US expands sanctions targeting Iran oil, cryptocurrency sectors
Iran started blocking the strait -- a key waterway for energy transit -- after US-Israel attacks in February. Washington imposed an initial blockade on Tehran's ports from mid-April to mid-June.
$1trn Economy: How Tantita’s surveillance, Niger Delta stability come into play
By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor Several economy analysts have noted that achieving the Federal Government’s target of $1 trillion economy size by 2030 will not be a walk on the park. They have also noted the key role of the oil and gas economy in meeting the target. It requires investment drive, attractiveness to global financial markets […]
ONE VOTE: Your Vote Starts Before Election Day
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NNPC, African oil chiefs meet in Cape Town over refining, energy bank, regional trade
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other leading African national oil companies will meet in Cape Town on October 12 to advance plans for regional refining, African-backed energy financing and greater trade in petroleum products across the continent.
Dangote Refinery shields Nigerians from global fuel price shock – S&P
…competitive pricing protects consumers from import driven increases Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals continues to shield the Nigerian market from external price shocks, maintaining stable domestic fuel prices within a commercially acceptable range despite rising international gasoline prices, higher freight rates and tightening global supply conditions that are increasing costs for fuel importers across West […]
Choose skills over prostitution, Sophia Lawrence urges young girls
Popular event planner and founder of Sophie’s Treat Trove, Mrs. Sophia Otemabor Lawrence, has urged young girls to shun prostitution and embrace education, vocational training and entrepreneurship as pathways to financial independence and personal fulfillment. Speaking during an interactive session with young girls in Ughelli, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mrs. Lawrence […]
Gatefield pushes stronger protection for Nigerian children against online harm
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja Gatefield has highlighted the growing dangers Nigerian children face online, calling attention to the need for stronger safeguards as the Child Online Access Protection Bill advances through the National Assembly. Speaking at a stakeholders’ roundtable in Abuja, the organisation’s Campaigns Lead, Christina Akintoye, described child online harm as an emerging crisis […]
Oriire and the courage to reject compromise, by Rotimi Fasan
After 56 harrowing days, the 44 abductees in the Oriire community of Ogbomoso LGA are now out of the forest. These are schoolchildren and their teachers. Two of the teachers had been killed after the abduction while another was killed on their school ground. A commercial bike rider was also killed as the abduction unfolded. But […]
Justice delayed is dignity denied, Abuja indigenes tell UN
The appeal was made at the 19th Session of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP) in Geneva, Switzerland.
ECOWAS — beyond the glitter of new edifices
President Bola Tinubu’s ribbon-cutting for a gleaming new ECOWAS headquarters in Abuja offered a flattering image of ambition — but brick and glass do not heal the fractures that threaten the community’s very purpose. Fifty-one years after its founding in 1975 in Lagos to promote economic integration, collective security, free movement and democratic stability across […]
What are the functions of ministries in a Country? (Part II), by Usman Sarki
“The price of greatness is responsibility” – Winston Churchill The paradox of ministries and public institutions becomes even more striking when we compare the lethargy of official bureaucracy with the audacity of private initiative. Without any ministry, department, agency or security outfit under his direct control or tutelage, AlhajiAlikoDangote conceived and constructed one of the most […]
VP Kashim Shettima’s near miss, by Ochereome Nnanna
For nearly two months, our amiable Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima (GCON), held his breath. His principal, President Bola Tinubu, had emerged as the sole candidate for the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on 25th May, 2026, scoring 10.9 million votes during the party’s nationwide direct primaries. Tinubu chose to keep his […]
Coalition accuses states of frustrating FG highway taskforce
According to the communiqué, “The Coalition considers such resistance to be contrary to the spirit of intergovernmental cooperation required to promote national economic growth, secure interstate commerce, and eliminate illegal practices on federal highways.”
Why fruitless fig tree remains one of Jesus’ lessons on accountability — Pastor Daysman Oyakhilome
Pastor Daysman Oyakhilome has delivered a compelling message on the biblical account of the fruitless fig tree, urging believers to embrace a lifestyle of consistent fruitfulness and accountability before God.
Oil asset protection critical to Nigeria’s economic resilience — Consultant
An Abuja-based business consultant, Mr. John Oke, has argued that protecting Nigeria’s critical oil infrastructure should be regarded as a key driver of economic development. In
NASS Open Week: Gbajabiamila, PLAC seek stronger transparency, oversight
…Library unveils mobile app By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and the Executive Director of the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Clement Nwankwo, on Tuesday called for greater transparency, stronger legislative oversight and increased citizen participation as the 2026 National Assembly Open Week commenced in Abuja. The […]
