Author: Olabanji Ayoola

The Federal Government has stepped in to protect Nigeria’s rice industry following the closure of about 90 local rice mills nationwide due to widespread smuggling. The intervention was announced during a high-level meeting yesterday in Abuja between the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, John Owan Enoh, and the Rice Processors Association of […]

The Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday, maintained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) had mapped out mobilisation plans to deliver at least 10 million votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-West alone. This is just as the Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has warned members and stakeholders of the party […]

While other parties prepare for the 2027 general elections in the race against time following the revised election timetable recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) continues to sink deeper in its crisis of legitimacy after yesterday’s ruling by the Court of Appeal upholding the invalidation of the […]

IGP Olatunji Disu addressing senior police officers during his inaugural conference at Force Headquarters, Abuja, on March 4, 2026. Photo: NPF A security expert and public analyst, Busayo Mogaji, has said that legal provisions, not age or retirement benchmark, determine how long an Inspector General of Police can serve, stressing that extending the IGP’s tenure […]

The United States Embassy in Nigeria has warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting US facilities and US-affiliated schools in the country. In a security notice issued via its website on Monday, the embassy said the alert was intended to inform American citizens in Nigeria of potential risks and advised them to take additional precautions […]

As petrol prices jumped to about N1,300 per litre in various parts of Nigeria on Monday, businesses across the country are beginning to prepare for a sharp rise in their operational costs. This was confirmed by economists and the Organised Private Sector, who warned that the hike could fuel inflationary pressures, affecting goods and services, […]

Extreme volatility in the international oil market make fall in prices unpredictable, according to Nigeria’s leading refinery, Dangote Petroleum Refinery. In fact,its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, David Bird, explained why fuel prices are unlikely to fall despite the plant operating at full capacity, citing extreme volatility in global oil markets. Speaking at a […]