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Petroleum marketers, refiners, and depot owners in Nigeria have called for the full deregulation of the downstream oil sector, seeking to end government price controls due to subsidies. The Major Energies Marketers…

The Barge Operators Association of Nigeria has said the group mobilised four million twenty-foot equivalent containers from imports and exports from 2019 to 2024. The President of BOAN, Olabunmi Olumekun,…

Nigeria’s crude oil production increased from 1.307 million barrels per day in July to 1.352mbpd in August. The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said in its September Monthly Oil Market Report. OPEC…

An intending tenant, whose name was not known, has vanished with two children in the Igando area of Ilesa, Osun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the tenant allegedly abducted the children, aged four and two, after…

Renowned cleric and Planter of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Adamimogo Grace of Mercy Prayer Mountain Worldwide, Prophet Sam Olu Alo, has charged Southwest leaders to tell President Bola Ahmed Tinubu the hard truth…

A recent report done by the National Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has revealed that educated Nigerians are more likely to be involved in bribery than those…

Fenerbahce manager, Jose Mourinho, has sparked controversy by accusing Nigerian forward Victor Osimhen of diving frequently. The remarks come after Osimhen’s recent move to Fenerbahce’s fierce rivals, Galatasaray,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has vowed to disrupt terrorist financing networks by monitoring banking transactions and cutting off funds to bandits. EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, made this…

Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, announced on Wednesday that 35,000 police officers will be deployed across Edo State for the September 21 governorship election. Additionally, 8,000 personnel from sister…

Kylian Mbappe’s entourage said on Wednesday they had refused the French football league’s (LFP) offer to act as a mediator between the France captain and Paris Saint-Germain in their dispute over unpaid wages and…

A Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere has accused President Bola Tinubu of sliding into fascism reminiscence of Gen. Sanni Abacha’s days. This is as the group disclosed plans to create a political group to…

A professor of public international law at the University of Oxford, Dapo Akande is set to be nominated by the United Kingdom, UK for election to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). In a statement, Joanna Roper,…

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) late Wednesday said it has extended the collection of Permanent Voters Cards from September 13 to 15. In a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman,…

Pastor Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, General Overseer, Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, Onitsha, Anambra State has warned those who have formed the habit of criticising him on social media to stop…

Ghana’s national football team, the Black Stars, may be forced to relocate their remaining home matches for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers to Nigeria, according to local reports. This potential move…

A federal lawmaker, Clement Jimbo, has called for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…

Olori Ashley, the fourth wife of the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has sparked a wave of reactions on social media for declaring her son the ‘Crown Prince’ to the throne of Oduduwa. The royal couple, who wedded…

Stanbic IBTC Plc, the Nigerian unit of Standard Bank Group Ltd., expects the proposed windfall tax on foreign exchange gains to have a minimal effect, consuming only a modest portion of 10% of its profits. During an…

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (“GTCO” or the “Group”) has released its Audited Consolidated and Separate Financial…

Gabriel Iliya Magaji, a 38-year-old resident of Masaka in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, has reportedly committed suicide over his wife’s alleged infidelity. Magaji’s corpse was found in a classroom…

A Nigerian working as a nurse in the United Kingdom, Ruth Auta, has been sentenced to three years in prison for neglecting her ten-week-old baby, Joshua Akerele, who died while she was at work, reports Daily Mail…

Manchester United on Wednesday posted net losses of £113.2 million ($148 million) for 2023/24 despite earning record revenues – their fifth straight year of losses. In the year to June 30, 2024, the Premier League club…

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify Olumide Akpata as the gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the Sept. 21 election in Edo. The appellate court held that the suit…

A hit-and-run driver has killed an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Ekiti State Police Command. The officer identified as Idris Lawal was reportedly crushed to death at a checkpoint at Ayemi Garage…