SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Limited (also known as Seplat Energy Plc) and 12 senior officials of the company have been dragged to court by the Federal Government of Nigeria for alleged tax evasion amounting to the sum of $37.5…
THE Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says President Bola Tinubu-led government lacks credible individuals to explain the administration’s policies to Nigerians. Sanusi, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, said this at the 21st Memorial Lecture of…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has extended his condolence to the Lagos State Government and the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the death of Chief Akinsanya Sunny Ajose, former head of service. Chief Ajose died early on Thursday, Jan. 16, at…
OIL and gas senior workers, under the aegis of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), have urged the Federal Government to do more to expand the country’s revenue base. PENGASSAN’s President, Mr Festus Osifo, made…
MALI’S military-led government has seized approximately three metric tons of gold worth $245 million from Barrick Gold’s Loulo-Gounkoto mine, escalating tensions between the mining giant and authorities. The gold is now being held at the state-owned Banque Malienne de Solidarité (BMS), according…
A COURT in Bukavu, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) gold-rich South Kivu province, has sentenced three Chinese nationals to seven years in prison for illegal gold dealings. The men were convicted of purchasing and possessing mineral…
INTERPOL has arrested at least 200 individuals in a large-scale operation targeting illegal mining across four West African countries, AP reported on Tuesday. The crackdown, code-named Operation Sanu, took place between June and October 2024 in Burkina Faso, The Gambia, Guinea, and…
KENYA has initiated discussions with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to secure financing for the stalled extension of its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), President William Ruto revealed. The move comes after China withdrew funding for the infrastructure project, which was…
A BILL aimed at extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s current mandate until 2030 could be presented to Zimbabwe’s parliament in the coming days, and surprisingly, the opposition has shown its support. On Tuesday, a senior official from the Citizens Coalition for…
WIFE of the Bauchi State Governor, Aisha Mohammed has distributed sewing machines and farm equipment to 723 women to improve their social and economic wellbeing. Mohammed said this during the inauguration of the distribution exercise on Wednesday in Bauchi.…
