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Senate passes PIB, disagrees with Reps on percentage for host communities

Fourteen years after the first attempt was made, the Senate and House of Representatives, yesterday,  passed into law the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). But it was not without  controversy and drama  as senators and House of Reps disagreed on what percentage host communities should get from crude oil drilled in their areas. The …

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Residents flee as soldiers invade two Enugu communities

Residents of Adamagu Akpawfu in Nkanu East Local Govenment Area and Ndiagu-Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State are currently on the run as soldiers swooped on them, burnt houses and arrested a yet to be determined number of youths. It was gathered that the soldiers who …

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Nigeria, Pakistan to sustain defence cooperation, says Irabor

The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has pledged to sustain interaction with the Pakistani armed forces towards supporting the defence capability of Nigerian armed forces. Irabor stated this at the Gala Night organised by the Defence Headquarters in honour of the Chairman, Pakistani Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, …

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