Energy

NMDPRA threatens to revoke licence of stations under-dispensing PMS

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has threatened to revoke the licenses of petrol stations under-dispensing products to motorists. The Authority, in a directive to retail outlet operators, said it had observed incidents of under-dispensing of petroleum products at filling stations across the country. It described the practice as a serious breach ...

Literature & Arts

PoeticRendezvous: Poets, artists gather in Lagos to mark International Day of Peace

Poets, musicians, visual artists and cultural enthusiasts gathered in Lagos on September 19 for the September edition of the Monthly Poetic Rendezvous, which marked the International Day of Peace with performances and conversations on peaceful coexistence. The gathering, tagged “International Peace Day”, was held under the theme, “Invest in Peace for Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day”, ...

Energy

Dangote plans $10bn investment in power sector

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed plans to invest more than $10 billion in Africa’s power sector over the next three to four years, saying reliable electricity is essential to the continent’s economic growth and industrialisation. Dangote made the disclosure in an interview with Al Jazeera published on Monday, September 21, 2026, where ...

News

Kwara Fire Service recovers dead body of 52yr old man from well

Operatives of the Kwara State Fire Service on Tuesday recovered the dead body of a 52-year-old man from inside a domestic well in the Asa Dam area of Ilorin, the state capital. The service responded to an emergency at the Lamp Bearers Islamic School, off Asa-Dam Road, Ilorin, following a report of a man found ...

Crime

Police arrest 24 suspected cultists, others, recover firearms, drugs

Judiciary

Witness narrates how Bauchi AGF transferred funds to private accounts

Money market

CBN reviews MPR downward to 23%

Energy

FG approves 6 oil marketers to import PMS

Education

IBBU ASUU strike will end soon — VC

Business

UNGA: Radda rallies N/West Governors, partners on regional security, economic growth

Politics

Babachir Lawal defects from ADC to NDC

North-Direct

I will complete road projects before December as Christmas gift — Wike tells Abuja residents

Business Direct

Dangote to partner State Gov’ts to empower two million women with Refinery shares

News

Aiyedatiwa flags-off N400m bursary for 13,360 Ondo students

Money market

NSIA launches $300m fund to finance Nigeria’s renewable energy market

Money market

Probe transactions made by Kano MFBs — Economic Analyst

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The crisis threatening Nigeria’s poultry industry

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