•National Assembly Complex, Abuja The Senate and House of Representatives yesterday shifted their resumption till October 7. On July 24, both chambers adjourned plenary till yesterday to enable lawmakers observe a two-month annual vacation. But, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana, said the lawmakers would now resume on October...
•Senator Natasha Akpoti-Udauaghan Nigerian lawyers, under the aegis of The Nigerian Bar Association, have urged the Senate to act honourably and allow the suspended senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to resume her duties. The NBA President, Afam Osigwe (SAN), told our correspondent yesterday that, notwithstanding the fact that ...
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has extended the resumption of the recently suspended Warri-Itakpe train services, citing the need to implement necessary redundancies that will support sustainable operations in line with best practices. The management had announced the temporary suspension of full rail services on the Warri-Itakpe Train...
The Senate and House of Representatives have postponed resumption of plenary sittings from April 29 to May 6, 2025. The Clerk to the Senate, Andrew Ogbonna Nwoba and his House of Representatives counterpart, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, disclosed this in a separate internal memorandum dated April 20, 2025, addressed to all senators and House of Repres...
•Governor Adeleke Local government workers in Osun State have ruled out an immediate return to work, insisting that only directives from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the National Union of Local Government Employees can determine their resumption. The workers were instructed to stay away from their offices on February 16 by the leadership of...
Youths from Ogoniland in Rivers State have expressed willingness to accept the proposed resumption of oil production in their area, provided that all stakeholders are included in the negotiation process. Under the National Youth Council of Ogoni People (NYCOP), the youths also urged the federal government to exonerate the late Ken Saro-Wiwa an...
•Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside A former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, says it will be premature to resume oil exploration in Ogoni land in Rivers State. Oil exploration in Ogoni has been suspended for many years due to controversies surrounding environment degradation among other...
Concerned civil society organisations in the Niger Delta have described as insensitive the intention of the government to resume oil production in Ogoniland. The CSOs met at the Port Harcourt office of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria to deliberate on the recent invitation by the office of the National Security Adviser ...
•Warri refinery Mixed reactions have trailed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company‘s (NNPC) announcement of the resumption of operations at the Warri refinery. The NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed today that the 125,000-barrel-per-day Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Delta State has commenced oper...
As the new academic session begins, thousands of school-age children in Bauchi State are struggling to resume classes due to a significant increase in school fees. For example, parents who hitherto managed to send their wards to private schools and paid minimal fees, are now finding it difficult to continue as new term fees have […]

