe Akpagu while he served as Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar between 2015 and 2020. Usman, a Principal Partner with Law & Order Attorneys, in […]

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