About 1,264 mining licences are to be deleted from the Electronic Mining Cadastral System portal of the Nigerian Mining Cadastral Office due to failure by the companies to comply with payment of their annual service fees. The minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a statement issued by his special assistant on…
…Cites Vandalism And Weather as main cause The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has expressed concerns over its collapsed power transmission tower No. 7 along the Kaduna town line I and II in Rigasa community on Thursday, September 18, 2025, due to severe downpour, windstorm and vandalism. It disclosed that the tower collapse caused a…
Edo State Internal Revenue Service, EIRS, has sealed the premises of Market Square (Sunday Foods) in Benin City over alleged tax default amounting to more than N27 million. In a statement issued yesterday, the Head of Corporate Communications at EIRS, Courage Eboigbe, said the enforcement action followed the company’s failure to settle outstanding liabilities uncovered…
Close partnership and collaboration among African oil and gas producing countries are some of the strategies that will enable sustainable development in the continent This was the concensus reached by discussants at the Africa Content Forum, a segment of the 2025 Africa Oil Week holding in Accra, Ghana. The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and…
Recently, the Federal Government announced that Nigerians would start paying five percent tax on every 10 litres of fuel purchased. Although the take-off date of the policy is uncertain, it did not go down well with Nigerians. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who made the announcement in Abuja…
In a bid to tackle the perennial traffic in Lagos, the State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has launched drone operations aimed at enhancing traffic monitoring, strengthening security surveillance, and improving public safety across the state. The initiative represents a shift from conventional traffic control methods to intelligence-driven, predictive operations powered by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)….
The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) and the Dangote refinery again clashed yesterday over the allegation of diversion of petroleum products by members of the association. DAPMAN is demanding a retraction of the claim in seven days, threatening to take legal action if the refinery fail to yield to its demands…
Tensions rose in the Federal Capital Territory yesterday as the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) demanded the immediate settlement of long-standing entitlements owed to public servants, warning that government inaction could spark wider unrest. In a statement issued on Thursday, ASCSN Secretary-General, Joshua Apebo, condemned what he described as the “forceful dispersal”…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), has acknowledged the advanced capabilities and proven track record of a leading indigenous service company, West African Ventures (WAV) Nigeria Limited, noting that the firm and others well established Nigerian companies need to pivot to the deepwater segment of oil and gas operations where vast opportunities exist….
Aliko Dangote has dismissed claims that job losses would result from his Refinery’s new distribution plan of 4,000 CNG-powered trucks to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Concerns from union groups included fears of disruption in the current petroleum supply chain and monopolistic practices. Dangote, however, highlighted that the initiative would create 24,000 new jobs, with…
