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Shell will pay 15 million euros ($15.9 million) to communities in Nigeria that have been affected by multiple oil pipeline leaks in the Niger Delta, the oil company said on Friday in a joint statement with the Dutch chapter of Friends of the Earth. The compensation by the oil major has resulted from a Dutch court case brought about by Friends of the Earth, in which Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary SPDC last year was found to be responsible for the oil spills. SPDC was ordered to pay for damages to farmers The compensation money will benefit the communities of Oruma, Goi…

The Social Democratic Party Senatorial candidate for Nasarawa West district, Alhaji Ahmed Wadada, on Friday donated assorted food items to some Christian families, widows, orphans and other vulnerable groups in the area. Wadada, while presenting the food items to some of the beneficiaries, in Keffi Local Government Area said that the gesture was borne out of the desire to assist the less privileged in the society during the festive season. The SDP chieftain also said that the gift was meant to deepen interfaith and religious understanding as well as harmony in the district. Wadada, who is the Sarkin Yakin Keffi,…

Two UN Nigerian fallen peacekeepers killed in Mali will be transported to their country after a memorial service by UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Mr Benjamin Olafaju, Head of Chancery at the Nigeria Permanent Mission to the UN told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York that their bodies would be transported to Nigeria after the ceremony. The memorial will be held at Parade Ground, MINUSMA headquarters, Bamako at 10.00am on Friday. Similarly, UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric confirmed to NAN that the remains of the fallen peacekeepers would be received by the Nigerian Government…

Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Dingyadi says the Federal Commitment has recruited more policemen to enhance security and safety nationwide. Dingyadi said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 15th edition of the PMB Administration Score Card, organised by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The minister also said that the government has been strengthening community policing to enhance the flow of actionable intelligence to aid security agencies in their operations. Dingyadi said so far, the ministry had supervised the recruitment of 30,000 police personnel out of the 40,000 additional police constables approved by the government. Police: RULAAC…

Nigerian comedian and On-Air personality Oluwatobi Owomoyela, popular as Peteru who passed on in the early hours of Thursday, December 22 has been confirmed to have died from colon cancer complications as opposed to the story of lung cancer, accident, and suicide being peddled by some bloggers. The 35, who buried his father barely six weeks ago, according to a source close to the family was billed to remarry in the early days of 2023. Peteru, a household name in comedy circles due to his unique mimicry was until his demise, one of the fastest-rising star who had made a…

According to Dingyadi, the Trust Fund has upgraded facilities in some police training institutions as well as procured and installed intelligence equipment at Force Headquarters. The minister said the fund had constructed and provided hospitals and health centres for police personnel and established the Nigeria Cyber Crime Control Centre in Abuja. He said the re-establishment of the Ministry by President Buhari on Aug. 21, 2019 was to strengthen internal security architecture in the country. Dingyadi said the priority projects and deliverables assigned to the ministry by the presidency include the enrolment of personnel of agencies under the ministry into the…

For some top-flight Premier League clubs, an enforced hibernation will have offered the chance to reset, rest key players or get those on the treatment table closer to fitness. However, others will be braced to deal with the emotional and physical hangover from the tournament as players return either brimming with confidence or nursing an injury or the baggage of costing their team at a key moment. BBC Sport looks at who might benefit or lose out when the English top flight gets back under way. While the world did not get to see the Premier League’s most potent striker…

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has clarified that the ongoing demolition of illegal structures at Guzape and other parts of the territory are not targeted at the Abuja natives. Mr Ikharo Attah, the Senior Special Assistant on Monitoring, Inspection and Enforcement to the FCT Minister, made the clarification, while answering question from newsmen at the scene of the demolition on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the affected shops and houses were built on flood plains and swampy areas. Attah explained that the exercise was targeted at removing squatters and illegal structures…

The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) on Thursday said seven of its researchers won N1 billion in grants this year. It followed publications in first-class journals across the world. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdulrasheed Na’allah, said this during the university’s Authors and Researchers’ Recognition and Award Ceremony, organised by the Centre for Sponsored Projects (CSP). He said: “In 2022, the University of Abuja got N1 billion grants. “Last year it was N300 million and it has increased this year. Gunmen invade UNIABUJA, kidnap lecturers, children “I’m very proud of you and I’m ready for the world to know this. “I also want…

An NGO, Teach the Child, driving interactive learner-centred literacy has called for the prioritisation of education of vulnerable children in underserved communities. Ms Pearl Utuk ,Founder of the NGO, in a statement said the call became imperative after a high-level engagement in Copenhagen, Denmark. Utuk said the organisation at the General Assembly of Crossing Borders, one of its partner organisations demonstrated how children from low income families in public schools in Nigeria had been impacted by the project. She said the organisation engaged with schools and students in Copenhagen to serve as a resource tool from the African perspective. 36%…