US donates $27m to improve food security in Nigeria
The United States has announced a $27 million humanitarian aid package to assist vulnerable populations hit by food insecurity and climate change impacts in Nigeria. The funding is part of the US…
Sayyu Dantata, Dangote’s half brother, among importers of petrol from Malta – Report
Sayyu Dantata, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of MRS Oil and Gas, has been identified as one of the individuals behind the importation of petroleum products from Malta. Dantata is the half-brother…
2027: Shekarau, Ardo, Yakasai, Tafida, Others Float Northern Democrats
A group of prominent political leaders from the North emerged yesterday, named the League of Northern Democrats (LND), which said it…
DAAR Communications Retires Senior Directors
DAAR Communications PLC, the parent company of AIT, Raypower, and Faaji FM, has officially announced the retirement of several…
Crude supply to local refineries should be voluntary…. Not forced – Oil producers
Oil producers, under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Producers Group(IPPG), have asked regulators to allow the sale of crude to the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and other local refineries to be based on…
‘We can’t be cajoled by peer pressure’ — Ghana’s s’court rejects bid to legalise gay rights
The supreme court in Ghana has thrown out a suit seeking to void the law that criminalises homosexuality in the country. In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of court justices led by Imoro Tanko held…
CBN Inconsistent Dollar Supply Holding Down Naira Recovery – BDC Operators
Lack of consistency in dollar allocation to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is stampeding naira recovery, currency traders have submitted. They equally noted that…
NNPCL Repays 60% Of $1bn Loan Taken To Buy Stake In Dangote Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has successfully repaid 60% of a $1.036 billion loan that it took in September 2021 to finance the acquisition of a 20% stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and…
It Costs N120 To Produce 1KwpH Of Electricity – Minister
…Says more customers to be upgraded to band A The minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has stated that the cost of generating a kilowatt per hour of…
PSG reach agreement with Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman
French giants, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have reportedly reached an agreement to sign Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman. The winger who won the Europa League with Atalanta last season was left out of the…
We‘ll shut power sector if Ajaero is arrested – Electricity workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has threatened to shut down the power sector if its General Secretary and President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, is arrested “over trump up…
How Tinubu transformed my life within 24 hours after I met him in 1998 – IGP Egbetokun
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun has said that President Bola Tinubu transformed his life in 1998 within 24 hours when he first met him as a young officer noting that President Bola Tinubu made a…
Threat To Arrest Ajaero Aimed At Crippling NLC – Amnesty Int’l
Amnesty International Nigeria has expressed concerns over what it describes as a concerted effort by Nigerian authorities to intimidate the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its leadership. This was contained…
EFCC Docks Agrorite Ltd’s CEO, Ayodele Toyosi, Over ‘N600m, $50,000 Scam’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Ayodele Toyosi, before a Lagos High Court in Ikeja, for allegedly defrauding some people of N600,150,000 and $50,000. Toyosi was…
‘Stop Playing With Words’ – Waziri Adio Hits NNPC Over Subsidy Denial
Waiziri Adio, former Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), has asked the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to be transparent in its…
Foreign Remittance Surges By 130% To $553m In July – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reported a 130% surge in remittance inflows, with the figure reaching $553 million in July 2024. This is according to a statement on Tuesday by Hakama Sidi Ali, the CBN acting…
Avoid Unprotected Sex, Multiple Partners, Kissing, Hugging – Nigerian Air Force Warns Personnel Over…
The Nigeria Air Force has warned its personnel against unprotected sex and multiple sex partners to avoid…
Wike must leave PDP for the party to survive, says Edwin Clark
Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), needs to leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the party to survive. In an open…
Cardoso, Deputies Under Scrutiny Over Alleged ‘Generous’ Approvals
The current leadership of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) seems to be embroiled in a scandal…
Nigerian arrested for stealing $10 million in US unemployment benefits
A Nigerian man, identified as Yomi Olayeye has been arrested and charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, and identity theft for his alleged role in a $10 million pandemic unemployment assistance fraud scheme in the…
‘Fearless in October’ — #EndBadGovernance organisers plan second nationwide protest
Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest say they are staging another nationwide demonstration scheduled to commence on October 1.…
Petrol price hits N1,000 per litre in Kano
Motorists in Kano are lamenting what they describe as the “indiscriminate” increase of the price of petrol by marketers. Within the past week, fuel price has skyrocketed to between N980 and N1,000 per litre at most filling…
Record of Ex-CJN Onnoghen’s CCT Case File Declared Missing in AGF Office
The office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) has declared that it cannot find the case file for the trial of…
BREAKING: NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike if Police Arrests, Detains President Ajaero
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, is…