The Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC), according to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), will be forced to perform a maintenance shutdown as per plan.
According to Olufemi O. Soneye, NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, the scheduled maintenance and sustainability assessment will begin today.
He alleged that the NNPCL is closely collaborating with all relevant stakeholders, including the NMDPRA, to ensure that maintenance and assessment tasks are carried out effectively and transparently.
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Abubakar Muhammed, a Nigerian, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates due to financial crimes by the Nigeria Police Force through INTERPOL NCB Abuja.
Following a thorough investigation into a case of obtaining money using false pretense, forgery, and money laundering, Muhammed was handed over to security personnel on Friday.
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The case was reportedly the result of an Abuja-based international businessman’s report filed in July 2023 that Muhammad defrauded under the false pretense of being a shipping agent, according to a statement from the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in Abuja.
“Muhammed misrepresented himself to the complainant, leading to the signing of a contract to facilitate the movement of ten high-end vehicles, valued at $307,500.00, between the UAE and Nigeria, through designated registered shipping companies,” according to investigations.
“Muhammed received the entire payment through a third-party account at FCMB owned by Kano resident Anas Usaini, who had established trust, which was later used for money laundering in Dubai.
“Muhammed gave the complainant a forged bill of lading for the vehicles upon receipt of the payment, which the complainant later ceased to contact.” He was detained in Dubai on April 15, 2025, and has since been extradited to Nigeria to face federal court charges, Adejobi said in the statement. “This is a significant success in the fight against transnational financial crime.
By 2030, the Federal Government intends to produce 12 billion cubic feet of gas, which is the federal government’s goal.
The new 12bcf/d target for FG’s gas production is based on the 10bcf/d target.
The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, who was represented by Lateef Biobaku, disclosed this when Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) engaged more than 100 gas off-takers in Ogun State’s Agbara Ota industrial zone.
The Minister, who used the opportunity to share the government’s vision for the oil and gas industry, stated in a statement to be broadcast on SNG on Friday that “we want to unlock Nigeria’s energy potential, to help stimulate economic growth, to encourage industrialization, and to help diversify our economy. By 2030, the company wants to attract investments to increase oil and gas production by 4 million barrels per day and by 12 billion cubic feet per day.
Nigeria produced about N8.6 trillion worth of natural gas last year.
According to NUPRC data, the nation produced 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas in the year.
According to NUPRC data, the nation produced 1.44 TCF of associated gas.
A type of natural gas that can be found in petroleum deposits can be found as a free “gas cap” above the oil in the reservoir.
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In the same time frame, non-associated gas equivalent to 1.06 TCF was produced.
Non-associated natural gas is a type of natural gas produced in unrefined gas fields.
To support their small businesses, 250 people with disabilities across the nation will receive grants worth between $50,000 and $500,000.
At a RHI held on Friday at the International Conference Center in Umuahia, Abia State, where she oversaw the distribution of food supplies to the state’s RHI Coordinator and state governor’s wife, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, the wife of the governor.
The “Flow with Confidence” program would distribute 10, 000 packs of sanitary pads to young girls, especially those in rural communities, to help girls stay in school throughout their menstrual cycle, she added.
The programs were created in accordance with the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration’s renewed hope agenda and to improve Nigerians’ lives across the nation, according to Mrs. Tinubu, who was represented by her husband, Hajiya Nana Shettima, the vice president and vice chairman of RHI.
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RHI intends to distribute grants of Two Hundred Thousand Naira (200, 000) to 250 people with disabilities in all 36 states and the FCT to help them maintain and grow their small businesses under the economic empowerment plan.
The “Flow with Confidence” initiative will give 10, 000 packs of sanitary pads to young girls, especially those in rural communities, in the area of education. Senator Tinubu was quoted as saying in a statement from Kwapchi Bata Hamman, the Special Assistant to the President, Media and ICT, (Office of the Vice President), on Saturday, that this initiative aims to keep girls in school all the way through their menstrual cycle.
She reaffirmed the President’s commitment to expanding the RHI Food Outreach Scheme and empowering the nation’s most vulnerable populations.
She confirmed that the program, which first launched on March 8, 2024, would continue to provide essential food to marginalized communities and women in the country.
