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Federal High Court Sets Aside Firstbank Appointed Receiver Over Neconde in OML 42

• Declares appointment invalid Wale Igbintade The Federal High Court in a landmark ruling yesterday, set aside the purported appointment of the Receiver over Neconde and its interest in Oil

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SGF: Nigeria Won’t Revert to Destructive Petroleum Subsidy Regime

• Idris: Reforms have laid the groundwork for correcting entrenched structural weaknesses Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has vowed the…

  • Nigeria pledges to abandon petroleum subsidies, says SGF Senator George Akume
  • Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) promoted as cleaner, cheaper alternative for transport
  • Government invests in agriculture, education, healthcare to support 60% youth population

Hundreds held, dozens wounded as protests over conditions in French schools escalate

Since last week, students have staged protests outside schools over grievances ranging from timetables, class sizes and a shortage of teachers to overheated classrooms during this year's heatwaves.

  • French authorities detained over 600 protesters and saw police injured
  • Protests over school conditions, including overcrowding and staffing, spread nationwide
  • At least 83 police officers wounded in clashes disrupting classes at 356 schools

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