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The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has challenged critics of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to raise $22 billion and build a competing refinery, arguing that the facility cannot be described as a monopoly simply because of its scale. Sanusi spoke on Thursday at the Dangote Refinery’s “People’s IPO” roadshow in Kano, where he also ...
The Police Command in Kano State, on Thursday distributed cheques amounting to N34.3 million to the families of 62 deceased police officers under the Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident Scheme. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ibrahim Adamu-Bakori, presented the cheques to the beneficiaries at the command headquarters in Bompai, Kano. Presenting the cheques ...
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has discarded its previous draft report on disputed oil and gas wells and ordered a fresh verification of well coordinates from 2017 to date. RMAFC Chairman, Dr Mohammed Bello Shehu, disclosed this on Wednesday while inaugurating a reconstituted Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) to undertake the verification. Speaking, ...
Arch. Bishop Margaret Benson-Idahosa, the Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International (CGMI) has donated a solar-powered borehole to Oko Correctional Centre, Benin. Benson-Idahosa, represented by Bishop Wale Ajayi, on Thursday in Benin, during the inauguration said that the intervention was aimed at improving the welfare of inmates and staff of the facility. She ...
In response to recent security alerts, the Osun State Government has approved the immediate establishment of a Joint Security Task Force (JSTF) to bolster safety measures and counter potential threats to lives and property across the state. The decision was reached during a State Security Council meeting convened by Governor Ademola Adeleke and presided over ...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has arrived in Canada for a series of high-level strategic engagements to foster robust partnerships between the state and Canadian institutions and industries. The visit is part of the Governor’s commitment to diversifying the state’s economy and human capital base. It will focus on key sectors including education, skills ...
The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, has reaffirmed the Agency’s commitment to collaborating with the Nigerian Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) in the area of emergency preparedness to support the implementation of Nigeria’s National Nuclear Power Programme (NNPP). She gave the assurance while receiving the Chairman of NAEC, Dr ...
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi has condemned the reported killings and abductions in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Obi, in a statement, said reports emerging from Borgu were increasingly difficult to comprehend and deeply painful to contemplate, declaring that Nigerians must not accept kidnapping, ransom demands. Obi referred to another reported incident ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called for more efficient agricultural value chains to enable Nigeria to transition from exporting raw commodities to value-added products for global markets. Sanwo-Olu made the call in a goodwill message at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of FirstBank Agric and Export Expo in Lagos on Wednesday. ...
Mr Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has demanded immediate wage awards for Nigerian workers to cushion the effects of rising petrol prices in the country. Ajaero made the demand in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing concern over the steady increase in the price of petrol and its impact ...
The Ugoni community in Okposi Okwu, Ebonyi, has commended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for dismantling an alleged industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory operating in the community. Chinonso Obasi, Patron, Ugoni Youth Development Union, gave the commendation in a statement on Wednesday, where he also condemned illicit drug production and other criminal activities. Obasi said ...
President Bola Tinubu has emphasised the importance of documenting the experiences of national institutions and their leaders to preserve history and provide useful lessons for future generations. Tinubu, represented by Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), stated this on Wednesday at the public presentation of a book in Abuja. The ...
The National Assembly has transmitted the 2026 Constitution alteration bill to the 36 State Houses of Assembly, asking them to consider the proposals and communicate their resolutions within 30 days, while stressing that the timeframe is administrative and not a constitutional deadline. The transmission was effected on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, by the Clerk to ...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to increase the supply of crude oil to domestic refineries in naira as petrol prices rise to about ₦1,430 per litre in some major cities. The demand was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by NLC President, Joe Ajaero. The NLC called for ...
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has expressed grief over the death of Oluwole Oluwaseun, a final-year student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. The university stated that it received information about an emergency involving the student at an apartment in the Damico area of Ooni Layout, Ile-Ife, at about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. According to ...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Area 2 Command at Onne Port in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, has seized 56 containers laden with prohibited goods. Briefing journalists on Tuesday at the Onne Seaport, the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, stated that the impounded goods have a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of Five Billion, Five Hundred and Thirty Million, Nine Hundred and Eighty ...
Four weeks ago, social media went agog as an Apete resident posted that the government was supplying enough electricity appealing that they could finally turn the power off. The social media user went on to note that all the items in her freezer had become completely frozen. Her experience was quickly re-echoed by citizens. One ...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has commended members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for their role in promoting societal development through various humanitarian activities. Ogunwusi commended the bishops during their visit to the oba’s palace as part of activities marking the Second Plenary Assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of ...
The Police Command in Ondo State says it has presented N25.577 million cheque to 37 police families in the state as beneficiaries of the Group Life Assurance and Group Personal Accident Scheme. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Akure by DSP Abayomi Jimoh, command’s Spokesperson. The statement said ...
The Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) has disowned alleged recruitment activities and collection of money from job seekers in Niger State. The foundation said the activities were allegedly being carried out in Sabo Wuse, Tafa Local Government Area of Niger State. This is contained in a disclaimer signed by Engr. Abubakar Umar, Director General ...
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has provided an update on the case of Mr. Ekene Vitus Chukwuma, who is currently being held at the Lampur detention camp in Delhi, India, following his arrest for a visa overstay. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols ...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, has said that Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara’s experience in governance, leadership, religious understanding and peace-building will be valuable in his new traditional responsibility. The Sultan made this known in a congratulatory letter to AbdulRazaq ahead of his turbaning as the Sardauna of Ilorin Emirate. The Sultan, ...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has described the death of legendary actor, Oludotun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, as a great loss to Nigeria’s creative industry. Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Wednesday said Jacobs’ contributions to the Nigerian entertainment industry would ...
