Nigeria’s upstream oil sector has recorded a year-on-year output increase, averaging 1.63 million barrels per day (bopd) of crude oil and condensates in August 2025, This represents an improvement from 1.58 million barrels of oil per day (bopd) in the same period in 2024, according to the Crude Oil and Condensate Production for August 2025…
… As Critical Stakeholders Endorse Alhaji Nasiru Hamzat Fresh developments from the Oluyole Local Government PDP Congress have confirmed Alhaji Nasiru Hamzat as the duly endorsed Party Chairman, following overwhelming support from critical stakeholders and party leaders across the council area. The announcement was officially made by Hon. AbdulMojeed Mogbonjubola (Jagaban), the Arrowhead of the…
European- American University, Commonwealth of Dominican Republic of Panama, has conferred an honorary doctorate degree on renowned Hausa political singer, Dauda Kahutu Rarara. Rarara was conferred with the Doctor of Science Humanitarian Service, Music and Entertainment at the university’s 23rd convocation ceremony held at NICON Luxury Hotel, Abuja on Saturday. Professor Idris Aliyu of the…
Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and Social Media to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Lere Olayinka, has dismissed allegations by activist and SaharaReporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, that President Bola Tinubu and Minister Nyesom Wike were plotting to assassinate him. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja, Olayinka described Sowore’s claims…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the National Office of Investigation, Korean National Police Agency, KNPA, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on tackling economic and financial crimes and strengthening institutional capacities. The signing of the MoU took place on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea at the 3rd International…
Four Chinese nationals have been reportedly kidnapped at a mining site in Yagba West local government area of Kogi State. This latest attack was coming barely two weeks after three policemen and two vigilantes were killed in the same LGA by suspected armed bandits. According to locals, bandits in their numbers ambushed the Chinese men…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has eliminated over 25 terrorists in a coordinated night operation at Bula Yobe and Banki on 18 September 2025. A statement by the NAF spokesman, Air Cdre Ehimen Ejodame said the Air Component, acting on reports from ground troops, deployed a force package comprising Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with a recent case of armed robbery and attempted murder in Lagos State. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest in a statement on Saturday. “The Kano State Police Command has achieved a significant breakthrough in a recent case of…
Tragedy struck on Saturday at the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria in Kaduna when an explosion believed to have emanated from gunpowder production killed two workers—including a military officer—and injured four others. The incident occurred at the corporation’s factory in the Kurmin Gwari area of Kaduna metropolis during a weekend shift. Residents living near the…
The Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change on Saturday distanced itself from the recent visit of a few of its members to the Abuja residence of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. It described the visit as the personal decision of a few individuals, stressing that it did not represent the…