•Donald Trump US President Donald Trump has signed a federal spending bill that brings an end to the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history. The measure, approved by the House of Representatives in a 222–209 vote just two days after a narrow Senate passage, restores funding to key federal agencies after 43 days of […]
•US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks during a news conference with House Republican leadership at the US Capitol in Washington The US Senate took a major step Sunday toward ending the longest government shutdown in American history when it cleared the way for a formal debate on a motion to resume funding to […]
•US Capitol building The US government began shutting down today after lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding. Republicans and Democrats immediately blamed each other for the deadlock that will impact hundreds of thousands of gover...
•Donald Trump President Donald Trump meets key congressional Republicans and Democrats at the White House today, hoping to revive stalled spending negotiations on the eve of a looming US government shutdown. Without Congress passing a bill to fund federal operations before midnight Tuesday night, the government will partially close up shop — a...
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria has declared solidarity with the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers in the push for the unionisation of tanker drivers and all employees of the Dangote refinery and its allied companies. Recall that NUPENG had declared its intention to stop loading fuel today [&h...
•Governor Umar Bago of Niger State The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the recent “authoritarian actions” of Governor Umar Bago of Niger State, describing it as an assault on press freedom. On Friday, Governor Bago, ordered the commissioner of police to seal off Badeggi FM radio station over alleged incitement of violence, repo...
•Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State The directive of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State for the shutdown of Badeggi FM Radio in Minna, the state capital, is generating a storm. Bago had directed the State Commissioner of Police and Commissioner for Homeland Security, Brigadier General Bello Abdullahi Mohammed (RTD) to shut down the [&...
•Nigerian workers Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory Chapter, say they are mobilising to shut down the territory after President Bola Tinubu concludes his projects’ inauguration on July 3. The Chairman, Dr Stephen Knabayi, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Ab...
•Port Harcourt refinery The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced a scheduled maintenance shutdown of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), set to begin on May 24, 2025. In a statement released today by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Femi Soneye, the NNPC said the shutdown is part of a planned m...
Youths of the Abiala community in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area, Edo State, have issued a 21-day ultimatum to Elcrest E&P Nigeria Limited, threatening to shut down the company’s operations unless a series of demands are met. The oil company, which operates the Abiala field, has been accused of neglecting the host community during recen...
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