POLICY STATEMENT O28 BY THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND POLICY INITIATIVE (IMPI)   Alleged Wasteful Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of Refineries: Setting the records straight We find it incredulous that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) will condition the sale of Nigeria’s sovereign-owned refineries on a forensic audit of the $18 billionContinue Reading

  Lagos:  Maritime lawyers have called on the Federal Government to domesticate the Rotterdam Rules to enhance the competitiveness of Nigerian importers in global trade. They made the appeal on Thursday during the 2025 One-Day Maritime Law Seminar, organised by the Nigeria Maritime Law Association (NMLA) in Lagos. (Caption: MaritimeContinue Reading

 By  Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court  Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for $2,198,900.00 ( Two million, One Hundred and Ninety Eight  Thousand, Nine HundredContinue Reading

  By Abuja:  Humanitarian Minister Professor Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda is the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress. He was elected unanimously by the National Executive Committee of the party on Thursday. Yilwatda replaces Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who resigned for crucial private matters, Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga, disclosed in HereContinue Reading

A massive cache of industrial chemicals believed to be capable of producing explosives has been discovered and sealed by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Kano State. The facility, located in Kwakwachi within Fagge Local Government Area, reportedly housed 88,560 litres of hazardous substances—includingContinue Reading

Flowerbud News/ The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a formal disclaimer concerning an audio recording circulating on social media. The audio recording falsely claims the agency shut down the Tummy Tummy noodles manufacturing facility in Anambra State. In a statement released on Wednesday,Continue Reading

‎ Flowerbud News/ The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described as horrendous and terrible a false narrative promoted by the African Democratic Congress (ADC) media office over plans to sell the federal government’s existing refineries. The group accused ADC of employing half-truths and false narratives as a strategy toContinue Reading