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An oil and gas watchdog, the Niger Delta Accountability and Resource Protection Network (NDARPN), has refuted claims by the House of Representatives Committee on the South South Development Commission alleging that Nigeria’s failure to implement key Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) funds has deprived the region of over ₦1 trillion. In a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt, the group’s president, Comrade Ebikabo West, described the committee’s assertions as “sensational, misleading and potentially damaging to the investment stabilisation the PIA has steadily cultivated”. West said the PIA’s implementation by the respective regulatory bodies, particularly in the management of host community…

The Human Rights Watchdog in Africa (HRWA) has demanded that President Bola Tinubu declare a state of emergency in the troubled northwest state, accusing Governor Dauda Lawal of fueling insecurity through reckless political gamesmanship and a blatant disregard for human life. The urgent call, issued on November 28, 2025, comes in direct response to explosive reports that over 500 inmates convicted of banditry-related offences—many jailed under previous administrations—have been mysteriously released from the Gusau Correctional Facility. Insiders at the facility revealed that among the freed prisoners were 69 hardened bandits who allegedly received a secret state pardon from Governor Lawal…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN. Confirming the invitation in a statement, Malami said he had received a formal request from the anti-graft agency and would fully comply. “This is to confirm that I have been invited by the EFCC,” he wrote. “As a law-abiding and patriotic citizen, I hereby reaffirm my commitment to honour the invitation. “I understand the spirit of accountability and transparency in public service—the principles that I both advocate and champion. “Rooted in public service and in the spirit of transparency…

By Chinedu Adonu The Emerging Elite’s Foundation has celebrated a significant milestone with the successful hosting of its recent conference in Enugu State—an event marked by inspiration, empowerment, and a renewed call for youth engagement in the digital economy. One of the most notable highlights of the gathering was the presence of Ambassador Melvin Ponsak Daji, who not only served as the keynote guest speaker but was also honored with a distinguished award for his outstanding contributions to youth development and digital advocacy. Ambassador Melvin, highly regarded for his work in championing digital transformation and empowering young Africans, brought unmatched…

The Network for Peace and Development (NPD) has described the successful rescue of the 24 schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State, as “a divine victory and a resounding testament to decisive presidential leadership.” In a statement issued this evening and signed by its Executive Director, Rev. Moses Adamu, the group praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his immediate and firm directive that produced results in record time. “To the glory of God Almighty, our daughters are back home alive and unharmed,” Rev. Adamu declared. “This miracle did not happen by chance. It is the direct result…

By Bukola Olasanmi On the surface, the piece published in the online and PDF editions of the Africa Oil+Gas Report on 24 November 2025 under the title “The irregularities of the regulator will keep Nigeria’s upstream underachieving” wears the respectable garb of a professional intervention designed to stimulate debate and provoke corrective action. A closer, honest reading instantly betrays the personal grievance of the publisher, Toyin Akinosho, who has cynically disguised his private shopping list as an “editorial.” The deliberate distortion of facts, the selective deployment of half-truths, and the insertion of outright falsehoods disgrace the very idea of an…

***To Adopt Model Law on Resource Management The Pan African Parliament (PAP) has commended Nigeria for its remarkable and historic turnaround in the petroleum sector, describing the country’s upstream reforms as a benchmark for the continent. At the conclusion of a fourteen-day special syndicate meeting of West African parliamentarians held in Johannesburg to deliberate on African resource management and the urgent need for a continental model law, PAP members declared Nigeria’s faithful implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 the practical template that other African oil-producing nations should emulate. The meeting resolved to fast-track the drafting of a Model…

****urge security agencies to investigate opposition’s role in insecurity The Kebbi APC Youth Forum has condemned the Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for sabotaging the ongoing rescue of 24 female students kidnapped from Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, inthe Talata-Mafara area of Kebbi state. The youths, in a statement signed by their Chairman, Comrade Nasiru Maga, and circulated to newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, described the Zamfara PDP’s recent press statement criticizing the deployment of Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, to coordinate the rescue as “heartless, wicked, and tantamount to giving comfort to…

The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has launched a blistering attack on the state’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration, accusing it of deliberately undermining federal efforts to rescue 24 female students abducted from Government Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Wednesday. In a strongly worded statement issued Friday by the APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris Gusau, the party described a recent press release by the “dissolved” Zamfara PDP as “shameful, disgraceful and unpatriotic,” claiming it was designed to sabotage President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive to the Minister of State for…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has dismissed as false and misleading a report by Sahara Reporters alleging that the Department of State Services (DSS) arrested lawyer Moses Oddiri in Lagos on the orders of the EFCC Chairman over a petition concerning diversion of community funds. In a statement on Thursday, the Commission said the publication, titled “DSS Abducts Lawyer Moses Oddiri in Lagos After Petition on Diversion Of Funds By EFCC Chairman,” was a deliberate attempt to misinform the public and malign the leadership of the EFCC. According to the Commission, the controversy revolves around funds paid into…