Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says there are about 265 illegal refineries in the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) corridor alone as Nigeria continues to grapple with oil theft.

The Federal Government has assured that it will explore all possible avenues for more youth participation in sports with a view to  empowering them to become self employed and self reliant so as to contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.

Mr. Ayuba Wabba, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to immediately begin the payment of hazard allowance to health workers in the country.

The United States (U.S.) says it is committed to strengthening commercial engagement with Nigeria through African Development Bank (AFDB).

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, says Nigeria will collaborate with the Finish Government to grow the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector in the country.

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, on Thursday inaugurated a 10-lane 9.5 Kilometres road built by Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom.

The stock market closed on Thursday on a negative note as market capitalization decreased by N124 billion or 0.47 per cent to close at N26.533 trillion from N26.657 trillion on Wednesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the United States as Nigeria’s main trading partner and one of ‘‘our most important diplomatic partners.’’