By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Dec. 21, 2023 President Bola Tinubu on Thursday arrived in Lagos from Abuja, ahead of the Christmas celebrations. Nigeria’s Presidential Jet NAF 001, which conveyed the President arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 03.55 p.m. local time. The News …
Read More »NNPC Ltd fulfils promise, delivers Port Harcourt Refinery
…Achieves mechanical completion, flare start-up of Refinery’s Area 5 Plant The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. has fulfilled its pledge of achieving the mechanical completion of rehabilitation work on Area 5 Plant of the Port Harcourt Refining Company (PHRC). Rehabilitation work has been ongoing at the Refinery for over two …
Read More »N22 trn ways, means responsible for increase in domestic debt – DMO
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Dec. 21, 2023 The Debt Management Office (DMO), says there was a sharp increase in Nigeria’s total domestic debt stock between December 2022 and June. The DMO in a statement clarifying the country’s domestic debt stock on Thursday, said the inclusion of N22.719 trillion securitised …
Read More »Nigeria’s public debt stock now N87trn – DMO
Director-General of the DMO, Patience Oniha By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, Dec. 20, 2023 Nigeria’s total public debt stock hit N87.91 trillion (114.35 billion dollars) as of Sept. 30, according to a statement by the Debt Management Office (DMO) on Wednesday in Abuja. The DMO said that the amount represented the …
Read More »Zenith Bank listed on World Finance Exclusive List of 100 Top Global Companies in 2023
Zenith Bank Plc has been listed in the World Finance 100 2023 released by World Finance Magazine, achieving the feat as the only Nigerian company in the prestigious and exclusive listing. Zenith Bank’s inclusion in this elite list underscores the bank’s outstanding achievements and resilience in a dynamic and competitive …
Read More »Makinde presents staff of office to Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Olaoye
.Charges Obas to work with govt to enforce rule of law Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, December 19, 2023, presented the staff and instrument of office to the new Soun of Ogbomoso, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, Orumogege III. He charged the new monarch to work …
Read More »NNPC Ltd, TotalEnergies sign MoU on adoption of methane detection technology
…As TotalEnergies Boss Lauds NNPC Ltd on Reforms The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption and deployment of a methane detection technology known as Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Application (AUSEA) in all its upstream operations. With …
Read More »From Pulpit to Palace: Oba Ghandi Olaoye receives staff of office as Soun of Ogbomoso today
Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye will today, December 19, 2023, receive his staff of office as the 21st Soun of Ogbomoso from Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at a grand Coronation ceremony taking place at the Ogbomoso Township Stadium. The ceremony is expected to be attended by the who is …
Read More »Tinubu: Nigeria remains top-level destination for offshore/onshore investments
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, assured the international investment community that his administration would ensure that Nigeria remains a top-level destination for offshore and onshore investments. Receiving the Group Chairman and CEO of Total Energies Worldwide, Mr. Patrick Pouyanne, the President reiterated the federal government’s commitment to remove …
Read More »In Israel, U.S. defence chief to look to next phase of Gaza war
Tel Aviv, Dec. 18, 2023 U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Israel on Monday for talks expected to focus on Israel’s eventual end to the high-intensity war in Gaza and its transition to a more limited, focused conflict, officials say. For Austin, the trip is a delicate balancing act. …
Read More »Pastor Adeboye: Why I did not stop Olaoye from contesting Soun Ogbomoso stool
Pastor Adeboye anointing Oba Olaoye and his wife, Olori Omoh Olaoye Remi Koleoso Ogbomoso Dec. 17, 2023 The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday explained why he refused to stop Pastor Afolabi Olaoye from contesting the Soun of Ogbomoso’s stool. Adeboye, …
Read More »Fresh troubles for Wike as Timi Frank demands probe of Rivers’ DPO killing, $300m, N9bn alleged theft
A political activist and former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, on Sunday, called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi, to urgently investigate the Minister of the Federal Capital …
Read More »Tinubu celebrates Buhari at 81
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Dec. 16, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has celebrated his friend and ally, former President Muhammadu Buhari, whom he described as an icon of truth, justice, and patriotism on his 81st birthday. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President …
