The District Head of Gwandu in Kebbi State, Alhaji Muhammadu Rasheed, popularly known as Sarkin Gabas, has died. His death was confirmed by the Kebbi State Government on Wednesday. Rasheed’s funeral prayer was scheduled for 3pm at the Emir of Gwandu’s Palace in Birnin Kebbi. He succeeded his father, the late Alhaji Muhammadu Bashar Mai-Wurno. The Kebbi State Government described his death as a great loss to the state and […]

Nigeria and the European Union have renewed efforts to conclude the long-pending EU-Nigeria Readmission Agreement as part of strengthened cooperation on migration. The agreement, initiated in 2016, was discussed by Foreign Affairs Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu and EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Brunner stressed the importance of finalising the agreement, saying it would provide a […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested three suspects over the alleged vandalism of an NNPC petroleum pipeline in Dafa, Kwali Area Council, Abuja. The suspects were arrested on September 20 while allegedly attempting to load vandalised pipeline sections into a truck. The NSCDC identified them as Maitama Inuwa, the truck driver; Yahuza Danlami, the motor boy; and Yasir Abdulrahman, an alleged representative […]

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has directed its members nationwide to inspect their fuel dispensing meters following a warning by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) over under-dispensing of petrol. PETROAN National President, Billy Gillis-Harry, said the directive followed an emergency meeting of the association’s National Executive Council. He said prolonged use could cause dispensing equipment to malfunction, resulting in customers receiving less […]