Category: News

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Agency Report The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has pledged his support for the National Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign. Expectedly, the Federal Government will launch a nationwide Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign in October. Ogunwusi, who pledged while briefing newsmen in Abuja, also called for mass mobilisation for the […]

signal peaceful end to all communal crises in Nigeria The Tiv and Fulani communities in Taraba State have taken a significant step toward attaining lasting peace, as their leaders in Gassol Local Government Council area have signed a peace accord to end the recurring clashes between the two ethnic groups. A breakthrough in peacebuilding efforts […]

Police Inspector-General, Kayode Egbetokun, has described as baseless and unfair the allegations that the police encourage election malpractices in the country. He made the stout defence of his officers and men, and police authorities against the allegation, at the third National Democracy Stakeholders Summit in Abuja on Monday. Nevertheless, he said that the police would […]

Power sector operators and experts have raised concerns, expressed fears and projected opportunities as some states assumed responsibilities for regulating electricity markets within their various domains. This follows the recent revelation by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission that seven states now control their electricity markets in accordance with the Electricity Act 2023. The states are […]

Retail outlets under the nameplate of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. They also adjusted their petrol price to N915 per litre at several of their Lagos […]

NNPCL’s CNG station The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced the opening of new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Abuja, Ibadan, and Abeokuta as part of efforts to scale up access to cleaner and more affordable energy alternatives. In a statement shared via its official X platform on Monday, NNPCL stated, “We […]

President Bola Tinubu officially handing over the chairmanship of the ECOWAS to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone. Credit: State House President Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, ended his tenure as the Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States Authorities of Heads of State and Government. Following the development, the President of Sierra […]

Govs offer lands, Adamawa, Bayelsa, others cautious, farmers reject open grazing Eleven states are taking steps to commence ranching as a way to address the age-long violent clashes between herders and farmers, which have claimed several lives, The PUNCH reports. While some states have allocated lands for ranching, many others have pledged lands, and a […]

Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have effected an upward adjustment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to N945 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. It also adjusted its petrol pump price to ₦915 per litre at several of its Lagos […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has issued a security alert advising American citizens to avoid non-essential travel to military and government facilities in Abuja due to increased global security concerns. The alert, released by the US Embassy on Monday, stated that all embassy personnel and their families are currently prohibited from visiting military sites […]