Read More »Military neutralises Kachalla, 3 other notorious terrorist commanders – DHQ
By Sumaila Ogbaje Abuja, Dec. 16, 2023 The Defence Headquarters has confirmed the killing of four notorious terrorist commanders in air strikes within the week. They are Machika, Haro, Dan Muhammadu and Ali Alhaji Alheri, popularly called Kachalla Ali Kawaje. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made this …
Read More »NLC condemns W/Bank advice to Nigeria to increase petrol price to N750 per litre
By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, Dec. 15, 2023 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the advice by the World Bank to the Federal Government to increase petrol prices to N750 per litre . Mr. Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this on Friday in Abuja in a statement, titled, ”World Bank’s …
Read More »Tinubu assures genuine foreign investors of diligent fund reparations
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Dec. 15, 2023 President Bola Tinubu has assured foreign investors of diligent and predictable fund repatriation, and the streamlining of the tax system. He also urged new foreign ambassadors to prioritise the exploration of new frontiers of trade relations that would be mutually beneficial as they …
Read More »Supreme Court upholds Nnamdi Kanu’s treason charge
By Ebere Agozie Abuja, Dec. 15,2023 The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treasonable charge filed against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The New Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports the federal government prayed the court to set aside an earlier judgment by the …
Read More »Ezeife, ex-Anambra governor dies at 85; Tinubu, Kalu, Igbo-Ukwu community mourn
Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife By Chimezie Anaso, Awka/Ismail Abdulaziz, Abuja/Chukwuemeka Opara, Abakaliki Dec. 15, 2023 A former governor of Anambra, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife is dead. Ezeife was 85 years old. Chief Nwakaire Ezeife, who announced the passage of the elder statesman on behalf of the family, said he died at the …
Read More »Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye’s coronation programme begins; Climaxes Tuesday, December 19
The events that would culminate in the official coronation of the 21st Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, commences today, Thursday, December 14, 2023, at the Palace of the Soun in Oyo State, Nigeria. The highpoint of the programme would be when Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on …
Read More »Look inwards for source of your problems, not at Yorubas, Abraham Nwankwo tells Ndigbo
Dr. Abraham Nwankwo, an Igbo leader of repute, has called on Ndigbo to look inwards for the the source of their problems and stop finding faults with the Yoruba. Nwankwo, a renowned economist, in a statement, said that the Igbo should focus on what they are doing against themselves rather …
Read More »Tinubu sacks, replaces heads of agencies in aviation sector
By Ismail Abdulaziz Abuja, Dec. 13, 2023 President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved new appointments in the Aviation and Aerospace Development sector of the economy. His media aide, Mr. Ajuri Ngelale stated that the appointments were part of the president’s determination to bring Nigeria’s civil aviation to world class standards …
Read More »NNPC says crude oil production, price benchmark for 2024 budget realistic
… Pledges to maintain level of dividends projected in MTEF The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has assured that the projections on crude oil production and price benchmark for the 2024 Budget were realistic and realizable. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr. Mele Kyari, gave …
Read More »Obi visits Kaduna bombing victims; Questions FG’s commitment to security, other essentials
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25th election, Mr. Peter Obi on Tuesday visited Kaduna state to commiserate with them on the error bombing by the Nigeria Army that claimed about 100 persons with many still receiving treatment in the hospital. Obi, who visited Barau …
Read More »Clark to Tinubu: Beware of Wike
Highly respected elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has warned President Bola Tinubu to beware of his Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Nyesom Wike. Chief Clark, who is the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), in a letter to the President dated December 11, 2023, noted that Tinubu should question some …
Read More »Petrol subsidy: Tinubu commissions Zulum’s 107 electric/gas buses, taxis; Calls Governor “Hope Renewed”
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday in Maiduguri, Borno State Capital, commissioned a fleet of 107 gas and electric-powered buses as well as taxis in the second phase of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s metro transport scheme. The scheme is aimed at cushioning the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on …
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