An ex-commander of Boko Haram sect, Abdulkadir Abubakar said two factions of the group are willing to negotiate with the Federal Government to end hostility in the North East. The former Commander of the sect who claimed to have served as the Chief Intelligence officer until his arrest by the Nigerian Military in June stated this in a chat with NAN.

Maj.-Gen. John Enenche

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has alerted the public to the existence of fake twitter handle on Defence “@DefenseMonitor” currently trending. Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, the Director Defence Information (DDI), in a statement said that effort was underway to tract perpetrator of the fake twitter handle “mischievously’’ using Defence logo and already posting tweets.

Ladoja, Ex-Oyo Governor Officially Returns To PDP

Former Oyo governor Rasheed Ladoja, who defected to the Accord Party to contest the state’s governorship seat in the 2015 general elections, has returned to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

Professor Bolaji Akinyemi

The Centre of Democracy Development (CDD) has urged Nigeria to rise up to the occasion and ensure that the application of Morocco to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is rejected. The Director of CDD, Idayat Hassan made the call on Thursday at the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Morocco’s application to the ECOWAS.

Lagos, Imo, Rivers, Sokoto Top List of States Without “Detailed Public Budgets” – Report

Lagos, Imo and Rivers states have been listed among states without a publicly available and detailed 2017 budgets in the latest budget transparency updates by BudgIT, a financial accountability and citizen engagement tech platform.

Shell Boosts Nigeria's Crude Export, Gas Production

Shell Petroleum Development Company's PAN Ocean’s Amukpe-Escravos Pipeline Project (AEPP) in Delta State, is set to boost Nigeria’s crude oil exports by 160,000 barrels per day. The company also projected an increase in gas production of about 175,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2019, as it expands the second phase of Gbaran-Ubie development project.