The Dangote Refinery has exported its first gasoline cargo to the United States (U.S.).The development, which marks a new milestone for the facility’s growing global footprint, was not immediately confirmed when The Guardian contacted the company’s Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina . Argus reported that a Gemini Pearl loaded around 300,000 barrels […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, said the Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line had transported more than five million passengers in the two years since its launch. Sanwo-Olu, in a post on his official X handle, stated that the rail service had operated without a single accident since it began operations. […]
British oil giant Shell announced on Wednesday that it has abandoned construction of one of Europe’s largest biofuel plants in the Netherlands, as it focuses on its fossil fuel business. Faced with weak market conditions, the company suspended construction of the renewable biofuel factory in Rotterdam last year, which was intended to produce sustainable aviation […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to intensify efforts against fraud and economic crimes within the aviation industry. The appeal was made on Tuesday when the NCAA Director General, Captain Chris Najomo, led his management team on a courtesy visit to the EFCC Chairman, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, […]
Lawmakers in the National Assembly have cautioned the West African Examinations Council to tread carefully in its planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, warning that any glitch in the 2026 rollout could jeopardise the future of millions of Nigerian students. WAEC had earlier given firm assurance that the […]
Road users can now heave a sigh of relief after the Federal Ministry of Works ordered immediate repairs of the damaged deck of the Benin-bound section of the Sagamu-Benin carriageway. In a statement released by Special Adviser (Media) to the Minister of Works, Uchenna Orji, on Tuesday, the ministry calmed the frayed nerves of Nigeria and assured road […]
Amid long queues and insufficient refilling stations, the cost of one standard cubic metre of Compressed Natural Gas has jumped from N230 to N450. Our correspondent gathered from retailers that the government reviewed the price recently to N450, reducing its subsidies. However, while trucks pay N450/SCM, car drivers and commercial drivers still enjoy some subsidies, […]
The full list of subjects in the newly introduced school curriculum has surfaced online after the Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, shared it on Wednesday. Olusegun, in a post on his X handle, displayed an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior […]
The federal government has debunked claims by the former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) coordinates a policy of payments and offers incentives to bandits. In a statement shared on its X account on Monday by Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Tinubu, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year war that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine. “This crisis was not triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but was a result of a coup in Ukraine, […]
