The World Bank in Abuja on Monday asked the Nigerian government to step up efforts at eliminating Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol price manipulation, calling for a forensic audit of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to improve transparency in the country’s oil and gas sector. World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, […]
President Bola Tinubu has administered the oath of office to two National Commissioners for the Independent National Electoral Commission: Abdulrazak Tukur, representing the North West region and Sunday Aja from Ebonyi State, representing the South East Zone. This followed their nomination last November and subsequent screening by the Senate. The brief ceremony was held at […]
The UK government has banned international recruitment for social care roles and announced a dramatic cutback on so-called “low-skilled migration,” declaring that “skilled must mean skilled.” The hardline move, detailed in the new 82-page Immigration White Paper released Monday, forms the backbone of the most significant immigration reset in a generation. “We will close social […]
The People’s Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) and former governors have named former Senate President Bukola Saraki as the head of a seven-member reconciliation committee. The PDP-GF Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, announced this while briefing newsmen after the forum’s crucial meeting with former governors, on Sunday night in Abuja. Mohammed said that […]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has issued a crucial scam alert on the escalating activities of fraudulent individuals falsely linking themselves with the NCS for purposes of auctions, recruitment and defrauding innocent Nigerians. In a statement issued on its verified X account on Monday, the service decried the recent surge in scams orchestrated by deceitful […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said former Niger Delta militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, widely known as Tompolo, has questions to answer over an alleged case of naira abuse. This was after a video from Tompolo’s 54th birthday ceremony showed him getting sprayed with N1,000 notes by an unidentified man. The action […]
Former Military Administrator of Bayelsa State and retired naval officer, Navy Captain Omoniyi Caleb Olubolade (rtd), has died at the age of 70. Olubolade, who marked his 70th birthday on November 30, 2024, passed away on Sunday, May 11, in Apapa, Lagos. His death was announced in a statement signed by his first daughter, Oluwayemisi […]
Lagos State Government on Monday revealed that in the last one year it has paid ₦5.283 billion in insurance premiums statewide to cover staff, infrastructure, and assets, aside from disbursing ₦1.19 billion in group life and personal accident claims to injured staff and families of deceased staff. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Abayomi Oluyomi, stated […]
The Dangote Petrolchemicals Refinery has effected another reduction in the ex-gantry price of its Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol below the publicly announced N835 per litre. Sources confirmed on Monday that the refinery has reduced its price to N825 per litre for its customers, through a rebate of N10 after successful loading of […]
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003. Oyetola made this known on Sunday in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Bolaji Akinola, following a meeting with a delegation from NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Offshore. […]
