Author: Olabanji Ayoola

A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and Human Rights activist Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has advised the Federal Government not to acquire Dangote Refinery. He spoke against the backdrop of a report that the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, plans to sell off his $20 billion refinery. In a statement, Agbakoba advised […]

Dangote Industries Limited President, Aliko Dangote, has alleged that some staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, oil traders, and terminals have opened a blending plant in Malta. He spoke at the House of Representatives on Monday. An oil blending plant has no refining capability but can blend re-refined oil (a used motor oil […]

The 180 members of the House of Representatives Minority Caucus have unanimously called for the release of the leader of the outlawed Independent People of Biafra, IPOB. Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from custody. The motion which was moved by Rep Obi Aguocha, representing Ikwuano, Umuahia North, and Umuahia South Federal Constituency, appealed to the minority caucus […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked those planning to protest against his administration’s policies to shelve their plan. Addressing State House reporters after a meeting with the President on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, declared that the President asked him to communicate to Nigerians, especially the youths, that he had […]

The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has voiced his support for the Dangote Refinery, urging the Nigerian government to resolve ongoing conflicts and provide necessary assistance for the project’s success. In a statement on Tuesday via X, Obi emphasised the critical importance of the refinery to Nigeria’s economic future. “The recent conflicts between […]

President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote (left) in Gabon on the invitation of the President, Brice Oligui Nguema (right) to explore investment opportunities in Cement and Fertilizer (Urea and Phosphate) Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema has invited the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote to invest in cement […]

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, on Tuesday, condemned the attacks on security personnel and civilians by gun-wielding criminals in Aba, Abia State. His condemnation followed the recent unprovoked attack on operatives of the state police command attached to the Rapid Response Squad. The attack occurred along Ngwa Road near […]

Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu for signing the South East Development Commission (SEDC) bill into law, thereby approving the commission’s creation. Kalu and all the lawmakers from the Southeast region in the House of Representatives sponsored the bill The bill sought to establish a commission […]

The House of Representatives has passed through Third Reading a bill seeking to increase the 2024 Appropriation from N28.7 trillion to N35.056 trillion. The resolution was passed during the consideration and adoption of Clauses 1 to 13, at the Committee of Supply and recommended by the House Committee on Appropriation. Breakdown of the proposed N35,055,536,770,218 […]

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has labeled the planned nationwide protest against the economic hardship currently rocking the country slated for August as political. He stated this on Tuesday while addressing newsmen after inspecting the abandoned 13-year-old Apo-Karshi Road project in the nation’s capital, Abuja, first awarded in 2011. The minister said […]