By Peter Egwuatu Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and Automotive Gas Oil (Diesel), effective Thursday 6th of August, thereby reaffirming its commitment to providing affordable, high-quality petroleum products to the Nigerian market. The company in a statement said, under the new pricing structure, the […]

By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the National Economic Council’s NEC approval of a $4.5 billion refinancing of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC Limited’s oil-backed loan, describing President Bola Tinubu as a weapon fashioned against Nigeria’s economy. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, […]

Etaifo disclosed that he was mandated by the Inspector-General of Police to restore peace and coordinate security operations across Osun State ahead of the election.

The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions targeting Iraq’s Fly Baghdad airline, a company it had previously designated for alleged links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Oluwole Jimi-Bada, SAN, has said the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lacks the legal authority to freeze the state’s statutory account. Jimi-Bada made the assertion on Wednesday while addressing journalists in Osogbo, following the reported freezing of the state government’s statutory […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and constitutional lawyer, Dr. Monday Ubani, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was not constitutionally required to submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), stressing that the omission does not invalidate his nomination. Ubani made the clarification on […]

…Decries alleged starvation wages, tax burden, victimisation..Demands implementation of 2025 agreement, reinstatement of sacked leaders By Esther Onyegbula & Ifunanya Ndigwe LAGOS — The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has alleged that senior professors in Lagos State-owned universities now earn less in monthly remuneration than secondary school principals in the state’s public service. The […]

Former Portugal international Luis Figo has called on Gianni Infantino to resign as FIFA president, accusing him of failing to uphold the standards of football’s governing body.

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Chairman of the Senate Committee on the South East Development Commission (SEDC), Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for approving a salary increase for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Kalu, the Senator representing Abia North, described the decision as a timely demonstration of the Federal […]

By Golok Nanmwa JOS — The Renewed Hope Youth Engagement has predicted a landslide victory for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Plateau State in the 2027 presidential election, pledging to mobilise young people across the state in support of his re-election bid. The group made the declaration on Wednesday during the inauguration of the Plateau […]