Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed that preparations for the launch of the African Energy Bank (AEB) have entered their final phase. AEB, a newly established financial institution created to support energy development across…
Oil prices slipped on Monday after Moody’s downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating and official data showed a slowdown in the pace of China’s industrial output and retail sales. Front-month Brent crude futures edged down 37 cents, or 0.57%, to…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy decisive strategies that would ensure that Marte town does not fall to Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgents. Zulum, who was actively involved in coordinating security logistics till late in…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate eased to 23.71% in April 2025, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Thursday. The statistics office said the April 2025 headline inflation figure represents…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has sued Professor Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he calls “a shadow government” in the country. In a suit filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the DSS prayed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Rome, Italy, on Saturday to join other world leaders at the solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Bishop of Rome and the new leader…
The chairman of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Bola Okikiolu-Ighile, has revealed that the Labour Party currently operates under three separate factions in Lagos State. This division, she noted, has complicated the commission’s ability to effectively engage…
The attention of the Lagos State Police Command has been drawn to a video circulating on social media showing a large number of young men who had reportedly just arrived in Lagos, seen gathered in front of the Dano Company…
The recent display of emotion by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, at a press conference was more than just a burst of personal vulnerability, it was a cry from the heart of an inefficient system. A system where over…
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has disclosed that cement manufacturers in Nigeria have agreed to freeze the price of cement for Renewed Hope Projects. He disclosed this after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in the State…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja for Rome, the capital of Italy, on Saturday at the invitation of Pope Leo XIV. Accompanied by top Catholic leaders, President Tinubu will attend a solemn mass marking the beginning of the Pontificate…
The Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of one content creator on TikTok and Instagram, Muhammad Kabir, before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna…
Oil prices sank Thursday on hopes for an Iran nuclear breakthrough after Donald Trump said a deal was “getting close” and US media reported Tehran had indicated it could be open to curbs on its atomic programme. The remarks from…
The Senate has passed a bill seeking to make it mandatory for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to prioritise local automobile manufacturers and indigenous companies in their procurement processes through the second reading. The passage followed a submission by Sen…
Peter Obi has praised the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Ishaq Oloyede, for admitting to glitches in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) but said such errors should be avoided in the future. Oloyede had,…