She urged the recipients to use these items for the benefit of their families as I give them these essential food items, as I do with Abia State and the RHI state coordinator. We at RHI are putting together a number of positive impactful initiatives that are changing people’s lives across the country.
Senator Tinubu also praised the state governor’s wife for her outstanding efforts and support in ensuring the success of the state’s RHI food outreach and other related programs.
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Governor Alex Otti stated that his administration is prepared to work with nonprofits that help the underprivileged. He applauded Senator Tinubu’s commitment and the RHI outreach’s tangible results.
The governor’s wife, who received the items, highlighted how significant the outreach had been to the state’s families.
She assured the First Lady of her continued support and that items would be distributed to people from all backgrounds in order to accomplish the programme’s goals. “This intervention has transformed many lives,” she said.
Ubon Udoh, the Managing Director of ASR Africa and BUA representative, also gave a speech praising the work of RHI’s sustainable impact and promising to keep funding the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative.
Benue, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Gombe, Kano, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, and Oyo have all been served by the Food Outreach Scheme since its launch, along with the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Enugu and Kaduna are next on schedule for the initiative. One state is being benefited by the program through the Abdul Samad Rabiu Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) and an anonymous donor.
The Federal Government has announced that it will sell the 753 housing units that were taken from the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to Nigerians.
The development was revealed in a statement from the Federal Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, when Olanipekun Olukoyede, the president of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Ahmed Dangiwa, the minister of housing and urban development, led a joint team conducting a physical site inspection of the ceased housing estate.
Following President Bola Tinubu’s directive, the estate, which was previously associated with Emefiele, was recovered by the EFCC in December of this year.
Dangiwa stated during the inspection that the Ministry would begin its technical assessments by conducting building integrity checks right away.
The Renewed Hope Portal, which is already operational, will be used to sell the structures once they are successful evaluations and finished.
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The Minister urged people in public offices to abstain from corrupt practices while highlighting the federal government’s commitment to accountability and transparency.
He praised the EFCC and its leadership for what he described as a landmark recovery, one of the most significant in the country’s history in such a short period of time, while praising the “government of the day” for its “serious approach to combating corruption.”
Dangiwa also urged Nigerians to maintain their faith in the EFCC and support its efforts to increase public support for public good.
Chairman Olukoyede clarified at the event that what Nigerians had previously seen on television was merely an aerial view of the estate.
He said, “The purpose of this visit is to demonstrate that it is real,” which highlights the commission’s commitment to transparency and accountability.
The EFCC claims that this is the largest asset recovery since the organization’s founding in 2003. Duplexes and other apartment types are included in the over 150 000 square meters.
Following Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie’s final forfeiture order issued on December 2, 2024, the Abuja High Court’s Federal Capital Territory High Court recovered the estate.
Emefiele contacted the FCT High Court in April 2025 to request reclaiming the estate, which had already been seized by the government.
Despite frequent exchanges with the agency regarding other pending charges, he claimed that the EFCC had intentionally kept the forfeiture proceedings a secret from him.
Hope Uzodimma, the Imo State governor and chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum, has urged the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Service to step up their investigation into possible hackers of the Joint Administration and Monitoring Board’s website.
He praised the security personnel for the suspects’ arrest in a statement released on Saturday, making the call.
More than 370, 000 students, mostly from the southeast, were impacted by JAMB’s website glitches during the most recent exam.
The JAMB examination’s 2025 computer-based test was hacked, according to the police and the DSS on Friday, leading to the arrest of 20 suspects.
According to reports, the suspects allegedly hacked into the JAMB website for a fee, which led to the chaos experienced by the examination body and the associated trauma for students and parents.
Uzodimma responded to the arrest with a statement from the state commissioner for information, public orientation, and strategy, Hon Declan Emelumba, who referred to the incident as timely.
According to him, the arrest was both necessary to decipher the root cause of the issue and to acclimatize the nation’s tension following the crisis.
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Both organizations must begin their investigation as soon as possible, according to Uzodimma, who urged both organizations to find the culprits in the JAMB website hack.
He believed that a quick turn in the case and a court appearance would deter would-be criminals.
He argued that the JAMB scandal should be resolved right away because it was a national embarrassment.
