Dangote tackles marketers, insists on capacity to meet fuel demand

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has refuted claims by oil marketers that the facility does not have the capacity to meet local fuel demand. Officials of the refinery told our correspondent that the refinery has enough fuel to satisfy local needs and export to other countries. Following a statement by the founder of the refinery, Aliko […]

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Cocoa farmers call for regulatory board

The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, CFAN, has called for a board to regulate development within the cocoa industry. He praised President Bola Tinubu for approving the change of the National Cocoa Management Committee into a board in line with farmers’ request It spoke through its president and that of Global President of Cocoa Farmers […]

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Tinubu celebrates Afenifere leader, Fasoranti at 99

President Bola Tinubu has described Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti as a rare Nigerian elder statesman worthy of emulation. He conveyed his eulogy in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Sunday saying: “Today, I rejoice with the family, political associates, and friends of our dear father, leader […]

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Ondo NNPP governorship candidate, Edema dumps party

Edema Citing treachery, the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, Olugbenga Edema, has dumped the party. In his resignation letter dated May 5, 2025 addressed to the party’s chairman in his Mahin Ward 11, in Ilaje Local Government Area, he accused the party of truncating […]

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Osun to complete Abuja house project June

Work has resumed on the Osun House project in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, according to Governor Ademola Adeleke. The project, abandoned for about 15 years, and originally conceived to serve as a liaison office and revenue-generating asset, was initiated by the Olagunsoye Oyinlola administration. A series of administrative and contractual challenges spanning several […]

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Nigeria, others hit as UK ends foreign care worker recruitment

Yvette Cooper announced a plan for government-backed local grooming gangs inquiries The United Kingdom will stop recruiting care workers from overseas this year, a move expected to significantly affect countries like Nigeria that have supplied a substantial portion of the UK’s care workforce. Several countries, including the UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, Ireland, and the USA, […]

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Nigeria one step away from authoritarian state – Jinadu

Prof Adele Jinadu A professor of Political Science and former president of the International Political Science Association, Prof. Adele Jinadu, shares his thoughts with Muhammed Lawal on the gale of defections of opposition figures to the ruling APC In a recent memo, you and some stakeholders raised the alarm that Nigeria was heading towards a […]

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Anti-Tinubu forces reel from defection blows

•Kwankwanso •Obi •El Rufai •Atiku As Nigeria’s 2027 general elections loom, the opposition’s dream of forming a united front to unseat the All Progressives Congress is being rattled by a surge of defections. The ongoing gale of defections from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress is rapidly changing the political atmosphere ahead of […]

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Bello Turji’s threats force residents to flee Sokoto communities

Turji Fear and uncertainty have gripped parts of Isa Local Government Area in Sokoto State following fresh threats from notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, who has reportedly forced residents of Bafarawa town to flee their homes. This is as the state police command said it has deployed personnel to the troubled areas. According to local […]

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