A Dutch court on Friday ordered oil giant Shell to pay compensation in a case brought by four Nigerian farmers who alleged widespread pollution on their land. After 13 years of legal wrangling, an appeals court in The Hague ruled that Shell’s Nigerian branch must pay for damage caused by oil spills. It also held […]
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic has warned that the nation might resort to the extreme option of another lockdown, if Nigerians fail to comply with prescribed guidelines and protocols. PTF National Incident Manager Dr Mukhtar Muhammad, in an exclusive chat with The Nation in Abuja yesterday, however, noted that […]
Airtel Nigeria has commenced the National Identity Number registration exercise in its retail outlets across the country following the approval from the Federal Government granting telcos verification and enrolment license to enroll Nigerians. Airtel said in a statement that select retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja were operational to register Nigerians for NIN, adding that […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday admitted in evidence a compact disc (CD) containing expert analysis of the contents of an iPhone allegedly found in the possession hip-hop singer Azeez Fashola, otherwise known as Naira Marley. Justice Nicolas Oweibo admitted the CD tendered in evidence by second prosecution witness Anosike Augustine, on the […]
The Presidency has faulted the recent Transparency International’s (TI) report on Corruption Perceptions Index in Nigeria, describing it as an inaccurate portrayal of verifiable facts about the country. TI had, in its most recent document, the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index report, listed Nigeria as the second most corrupt country in West Africa, dropping 13 steps […]
The Federal Government has released $500 million to redeem matured January 2021 Eurobond. The Debt Management Office (DMO) confirmed that “Nigeria’s 6.75% US$500 million January 2021 Eurobond which matures on January 28, 2021 will be redeemed. For this purpose, funds have been made available”. The Debt Management Office in a statement on Thursday said the […]
An Edo mobile court sitting in Benin and presided over by a Chief Magistrate, Bright Oniha, has convicted 16 people for disobeying the directive of the state government on compulsory use of face masks and restriction of movement between 10pm and 5am. The convicts, after pleading guilty to the offence, were sentenced to three hours […]
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection 2021 which made the use of face masks in public places mandatory among other measures to curtail spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, told journalists in Abuja on Wednesday that the President signed […]
The Black community is very skeptical about the new COVID-19 vaccine, so Tyler Perry amongst others who have taken the bold step was inoculated on camera to encourage others to take the shot. “I’m not taking this vaccine because I want you to take it, I want to give you the information so you make […]
THE Nigeria Union of Teachers in Edo State on Wednesday dared the state government and directed primary school teachers in public schools to shun the February 1, 2021, resumption date ordered by the state government. Despite the appeal by the Perm. Secretary, Establishment, Derby Enakhimion and the Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa had to the […]