The death toll of recent attacks by suspected armed herders in Nigeria’s central state of Benue has risen to 72. The deadly attacks happened in communities in the Ukum local government area of the state between Thursday and Friday night. The governor of the state, Hyacinth Alia, had on Saturday confirmed that 56 bodies were recovered in […]
Petroleum product marketers on Monday lamented their losses as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N880 per litre in Lagos and N935 in Abuja. From N925, some NNPC retail outlets in Lagos changed their pump price to N880 on Easter Monday, while those in Abuja adjusted […]
Kaduna Electric has reaffirmed its commitment to improving power supply in Kebbi State, while also acknowledging the challenges posed by grid instability and other systemic issues. This comes in response to the recent formation of a committee by Kebbi State Governor Dr Nasir Idris to address persistent power outages and concerns about the electricity distribution […]
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday felicitated Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, the Emir of Ilorin, on his 85th birthday. The President commended Sulu-Gambari, the Chairman of the Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, for his unwavering commitment to nation-building, demonstrated by his consistent advocacy for unity, peace, and progress. He thanked the Emir for his services to […]
The Federal Government announced, on Monday, that it generated N6.96 billion in mining fees and registered 118 new private mineral buying centres in the first quarter of 2025. Speaking at the second Annual Mining Conference organised by BusinessDay newspaper in Abuja, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, said the revenue reflects the […]
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly planning to meet with the service chiefs to discuss the rising killings in Plateau, Benue and other parts of the country. The President returned to the country on Monday night from his 18-day working visit to Paris and London. The Air Force 001 aircraft conveying the President landed at the […]
The manufacturing sector continues to groan under the weight of multiple grid failures and high energy costs, resulting in N1.11 trillion in alternative energy bills last year. The figure, as disclosed by the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) Economic Review for the Second Half of 2024, is a significant increase (42 per cent) from N781.7 […]
This is as Nigerians accounted for one in 30 UK asylum claims over the period, ranking 11th on the Home Office’s newly released year-end Asylum and Resettlement statistics. According to the Home Office, nearly twice as many Nigerians (2,841) applied for asylum in 2024 as in 2023 (1,462). Overall, 2024 saw the highest number of […]
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), […]
