Dangote Refinery asks Court to void import licenses of NNPCL, Matrix, and four others in N100 billion case Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to void import licenses issued to the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC), Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, A. A. Rano Limited, and four...
Federal Government Investigative Panel Clears Bobrisky Of Allegations In Prison Scandal An investigative panel instituted against Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has found no evidence that he/she left prison or received special treatment during the six-month sentence. Bobrisky, a well-known crossdresser, was sentenced on April 12, 2024, for abusing the Nigerian naira and was...
Nigeria supplies 24 hour electricity to Togo, Benin, Niger – TCN The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has said that the country supplies 24-hour electricity to neighbouring countries such as Niger, Togo and Benin Republic. He said the electricity supply are consistent and stable in those country despite the fact that Nigeria could not boast...
“Bring Back Jonathan”— Northern Governor, Stakeholders Push for Jonathan’s Candidacy Influential northern leaders have initiated efforts to convince former President Goodluck Jonathan to enter the 2027 presidential race, presenting a significant challenge to Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid as dissatisfaction with his leadership continues to grow. According to sources, a governor from the North East and...
21 years after, Lagos Assembly to scrap 37 LCDAs created by Tinubu in major overhaul The Lagos State House of Assembly is preparing to replace the existing 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) with newly designated Administrative Areas. The 37 LCDAs were created by President Bola Tinubu in 2003 when he was governor of Lagos...
Nigeria is seeing positive results from fiscal reforms — World Bank The World Bank has said that Nigeria is seeing positive results from the economic reforms by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. World Bank’s lead economist, Alex Sienaert, said this during a presentation in Abuja on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Sienaert said Nigeria’s fiscal deficit has...
NNPC has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery after the seven postponement This is despite the refinery failing to commence operations after about six postponements as of August 2024. Many promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the refinery have continued to hit...
Actress Mercy Johnson’s husband, Prince Okojie, reportedly escapes Assassination A federal lawmaker representing the Esan North-East/Esan South-East Federal Constituency in Edo State, Prince Henry Odianosen Okojie has reportedly escaped an assassination attempt. Okojie, the husband of the actress Mercy Johnson, was reportedly attacked by armed men suspected to be political thugs at his residence in...
Yahaya Bello Leaves EFCC Office Without Interrogation Hours after the widely reported voluntary visit of former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) office to honour the Commission’s invitation, the law-abiding former governor has left the commission’s office. The gesture is a loud testament Yahaya Bello’s great respect...
Police rearrest inmate who fled Borno prison during flood The Borno State Police Command has confirmed that Abubakar Mohammed, one of the convicts who fled during the collapse of the Nigerian Correctional Service facility in last week’s Maiduguri flood, has been rearrested. Recall that the facility’s fence collapsed during the disaster, allowing about 274 inmates...
