ExxonMobil’s $10bn in Nigeria’s deepwater asset to unlock 180,000 bpd
The decision of ExxonMobil to invest $10 billion in deep-water oil projects in Africa’s biggest oil-producing country is expected to unlock at least 180,000 barrels per day (bpd), BusinessDay’s findings have…
“This madness cannot continue. Stop the war in Gaza” – Palestinian President,…
Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, September 26, urged the United Nations General…
BREAKING: Bobrisky Only Spent Three Weeks In Prison Out Of Six Month Imprisonment
Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, the Nigerian transgender woman better known as Bobrisky, spent only three weeks in prison…
‘CNG is 70% cheaper than petrol’
Chief Commercial Officer, Dana Motors, Matthews Kuruvilla has identified lower cost as one of the advantages of using Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) to power automobiles. Kuruvilla said CNG was almost 70 per cent…
NDIC pays 94% insured depositors of Heritage Bank
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) said it has successfully paid 94 per cent of insured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank. Managing Director (MD) of the corporation, Bello Hassan broke the news…
Court Nullifies Revocation Of C of O Of Ize-Iyamu’s Land At Amagba By Edo Govt.
A Benin High Court presided over by Honourable Justice Peter Akhihiero, has nullified the revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of parcels of land at Amagba village in Oredo Local Government Area,…
HEDA’s Uninformed Statement On Yahaya Bello: Display Of Egregious Ignorance – Coalition Of…
Anti-corruption Civil Society organisations have described a statement credited to one organization, which called itself Human and Environmental Development Agenda, HEDA, calling for the arrest of former Governor of…
Arewa Citizens Endorse Gbajabiamila, Hail His Leadership, Dedication
The Arewa Citizens for Change and Renewed Hope have thrown their weight behind Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, commending his exceptional leadership and unwavering dedication to the…
How I made only N800k from film worth N24m in 2011 due to piracy – Saidi Balogun
Saidi Balogun has recalled how he lost about N24 million to piracy in Nollywood in 2011. Movie piracy refers to the illegal distribution of films without the permission or license of the content creators. In…
BUA Chairman Blames Greedy Distributors, Producers For Rising Food Prices In Nigeria
The Chairman of BUA Foods Plc, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has attributed the rising cost of foodstuffs in Nigeria to the greed of distributors and…
Edo Poll: We’ll Regain Our Mandate – Ighodalo
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the just concluded Edo State Governorship election, Asue Ighodalo on Thursday said…
Oil, gas companies owe FG $6bn, N66bn for unpaid royalties, taxes – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) says outstanding revenues due to the federal government in the oil and gas industry rose…
CJN to decorate 87 new SANs Monday
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will, on Monday, September 30, 2024, swear in 87 lawyers newly elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The Supreme Court’s Director of…
Petrol landing cost drops to N981/litre
The landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has dropped to N981/litre, according to data released by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on Thursday. The petrol landing cost,…
CBN needs to limit interest rate hikes
THE Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the benchmark Monetary Policy Rate by 50 basis points to 27.25 per cent from 26.25 per cent. This is the fifth consecutive hike this…
APP declares Rivers PDP dead, vows to clear LG seats
The Action Peoples Party has mocked the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State for pulling out of the forthcoming local government elections in the state scheduled for October 5, 2024, saying the action shows fear…
Boniface rules out Chelsea move
Chelsea’s pursuit of Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has hit a snag as the player expresses a preference for German and Spanish football, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The West London giants are being tipped to…
Oshiomhole demands Obaseki’s probe as Okpebholo gets INEC certificate
A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday, called for the probe of the incumbent Governor Godwin Obaseki as his administration winds down in about two months’ time. Oshiomhole made the call as…
Akwa Ibom first lady Patience Umo Eno is dead
Patience Umo Eno, the first lady of Akwa Ibom state, has died after an illness. Ini Ememobong, the state commissioner for information, announced the first lady’s passing in a statement issued in the early hours of…
Don’t kill yourself but change your lifestyle, ask God for forgiveness – Portable tells…
Portable, the controversial singer, has encouraged the crossdresser Bobrisky to “repent from sinful ways” and reconsider her lifestyle…
NFF Retains Eguavoen As Super Eagles Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has asked Super Eagles’ interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, to continue in his role and lead the team in its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Libya next…
Cabinet reshuffle: Group calls for merger of Police Affairs, Interior Ministry
The Niger Delta Rights Advocates (NDRA) has welcomed the impending cabinet reshuffle confirmed by Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. The advocacy group said the move was a step in the right direction because…
Wike threatens to use Area Councils’ fund to pay striking teachers
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has threatened to use ten percent of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) meant for the Area Councils to pay striking Primary School teachers. At the…
Poverty alleviation: FG releases N24.8b for payment of 991, 261 households
To alleviate poverty and improve the livelihood of vulnerable Nigerians, the Federal Government has released the sum of N24, 781, 525, 000 for payment to 991, 261 households across 36 states, including the Federal…