Peter Obi Speaks Out on Recent Dispute Between Dangote Refinery, FG
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has broken his silence on the ongoing…
Trump shooting was biggest failure in decades, says US Secret Service director
Kimberly Cheatle, director of the US Secret Service, says the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was the agency’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. Cheatle spoke during a…
‘Gender bias’ — women group knocks Akpabio over ‘nightclub’ comment to…
The Voices for Inclusion and Equity for Women (VIEW), a women’s rights advocay group, has chided Senate President Godswill Akpabio for his alleged disrespect of female senators. Last week, Akpabio told Natasha…
If Edo guber poll isn’t free and fair, it would trigger crisis in Nigeria – Obaseki
Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, says the forthcoming governorship election in the state must be free and fair to avoid a crisis in the country. In a statement issued on Monday, Chris Nehikhare, Edo…
Kamala Harris breaks record with over $81m donations — day after Biden quit race
Kamala Harris, the United States vice president, has raised more than $81 million, a day after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race. The amount is believed to be the largest 24-hour…
Dangote vs NNPC: Here’s what happens next
In 2019, I was covering the Mo Ibrahim Governance Weekend, where Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, sat with British-Sudanese billionaire, Mo Ibrahim, to discuss everything from investing to passports, to…
Forex inflow via IMTOs hits $1.07bn in three months – CBN
Foreign exchange inflows from International Money Transfer Operators increased by 38.86 per cent to $1.07bn in the first quarter of 2024, from $770.23m recorded in the same period in the previous year.…
Domestic workers must benefit from N70,000 minimum wage – Senate
The Senate and the National Council for Women Society have sought to include domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme. The call for the inclusion of domestic servants in the national minimum…
Dangote refinery: Monarch warns against unfriendly govt policies
Olowu of Kuta in Osun State, Oba Adekunle Oyelude, on Monday, urged the Federal Government to find an amicable resolution to the disagreement with the management of Dangote Refinery to avoid sending wrong signals to…
Chapel Hill Denham named Nigeria’s best investment bank
Chapel Hill Denham has been named the Best Investment Bank in Nigeria at the 2024 Euromoney Awards for Excellence held in London, United Kingdom on Saturday. In a statement, the firm said this was its…
Fuel crisis: Marketers project N700bn monthly subsidy
•NNPC mum as dealers insist government still paying subsidy, Reps probe crude shortage •Dangote eyes foreign markets for refinery products, FG meets Kyari, Dangote over dispute With a landing cost of N1,117…
Why Osimhen may remain at Napoli
Victor Osimhen playing one more season at Napoli looks increasingly imminent due to reports of emerging twists in his move to Paris Saint-Germain, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The Nigeria striker has…
Agbakoba warns NNPC against taking over Dangote refinery
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has warned the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited not to take over the Dangote Refinery. Agbakoba was reacting to a comment by the businessman that the…
‘My son is dead’ – Elon Musk opens up about his transgender child
The CEO of Tesla and Space X, Elon Musk, has said he was “tricked” into granting permission for his child to undergo puberty blockers. Musk made the disclosure in a live interview with psychologist Jordan…
Lagos to divert traffic on Ikorodu road for 90 days over repairs
The Lagos government has announced the diversion of traffic on the Iya Alaro Bridge, otherwise known as Ikorodu road. In a traffic advisory released by the state government on Monday, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the…
Sexual Abuse Scandal Rocks Nigeria’s NCC As USPF Director Is Accused Of Molesting…
A disturbing report has emerged, alleging that a Director at the Universal Service Provision Fund under Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), identified as Yomi, has sexually abused the daughter of a former…
Nigerians flock to Canada: Permanent residency approvals hit 15-month peak
More Nigerians are paying millions of naira to be allowed to live and work in Canada for up to five years. The number of Nigerians with permanent residency (PR) status in Canada has surged to a new 15-month high.…
I intend to keep quiet about Tinubu’s administration for now – Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has said he intends to keep quiet for now about the performance of the Bola Tinubu’s administration. Soyinka said this while responding to questions in an interview session…
Hardship: Don’t join protests – FCT Police begs Abuja residents
As the date for proposed protest against economic hardship in the country by unnamed groups draw near, the Commissioner of Police, FCT, CP Benneth Igweh has appealed to residents of Abuja not to join the protest…
Hardship: Coalition kicks against protest
A coalition of civil society organisations led by Rising Up for a United Nigeria (RUN) and Coalition of Civil Society Groups for National Stability and Cohesion, have urged Nigerians to distance themselves from the…
Appeal Court re-affirms Asue Ighodalo as Edo PDP Guber candidate
….awards N1m cost against Shaibu The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, declined to nullify the primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the…
Sergeant Guns down his retired ASP father in Maiduguri
Sunday Wadzani, a police sergeant has killed his father in Maiduguri, capital of Borno State. Daily Trust gathered that the incident occurred behind the State Police Command headquarters in Modugannari, on Sunday.…
Tinubu appoints ex-LASU VC Obafunwa as DG of medical research institute
President Bola Tinubu has appointed John Obafunwa, former vice-chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), as the director-general (DG) of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR). Obafunwa will succeed…
Reps Invite Dangote, NMDPRA Over ‘Substandard Petroleum Products’
The House of Representatives joint Committee on Midstream and Downstream investigating alleged domestic production of substandard petroleum products, non-availability of crude oil to domestic refineries and other related…