Only NNPCL can buy Dangote petrol – IPMAN
No oil marketer is going to buy Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and sell at the prevalent pump prices at filling stations in Nigeria except the Nigerian National…
Malaria ravages constituents as lawmakers get N740bn in constituency projects
Malaria kills nearly 200,000 Nigerians each year, yet billions of naira are given to lawmakers…
Iheanacho close to Sevilla switch
Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho is on the cusp of completing a move to Sevilla after agreeing personal terms with the La Liga club. The 27-year-old striker is set to join the Rojiblancos on a free transfer after…
Hardship protest: US, UK, Canada issue security alerts, traders fear looting
•Foreign missions foresee violence as FG, Obi differ on protest sponsors The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have raised the alarm over the likelihood of violence during the planned August 1…
Victim under pressure to drop police station rape case — Family
A relative of the 17-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by a police officer at the Ogudu Area H Command, identified only as Anderson, has accused the suspect’s family of pressuring the survivor’s mother,…
Court orders N1bn payment to Oceanic Bank’s ex-employees
The National Industrial Court, Lagos Division, has ordered Ecobank Nigeria Limited to pay the sum of N1,086,611,589.11 to 1,742 former employees of the defunct Oceanic Bank. The ex-employees were allegedly…
VC laments Babcock’s N300m May electricity bill
The Vice-Chancellor, Babcock University, Prof. Ademola Tayo, has said high electricity tariff is a great threat to quality education in Nigeria. Speaking on Sunday at the Babcock University 22nd…
Fuel rises to N1,300/litre as depots run dry
Many depots for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are currently dry, leading to fuel scarcity and attendant queues in Lagos, Ogun, parts of Abuja, Niger, and some other states across the…
Oil Producing Communities threaten to shut down all pipeline facilities over unfair treatment of…
...Warn IOCs against economic sabotage …Urge FG to end…
Telcos disconnecting subscribers to limit protest reach — Adegboruwa
A human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has accused telecommunication operators of attempting to sabotage the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest in August by disconnecting subscribers. Adegboruwa…
BBNaija Season 9 Kicks Off With Over 20 Housemates
The 9th season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) kicked off on Sunday. The show’s regular host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, revealed the theme for this season as “No Loose Guard”. In an unexpected twist, housemates were…
Tinubu’s Govt Battling A Serious Case Of Economic Illiteracy – SDP Presidential Candidate
Prince Adewole Adebayo was the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election. In this interview, he faulted the economic policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led…
BREAKING: UK firm, LH Telecoms acquires majority stake in Nigeria’s 9mobile
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Limited, operating under the trade name 9Mobile, has been acquired by a UK company, LH Telecommunication Limited. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the…
Peter Obi Endorses Nationwide Protests
Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections, Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the planned nationwide protest over the current economic hardship. Some youths are…
LASG denies revoking existing building permits
The Lagos State Government says it has not revoked all existing building permits as reported in some online media. Mr Olaoye Olusegun, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) made…
Total import from Malta went from zero to N1.03 trillion in 2023, NBS data reveals
Nigeria’s total import from Malta rose from zero to about N1.03 trillion in 2023, according to an analysis of the foreign trade statistics reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). …
Bolanle Austen-Peters’ House of Ga’a enters Netflix top 10 in multiple countries
Bolanle Austen-Peters’ latest film, “House of Ga’a,” has made a significant impact on Netflix, entering the top 10 rankings across various countries as of July 26, 2024. Set in the ancient 18th century…
Couple arrested during naming ceremony of stolen baby
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested five persons, including a couple, over their alleged…
Protest: Tinubu can address nation, reverse some policies – Atiku support group
The Nigeria Youths for Atiku (NYFA), a support group for former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ambition says President…
Two fleeing men arrested for swindling FinTech of N613m
The Police Special Fraud Unit, Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State has arrested Ikeocha Daniel Kelechi and Sylvester…
Hunger protest: Apply properly, pay security costs – Wike tells organisers
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says protesters who wish to use Eagles Square must apply properly and pay security costs for their scheduled #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1. The Minister stated this…
30 Killed In Israel Strike On School – Hamas
The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said an Israeli strike hit a school housing a field hospital Saturday, killing at least 30 people and wounding more than 100. The Israeli military said it…
Nigeria Would Have Been A Failed State If God Did Not Bring Tinubu – Umahi
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said Nigeria would have been a failed if God did not bring President Bola Tinubu at this “crucial time”. He said this while appealing to the youths to shelve the planed protest and…
Lagos govt shuts Osborne-Dolphin, Adeniji-Adele Link Bridge, releases travel advisory
The Lagos State government has concluded plans to shut, and divert traffic from Osborne/Dolphin Estate to Sura en route Adeniji Adele…