‘Petrol Nigeria consumes daily dropped to 30m liters, then dramatically went up to over 60m’ –…
The jigsaw puzzle surrounding the quantity of petrol, otherwise called Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), Nigeria consumes daily just got more puzzling as Sunday Vanguard understands that the figure went down to about 30…
Lagos emerges 6th world best city for nightlife
Lagos has been named the sixth-best city for nightlife in 2024 ahead of Rotterdam, Netherlands and Manchester, United Kingdom, among others. Only the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Manilla, Philippines, Berlin in…
Petrol pains so deep: Tough times await parents, students, teachers as school resumes
•Proprietors, others devise ingenious ways to survive•NUT seeks Hardship Allowance As schools resume for the 2024/2025 academic session across the nation from tomorrow, the economic and social dislocation caused by…
No link between smartphone use and brain cancer, says WHO
According to a World Health Organisation analysis, there is no link between smartphone use and brain cancer. Radiation from mobile devices has been a source of worry for decades, and in 2011, the WHO’s cancer division…
Playing games with petrol subsidy
It took me less than one hour into President Bola Tinubu’s administration to spot a giant red flag. His famous words at the…
JUST IN: Tinubu’s Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale Was Sacked, Did Not Resign
Ajuri Ngelale, the broadcast journalist who made a name for himself with his eloquence and sonorous voice, did not resign as special adviser to the president on media and publicity to tend to a “vexatious medical…
Online porn giant OnlyFans raked in $6.6 billion in 2023
A leading online porn site, OnlyFans, has said it achieved a remarkable $6.6 billion in earnings for 2023, topping its earnings for the previous year. On Friday, Mattew Ball, an entrepreneur and TV/film/game producer,…
Fuel Crisis: 1000 CSOs fault Tinubu’s Economic Team, demand immediate reconstitution
Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, numbering 1,000 under the auspices of the Coalition Of Civil Society Organisations, CCSOs, Saturday, faulted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Economic Team over current economic…
We’re not sole offtaker, market open to lower prices from any domestic refinery – NNPC tells…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has responded to a press release by the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), which alleged that the Dangote Refinery Limited (DRL) is being unfairly disadvantaged by…
Edo 2024: Why Oshiomhole And I Fell Out —Obaseki
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said his declaration of state burial for the late Chief Tony Anenih, a top chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is the unforgivable sin he committed against…
BREAKING: Ajuri Ngelale Proceeds On ‘Indefinite Leave Of Absence’
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Spokesperson of the President, has applied for an…
Former Republican Vice President Dick Cheney says he’ll vote for Harris
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most prominent Republicans in the last half-century, announced Friday will be crossing…
AC turns luxury as petrol scarcity bites ride-hailing drivers
Ride-hailing drivers in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve, are increasingly turning off their air conditioners (AC) and taking on…
Nationwide Economic Crisis: Shettima, APC’s first term governors jittery over 2027
•VP leads charge to reshuffle cabinet •‘President reluctant to let go of trusted aides, allies’ These are not the best of times for President Bola Tinubu and his cabinet as there are overwhelming pressures from…
Trump sentencing delayed until after election
A New York judge on Friday delayed former U.S. President Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money criminal case until after the Nov. 5…
As multinationals exit, these Nigerian companies are spending billions on expansion projects in 2024
Nigeria has witnessed a significant exit of companies in the last 18 months from the beginning of 2023. This follows significant reforms in the energy and foreign exchange market which upended the business…
If I use 10m to fix interstate roads in Edo, I’ll claim 20m from FG, says Monday Okpebholo
Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, says he would repair interstate roads and claim double the amount from the federal government if elected. The APC candidate…
Italy end 70-year wait with historic victory against France in Paris
Italy claimed an impressive 3-1 victory over France in Paris on Friday in a Nation League encounter, the first time in 70 year. The match began with a crucial mistake by the French defence, allowing Bradley…
CBN boosts liquidity, sells $20,000 to each BDC at N1,580/$
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to inject more liquidity into the foreign exchange market by approving the sale of US$20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operator. This move is…
‘Wike undermining national security, democracy’ – Rivers Elders tell Tinubu
A group of Rivers Elders led by a former Governor Rufus Ada George has called on President Bola Ahmed to call Nyesom Wike, Minister of Federal Capital Territory to order over his threat to cause violence in…
FBN Holdings Plc sells 100% stake in FBNQuest Merchant Bank to EverQuest
FBN Holdings Plc has announced the sale of its 100% equity stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited to EverQuest Acquisition LLP. The sale and purchase agreement which aligns with FBN’s…
Nigeria Issues First License to Build Floating LNG Plant
Nigeria's oil regulator on Friday granted UTM Offshore Limited the first license to operate a floating liquefied natural gas…
Edo election: APC planning to rig guber poll – Labour Party chieftain, others reveal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is been accused of orchestrating a plan to undermine the integrity of the upcoming governorship elections in Edo State. The revelation comes on the heels of internal party polling…
Onyinyechi Mark clinches Nigeria’s first gold at Paris Paralympics
Onyinyechi Mark delivered Nigeria’s first gold medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games on Friday, September 6. Mark dazzled the audience by setting a new world record in the Women’s 61kg para-powerlifting…