Category: News

Nigeria’s Ambassador to South Africa, Femi Fani-Kayode Nigerian High Commissioner-designate to South Africa, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has demanded urgent action by the South African Government to protect Nigerians and bring perpetrators of killings involving Nigerian nationals to justice. Reacting to the recent killings of Bishop Michael Taiwo Fakunle and James Uchechukwu Nwankwo in Johannesburg in […]

The Director General of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu, has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “Nigeria’s greatest-ever leader,” arguing that his legacy should be judged by institution-building and difficult reforms rather than short-term comfort. He said Nigeria is living through a moment of consequential leadership and urged Nigerians […]

Fresh pressure is mounting on petrol prices as the estimated landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) has climbed to ₦1,311.36 per litre, surpassing the ₦1,265 per litre gantry price of Dangote Petroleum Refinery by ₦46.36. The development has raised fears of another increase in petrol pump prices as international crude oil prices continue to […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Action Democratic Congress (ADC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku and ADC had, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1888/2026, sued […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has defended his proposed production subsidy model, saying it is designed to support Nigerian refineries, reduce domestic production costs and make fuel more affordable without forcing refiners to sell at a loss. Speaking on Friday through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku said concerns raised by […]

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in the future. He also assured small-scale investors seeking to participate in the refinery’s Initial Public Offering that they would be prioritised in the allocation of […]

By John Dike, Osogbo The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and his wife, Olori Mariam Anako Ogunwusi, have formally unveiled their newborn twin princes following the completion of traditional rites prescribed for royal births in Ile-Ife. The unveiling took place on Friday at the Ile Oodua Palace, Ile-Ife, amid pomp and pageantry, as […]

Petrol prices in Nigeria may rise further as international crude oil prices surged to $107 per barrel on Thursday from about $100 the previous day. The latest rally has increased pressure on domestic petrol prices, which have already climbed from about N830 per litre before the Middle East crisis to N1,310 or more in some […]

President Bola Tinubu The Federal Government has commenced the payment of additional exit benefits to retiring civil servants, disbursing about N1.1bn to 175 retirees who left the Federal Public Service between January 1 and August 31, 2026. The payment is being made under the Federal Government Exit Benefit Scheme, which was approved by the Federal […]

Houses lie deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devghat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. Credit: AFP Agency Report Nepal estimates the reconstruction bill after deadly floods sparked by a glacial mountain collapse last month will amount to $4.78 billion, the foreign ministry said on Friday. Prime Minister Balendra Shah has vowed […]