Author: Amina Mohammed

Winners have emerged in the ongoing 2024 oil licensing bid round. The winners emerged at the licensing round commercial bid conference held in Lagos on Wednesday. SIFAX & OceanGate won PPL 300-DO; OceanGate Engineering Oil and Gas Ltd won PPL 302-DO and PPL 3007; Homeland Integrated won PPL 304-DO; Hakilat Oil & Gas Consortium Ltd defeated NNPC E&P to clinch PPL 305-DO; BISWAL Oil & Gas Ltd also defeated NNPC E&P to win PPL 306-DO. After having a tie, MRS Oil & Gas later defeated NNPC E&P to win PPL 303-DO. Similarly, Petroli Energy Marketing and Supply Ltd got PPL…

A banner displayed at the entrance of the Lekki Central Mosque in Lagos State has generated varied reactions on social media. The banner, which went viral on Wednesday, bore the inscription: “Jesus Christ is not God. He is a Prophet and Messenger of God!” The message has sparked a wave of reactions, with many criticising it as blasphemous. Some social media users have voiced their concerns, arguing that the banner’s message is offensive and disrespectful. On the other hand, a few individuals defended the inscription, stating that similar views have been affirmed by pastors in the past. Nigerian actress Wumi…

President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos State for this year’s Christmas and New Year holidays. Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, at exactly 3:23 pm on Wednesday. Before departing Abuja, the President presented the 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly for consideration and passage.

Security and defence, infrastructure, health and education were some of the sectors with high allocations in the N47.9tn Budget Proposal presented by President Bola Tinubu before a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday afternoon. “It is with great pleasure that I lay before this distinguished joint session of the National Assembly, the 2025 Budget of the National Assembly of Nigeria titled, ‘The Resurrection Budget’ security peace, building prosperity,” Tinubu said as he concluded his 30-minute speech at 1:10pm on Wednesday. Earlier in his presentation, the President listed some of the highlights of the budget as defence and security…

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has expressed concern over a reported death sentence of a young man in the state for stealing a fowl. In a statement on X.com on Tuesday, Adeleke directed the state’s attorney general and commissioner for justice to launch a full investigation into the case and initiate processes to grant the young man a prerogative of mercy. He wrote, “I have received the report of a case of a young man reportedly sentenced to death by hanging in Osun State for stealing a fowl. “Consequently, I have directed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice,…

No fewer than 13 communities in Nsulu, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State have protested against the proposed citing of Abia Airport in their villages, saying that the project if not urgently stopped would render millions of the inhabitants with no place to farm to feed their families. The Nsulu communities are Ikputu, Umuikeocha Umuode, Umuezeukwu, Umuogu, Uwaoma/Ikoo Umuosu, Umuata Umuosu, Umule Umuosu, Okpulorukwu Umuosu, Umuodeche, Ubaha, Umuala, Umuezenta Nbawsi, Mbubo and Umuomainta Nbawsi, being owners of the hectares of land acquired at different times, including the new proposed ‘Abia Airport Project.’ The communities argued that an…

Towana Looney donated a kidney to her mother in 1999 only for the remaining one to fail years later due to pregnancy complications. Now, the 53-year-old from Alabama has become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney — and is currently the only living person in the world with an animal organ transplant, New York’s NYU Langone hospital announced Tuesday. “I’m overjoyed, I’m blessed to have received this gift, this second chance at life,” Looney said during a press conference, held three weeks after the procedure. Xenotransplantation, transplanting organs from one species to another, has long been a tantalizing…

Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Jr has been crowned the Men’s Player of the Year at the FIFA Best Awards. The 24-year-old received the prestigious honor during the ceremony held in Doha, marking a triumphant comeback after he and his club boycotted the recent Ballon d’Or event, where Manchester City’s Rodri claimed the top spot. Vinicius played a crucial role in Real Madrid’s 2023-24 season, which saw them secure both the Champions League and La Liga titles. The Brazilian star contributed 24 goals and 11 assists across all competitions, underlining his importance to the team’s success. Earlier in the…

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday pleaded with other countries to “urgently” send more aid for Kyiv’s troops, struggling against better-equipped Russian forces on several parts of the front. He was meeting with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, ahead of a meeting in Brussels with NATO chief Mark Rutte and several European leaders. Zelensky said the leaders would discuss “how to urgently strengthen Ukraine on the battlefield, politically, and geopolitically” in Brussels. Ukrainian troops, outmanned and exhausted, are struggling in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia on Tuesday claimed the capture of a new village in the region, near the resource-rich…

Ondo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr. Kayode Ajulo SAN, OON, has issued a stern warning to land grabbers in the State, emphasizing the government’s determination to eradicate this unlawful activity. Dr. Ajulo revealed that Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, by Executive Order 4-2024, has kickstarted war against land-grabbers as a task force will be commissioned to tackle illegal occupation of properties and other allied land disputes and irregularities. He warned offenders to resolve their illegal dealings or face severe legal consequences. Dr Ajulo made it clear that only legally constituted authorities have the right to adjudicate land matters…