Emadeb Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited (Emadeb E&P) has announced the commencement of commercial oil production from the Ibom Field (PPL 236), achieving “first oil” and recording a significant milestone for Nigeria’s upstream petroleum industry.
The company confirmed the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has dismissed reports alleging an attempted assassination on Lt. Ahmed Yerima in Abuja.
The command’s spokesperson, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement issued on Sunday, November 16, 2025, described the reports as false...
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has been named among the final three nominees for the 2025 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the shortlist on Sunday, confirming that Osimhen will compete against...
Nigeria exited the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification race on Sunday after a dramatic 3-4 on penalies to the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a tensed 1-1 draw.
Both teams qualified for the final after dramatic semi-finals.
Nigeria sailed through to...
A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yerima, narrowly escaped an apparent assassination attempt in Abuja on Sunday evening, military sources have confirmed.
According to sources, Yerima was being trailed by unidentified men dressed in black, driving two unmarked Hilux...
A woman has been confirmed dead in an accident involving a Volkswagen commercial bus and a stationary tipper truck in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State.
The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed...
The spokesperson of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, DSP Timfon John, says she received more than 3,000 phone calls in one day after publicly sharing her phone number on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook.
According to her, the majority...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has formally reconciled with former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, ending nearly two decades of political hostility between the two.
Obasanjo announced the reconciliation on Saturday during Fayose’s well-attended 65th birthday celebration in Lagos.
Speaking at the...
The ECOWAS Community Court of Justice has formally requested the Nigerian government to enforce its judgment declaring blasphemy laws in the country unlawful.
In a writ of execution issued by the court’s chief registrar, Yaouza Ouro-Sama, the court urged Abuja...
The Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), alongside major international oil companies such as Shell, TotalEnergies and ExxonMobil, has pledged strong support for Nigeria’s renewed drive to significantly raise crude oil production.
Their commitment was expressed at the Nigerian Upstream...
