The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have rejected the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) board’s decision to make external appointments into top positions in the organisation. In a letter dated 7 April, addressed to the NNPC Group…
There is a stink rising over the United Kingdom’s second-largest city. Garbage has piled up for a month in Birmingham during a dispute between the city and its trash collectors. It is a sore sight for eyes and offensive to the nose. Mountains of garbage are said to be visible from space and people have…
I have said it repeatedly, and I will say it again for the umpteenth time that Nigeria’s president, Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is contemptuous of people whether they be friends or foes. He cares about nobody except himself. That explains why he’s who he is. If assuming a name and an identity that’s not his,…
Abuja-based lawyer, Stan Alieke, has taken to social media to educate Nigerians about non-consensual s#x. In his post, Stan stated that under the Nigerian criminal code, ejaculating with a partner without her permission has been held to be r@pe. He also pointed out that under the law, a man cannot claim to have been…
Pascal Dozie, a Nigerian entrepreneur who played a defining role in the development of Nigeria’s modern banking and telecommunications industries, has died. He was 85. Mr Dozie passed away on 8 April, according to a family statement issued by his son, Uzoma Dozie, who described him as a “devoted husband, father, grandfather, and a man…
