Imports of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) have plunged from 44.6 million litres a day in August 2024 to 14.7 ML by 13 April 2025—a fall of roughly 30 ML, or 67 per cent, according to the latest Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority supply tracker. The Authority’s Chief Executive Officer, Farouk Ahmed, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday during the sixth edition of the Meet-the-Press […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting in Ojokoro LCDA, Lagos State, ended in chaos on Monday over alleged imposition of a chairmanship candidate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting began peacefully at 7, Ijaoye Street, at 4:00 p.m. before aggrieved members stormed the venue in protest. Protesters chanted “Ole!” (thief), […]
Minister of Power has pledged to address N4tn electricity debt owed by GenCos, which saw the electricity distribution companies threatening a shutdown on Monday. Weighing in on the development, the special adviser to the Power Minister, Bolaji Tunji, said the government is aware of the development and is making concrete steps to resolve the lingering […]
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has urged education stakeholders to redesign the curriculum of secondary schools, stressing the need to prepare future leaders for the journey ahead. Hamzat made this call while speaking at the 80th Anniversary of Olivet Baptist High School in Oyo State. He said, “To prepare leaders who […]
The Lagos State Government has revealed plans to complete the 68-kilometre Green Line rail project in a single phase, marking a departure from the phased implementation approach adopted in earlier metro rail developments. Stretching from Marina to the Lekki Free Zone, the Green Line is designed to boost public transportation, reduce dependence on private vehicles, […]
Hundreds of women in Rivers State marched on Monday in Port Harcourt in support of the state’s declaration of a state of emergency. The women, all dressed in white, gathered at the Garrison Bus Stop in the city centre at 8 a.m. to begin the rally. As of the time this report was filed, the […]
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted that the records, which date back to a drug trafficking investigation in Chicago from the early […]
Ogun State Government has reiterated its unwavering commitment to the provision of potable water across the state as a way of prioritising the welfare of the citizens. Special Adviser to the Governor on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Water Resources, Damilola Otubanjo, who gave the hint during a facility tour of water schemes in the […]
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, directed the state’s Commissioner of Police (CP) to stop the imposition of illegal taxes on market operators and alleged forgery of council documents by the reinstated chairmen of local councils on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said that the development was capable of jeopardising the […]
The Presidency has raised the alarm over the increasing proliferation of billboards across several Nigerian cities promoting the 2027 presidential campaign for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima. These unauthorized billboards, which feature images of the President and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, have particularly been spotted in Abuja and Kano. In […]
