NNPC, Dangote sign 10-year gas supply deal to boost domestic production
The NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has executed a Gas Sale and…
It’s Wrong For FCT Minister To Gift Judges Houses, Cars – Falana
A human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has condemned the gifting of houses to judges by the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The minister had in October flagged off the Design and…
Power Sector Needs $10bn Investment For 24-Hour Electricity – FG
The Federal Government says it needs $10 billion Public-Private-Partnership investment in the power sector, in the next five to 10 years, to achieve 24 hours power supply. Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu disclosed…
24hrs In Office: Edo Gov Sacks Perm Secs, Others, Dissolves Boards
Barely 24 hours after assuming office as the Governor of Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has sacked all permanent secretaries appointed from outside the state public service and other political appointees in the…
Lakurawa Members Flee Kebbi As Troops Intensify Onslaught
Members of the Lakurawa armed group have been retreating as the military ramps up coordinated ground and air attacks on the group’s camps across Kebbi and Sokoto states. Following an attack by the Lakurawa group on the…
NNPCL Makes Key Leadership Appointments
In a move aimed at strengthening its operational efficiency, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has announced key leadership appointments. The NNPC Ltd announced the appointment of Mr. Adedapo Segun as its new…
Why corruption persists in Nigeria – Obasanjo
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo has said that a society that does not believe in the consequences of bad behaviours will be riddled with corruption. He stressed that there was corruption at a high level of…
Vandals attack another transmission station in Kogi
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) yesterday announced in Abuja that armed group attacked its 330/132/33kV transmission substation construction site in Obajana, Kogi State. General Manager of TCN, Ndidi Mba,…
Govt’s Support for Dangote Refinery will Encourage Further Investments in Downstream – MAN
Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) have solicited the support of both Nigerians and the government for Dangote Refinery, to…
Presidency Spends N5.1billion On Purchase Of Another 26 Vehicles To State House In Three Weeks
Document from the public payments portal, Govspend, has shown that the Nigerian presidency under Bola Tinubu spent N5.1billion on buying cars between August 18 and September 9, representing 21 days or three weeks.…
19 directors fail permanent secretary qualifying exam — HoS
The Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) on Wednesday announced that 19 out of 38 directors shortlisted for Permanent Secretary positions in the Federal Civil Service failed the qualifying…
Customs revenue collection hits N5.7tn, exceeds annual target
The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that it collected N5.7 trillion in revenue as of Tuesday, 12 November 2024. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Wednesday at the ongoing…
Hardship: Skyrocketing insulin prices threaten lives of 6 million Nigerians with diabetes
The Diabetes Association of Nigeria (DAN) has issued a dire warning regarding the escalating challenges faced by the six million Nigerians living with diabetes, as healthcare costs soar beyond the reach of many.…
Bobrisky Saga Reveals Deep-Seated Institutional Flaws, Says Minister
Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, has described the ongoing controversy surrounding popular cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, as a symptom of deeper institutional issues within the…
2027: How Opposition Can Unseat Tinubu – Primate Ayodele Reveals
Primate Elijah Ayodele, the leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has warned opposition political parties about the 2027 presidential election. In a statement on Tuesday, Ayodele emphasized that a united…
JUST IN: Another Fuel Tanker Explodes In Jigawa
A fuel laden tanker has gone up in flames in Jigawa State, North West Nigeria. The incident which happened at Jigawa-Kano border, caused panic among bystanders. Aliyu M. A., Public Relations Officer of the Federal…
I Can Influence Who Becomes President – Bakare
The Serving Overseer of Citadel Global Community Church (CGCC), Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said he does not need to become president of Nigeria, but can influence who becomes one. Bakare, who served as the running…
Okpebholo suspends revenue collection in Edo, asks police to arrest defaulters
Monday Okpebholo, governor of Edo, has ordered the immediate and indefinite suspension of revenue collection in the state — including at motor parks. The directive comes barely 24 hours after Okpebholo was sworn in as…
BREAKING: Okonjo-Iweala to serve second term as WTO DG
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been re-appointed as the director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO). She is now set to serve her second term as the DG of the global trade institution. The WTO had earlier…
Minimum wage: States in panic mode over NLC Dec 1 strike notice
There is growing tension among states yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage, following the December 1 strike notice given by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to workers in defaulting states to commence the…
Obaseki’s Attempt To Undermine Legislature Hindered His Effectiveness As Governor – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has advised the newly sworn in governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, to find a way of empowering the legislative arm of…
How I Rejected Huge Monetary Gift From MKO Abiola – Sowore
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, has revealed how he rejected a huge sum of money from late Chief MKO Abiola. Abiola is regarded as the…
Ex-President Makes Political Comeback
Senegal’s former leader Macky Sall, who earlier this year sparked one of the worst crises in decades by delaying the presidential election, is seeking a controversial comeback in Sunday’s snap parliamentary…
‘Elon Musk’s PAC Spent $200m To Help Elect Trump’
Elon Musk’s super PAC spent around $200 million to help elect Donald Trump as the President of the US, a person familiar with the group’s spending told AP. The billionaire Tesla and SpaceX CEO provided the…