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Last Sunday, the NNPC said its ability to sustain regular supply of petrol across Nigeria is under threat. The oil company said it is under financial duress due to Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) supply costs, […]

We are filled with a deep sense of betrayal as the federal government clandestinely increases the pump price of pms. One of the reasons for accepting N70,000 as national minimum wage was the understanding that […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the 650,000-capacity refinery engaged […]

Zenith Bank Plc has announced its audited results for the half-year ended 30 June 2024, recording an impressive triple-digit growth of 117% in gross earnings from N967.3 billion reported in H1 2023 to N2.1 trillion […]

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority, (OGWAMA) has shut down two Chinese companies, Yibao Industrial Limited, Bara village along the Sagamu-Abeokuta expressway and Ronchang Industrial Park, opposite Julius Berger yard, along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Ewu-Osile, […]

The Nigerian government has clarified that its planned electricity subsidy for tertiary educational institutions may only apply to 37 federal universities and seven teaching hospitals affiliated with some of them. The government also said the […]

The United States (US) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says Odogwu Mmobuosi, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Tingo Group, and three companies affiliated with him, have been ordered by a court to pay […]

A federal high court in Abuja has summoned Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to appear before it regarding the money laundering case brought against Binance Holdings Limited and its executives. […]

A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect early Saturday after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension, according to AFP. Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes on […]

There are indications that pipeline vandalism, oil theft, illegal refining and low investment have combined to reduce Nigeria’s oil output by 27.4 per cent to 1.4 million barrels per day, bpd, excluding condensate, in July […]

Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, has told Boeing, an aircraft manufacturer, and other investors to report any official requesting bribe before they can conduct business in Nigeria. Keyamo spoke on Wednesday […]

President Bola Tinubu will depart for Beijing, China, in the first week of September, during which he will sign several MOUs with President Xi Jinping, his Chinese counterpart. The President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said this […]

Proprietors of Private Schools have expressed concern over the Federal Government’s directive to peg the age of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) candidates. Alaka Lukman, President of the National […]

Nojim Maiyegun, a former Nigerian boxer, has died at 83. The death of the legendary boxer was confirmed in a Facebook post by Rudolfine F Soultan, a confidante, on Monday. “My Jimmy died. I can’t […]

President Bola Tinubu says the report from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) indicates that the economy is on the right trajectory. NBS had earlier reported that the country’s […]

Kindly share this information with your friends and relatives: The Lagos State Police Command has taken a significant step towards enhancing public engagement and emergency response by introducing dedicated phone lines for Divisional Police Officers […]

Wale Edun, minister of finance and the coordinating minister of the economy, says the federal government plans to relaunch the suspended school feeding programme. Edun said the government would ensure adequate resources are available to […]