By Udeme Akpan Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals reaffirms its commitment to market stability and uninterrupted nationwide supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). During the recent festive period, the Refinery implemented a deliberate, temporary price support intervention to cushion Nigerians amid heightened household spending. This marked the second consecutive festive season in which the Refinery…
The chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Sokoto state chapter, Alhaji Bello Isiyaku-Keegan, has denied Sen. Abubakar Gada’s membership, saying he was never their member. Isiyaku-Keegan stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Sokoto. He emphasised that membership of a political party was a formal and verifiable process involving registration and documentation through…
The Adamawa State Police Command confirmed on Monday night that suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Gare Village in Pallam District, Madagali Local Government Area, abducting six members of a family. The command indicated that the incident occurred in the early hours of the day. A press statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkiye, on a State visit. This was contained in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Monday. Onanuga said the president’s plane touched down at precisely 9.03 pm local time. According to the statement, the president…
…As fuel tops export list By Emma Ujah, with agency reports Nigeria’s exports to Africa reached N4.82 trillion in the first half of 2025, up 14% year-on-year compared to N4.21 trillion in the first half of 2024. West Africa absorbed over 62% of Nigeria’s continental exports. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service,…
By Progress Godfrey The Federal Government has initiated measures to empower 14 million smallholder farmers as key drivers of the Cassava Bio-ethanol Value Chain Development Project, aiming to reduce fuel import costs and strengthen Nigeria’s bio-economy. This was disclosed by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Senator Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, in a statement signed by…
A leading All Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition stalwart in Sokoto state, Sen. Abubakar Gada, has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The former senator, who made the announcement at the end of a consultative meeting in Sokoto, said his decision was driven by the need to “reclaim and rebuild” the PDP in the state….
…Reduces resolution time of failed transactions By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has established New Minimum Standards for ATM Deployment, Operations, Maintenance, and Security. The apex bank said the new ratio contained in its circular titled, “Exposure of the Draft Guidelines on the Operations of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in…
By Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian stock market closed Week on Week, WoW, last week in a negative territory as broad-based profit taking intensified across key sectors, outweighing buying interest and reversing the bullish trend of the previous weeks. Specifically, the Nigerian Exchange Limited, NGX, All Share Index, ASI, which represents the barometer of the stock market…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has said that Christians are being victimized in some states in the northern Nigeria. Dogara made the remarks on Sunday while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, where he responded to questions on whether Christians are being victimised in the region. He explained that in…
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