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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians should disregard claims that the old naira notes will cease to be legal tender on December 31, 2024. In a statement on X on Thursday, Sidi Ali, […]

President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, which had Ogun State reportedly producing four ministers, the highest by a state in the cabinet, has sparked reactions across the country. In a significant cabinet shakeup during […]

OSOGBO – Former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola and his successor, Ademola Adeleke have again locked horns over the integrity of the flyover constructed at Olaiya in the State capital by the former. Governor Adeleke […]

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says he revoked the title of an abandoned land allocated to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc to construct quarters for judges in Abuja. Wike spoke in […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of crossdresser Bobrisky at the Seme border. Seme border is a settlement in Nigeria on the border with Benin. It is a thirty-minute drive from Badagry […]

ABUJA—Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals said yesterday it was settling out of court with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and six others over import licences granted them by the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum […]

ABUJA—Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals said yesterday it was settling out of court with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and six others over import licences granted them by the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum […]

Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, says Nigeria’s score on the Cape Town Convention (CTC) compliance index has been increased from 70.5 percent to 75.5 percent. The CTC compliance index monitors and assesses […]

Aliko Dangote, the president of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), has doubled his wealth to a record $27.8 billion, following the operationalisation of his multibillion-dollar oil refinery. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Dangote’s net […]

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the federal government incurred an electricity subsidy obligation of N380 billion in the second quarter (Q2) of 2024. The NERC, in its quarterly report released on Friday, said the […]

The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, which relates to issues in Rivers State and the conflict between the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has factionalised […]

Amid feedstock challenges, the Dangote Group, owners of the Dangote Refinery, will soon commence crude oil production. According to reports by S&P Global Commodity Insights, the Dangote Group is looking to start production at its […]

Access Bank says it has rescheduled its system upgrade earlier slated for October 12, noting that customers may experience “minimal” service disruptions. In a notice to customers on Wednesday, the bank said a new date […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the federal government to reverse the petrol price hike. On Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited increased the price of petrol across its retail outlets. In […]

A Turkish Airlines plane heading to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York after the captain died on board. The plane took off from Seattle on Wednesday but was forced to divert after İlçehin […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Starlink, a satellite internet service, did not get regulatory approval before hiking its prices. On October 1, Starlink, owned by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, announced an increase […]

Nigerians will soon face an increase in petrol prices due to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) decision to terminate its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt. According to […]

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is due to receive up to 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Nigerian crude over the next two months. According to a Bloomberg report on Monday, the refinery is slated to […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has withdrawn its statement claiming that Starlink did not receive regulatory approval before hiking its subscription prices in Nigeria The development comes a few hours after Reuben Muoka, the director […]

The Nigeria Police Force has noted with concern the recent statements made by the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, in which several unfounded allegations were leveled against the Office of the Inspector-General […]