The Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) has lost its final appeal against Nigeria in an eleven-billion-dollar arbitration case. The P&ID sought to overturn an October judgement by a London High Court that halted the enforcement for damages over a failed gas processing project. The High Court had earlier ruled in October that the British Virgin Islands based company, paid bribes to a Nigerian oil ministry official in connection with the gas contract signed in 2010, and failed to disclose this when it took Nigeria to arbitration over the collapse of the deal. In his ruling, Judge Robin Knowles rejected P&ID’s…
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A member of the Rivers Elders’ Forum and former Rivers State Commissioner for Works, Chief David Briggs, has alleged that President Bola Tinubu imposed the resolution concerning the crisis in the state on Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Briggs, who said he attended the resolution meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, insisted that the governor signed the resolution under duress, following alleged threats issued by the President before handing the document to the governor to sign. It was reported that Tinubu held a meeting with Fubara, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, the immediate past governor, Nyesom Wike, and…
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Joe Johnson, says his principal, Governor Siminalayi Fubara didn’t sign a “peace agreement” with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, under duress at the Presidential Villa on Monday. Johnson spoke on Wednesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Lunchtime Politics programme. “I was in that meeting and the governor did not negotiate from the place of weakness. “There was no pressure from anywhere; when people disagree, they come to the round table and settle,” he said. “There is nothing to doubt it (the agreement), we have gone beyond the issue as to who signed,…
Nollywood actress, Bukola Arugba, has revealed that she survived a car crash on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos. The accident, she said, occurred on the day before her birthday and resulted in serious damage to her car. Arugba disclosed this on Wednesday, as she shared a video of the damaged car on her Instagram page. She captioned the video, “This happened a day to my birthday, I kept this to celebrate and thank God Almighty first, my Keeper, Olowogbogboro Hallelujah. “We were on the third mainland bridge, driving home gently, the road was free, suddenly a vehicle came from behind…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately get to work, warning that non-performance will not be tolerated. Inaugurating the Board of the NNPCL at the State House, on Monday, President Tinubu also warned that conducts suggesting a sense of entitlement will not be tolerated, and that the Board could be dissolved without prior notice to members over non-performance. “The challenge is corporate governance. Yes, we will improve the security situation. We are working very hard. Sincerely, the Chief Executive Office, Kyari, is doing very well, and doing all that I…
Ghanaian media personality, Michael Houston, who recently got backlashed for marrying two women on the same day, has defended his actions while revealing the implications of his decision. Houston recently got married to Felicity and Khadijah in an elaborate event, leading to backlash from netizens. Clearing the air, Houston took to his Facebook page on Wednesday to defend his actions, adding that he lost many friends because of his decision. He wrote, “For the sake of my followers out there, I will do a little explanation. I got married to these two beautiful women, Adepa Fel Houston…
The 2024 budget will be passed on Saturday, December 30, the Speaker of, the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas said on Tuesday. Honourable Abbas, made this disclosure during the plenary session following the resumption of the green chamber after a brief recess to allow committees to scrutinise the budget estimates submitted by President Bola Tinubu. The Speaker however did not reveal the figure finally agreed on as it will still harmonise its position with the Senate. President Tinubu presented a budget of N27.5 trillion to a joint section of the National Assembly on November 29 in Abuja. The President…
Amid the controversy trailing the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the crisis rocking Rivers State, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the President cannot reinstate 27 cross carpeting members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In a statement on Tuesday, Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said that presidential interventions must always be grounded in the provisions of the constitution. “With respect, the presidential reinstatement of the 27 cross carpeting members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Presidency is alien to the Constitution in every material particular,” Falana said. [READ ALSO] Rivers:…
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said that with the development of a tier 4 data centre in the state and other interventions in the technology sector, the state is well positioned to adopt Artificial Intelligence to improve government processes and facilitate service delivery to Edo people. Obaseki told journalists on Tuesday in Benin that the government would explore every opportunity to expand the state’s technology space to spur more investment in the economy. He said, “In the outgoing year, Edo State Government went fully digital, simplifying work processes and assuring better services for investors and other key stakeholders…
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa has called on Nigerians to support the country’s troops, saying they should not be demoralised owing to the accidental military bombing in Kaduna State. About eighty-five persons died in the air strike in Igabi Local Government Area with many wounded, leading to condemnation from several quarters. But the defence chief who admitted that the troops can make mistakes, called for more support in the face of the growing criticisms against them over the military accident. “We should not, by our actions or utterances, demoralise our troops. These guys stay awake so…