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The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has said that spending N1.5 million to fuel six vehicles in her convoy on a trip to Anambra State is “no big deal”. The minister said this during an interview on ChannelsTV on Monday evening. A few days ago, the minister had a heated argument with members of […]

The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, on Monday, declared that there is no big deal in spending ₦1.5m to fuel six cars for an official journey to Anambra State. According to her, everyone knows how much petrol costs in Nigeria and spending such an amount on fueling the cars is not an issue that

The group executive officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, says expressed optimism that Nigeria will be a net exporter of petroleum by December 2024. Kyari stated this on Monday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Finance led by Senator Sani Musa. The emerging indicators, according to Kyari, are

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, urging all stakeholders to do the same for the success of the country. According to him, when the citizens fail to support the President, Nigeria fails, and when the country fails, everyone has failed. Fubara issued this declaration as he

Former United States President, Donald Trump was on Monday officially nominated as the Republican Party’s presidential pick for November’s election. NATURENEX reports that Trump was confirmed at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. According to Al Jazeera, the roll call is continuing at the Convention even though the ex-president has crossed the threshold of delegates

Bashir Ahmad, former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has voiced concerns over the treatment of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, former Governor of Kaduna State, after the 2023 general elections. In a tweet on Monday, Ahmad criticized certain quarters for disregarding el-Rufai’s significant contributions to the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The treatment Mallam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas has stated that illegal mining in the northern part of Nigeria is denying the country $9bn annually. He called on President Bola Tinubu to put an end to the activities of the illegal miners. Abbas lamented that the illegal miners are responsible for about 80 per

The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, has issued a directive for the state’s Bureau of Special Projects to carry out an integrity assessment on every structure within the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp at Ise/Orun Emure Ekiti. Oyebanji issued this order during a meeting in Ado Ekiti on Monday, alongside the Governing Council

Gunmen suspected to be bandits reportedly attacked Information Drive, an area located in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and caused palpable tension last weekend. Reports reaching Naturenex on Monday (today) revealed that the assailants,, on Friday night, invaded the State newspaper outlet, the Pioneer Newspaper, resulting in the death of one of their security personnel, Edet

No fewer than 13 persons have reportedly been killed with many others injured during two separate attacks by gunmen in two LGAs of Agatu and Gwer West in Benue State. Sources say 12 persons were killed on Sunday evening by the marauders at Egwuma village in Agatu LGA while another was killed at Tse Iyo

Former United States President Donald Trump has announced on his Truth Social platform that he has selected Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate for the upcoming presidential election. NATURENEX reports that this is coming barely 48 hours after a would-be assassin tried to kill Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has sacked the state’s Commissioner for Health, Samuel Alli. The governor disclosed this in a post on X a few minutes ago. His words: “I was at the Stella Obasanjo Hospital in the state capital earlier today to give a marching order that I will now personally take responsibility for

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says that Nigeria will succeed when citizens support President Bola Tinubu in his bid to set the country on the path of economic growth. Fubara stated this when he received the House of Representatives Committee on Reformatory Institutions, led by its Chairman, Chinedu Ogah, in Government House in Port Harcourt