The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources has invited Dangote Refinery and the NMDPRA to resolve disagreements threatening the downstream petroleum sector. Chairman Ikenga Ugochinyere said after an emergency Abuja meeting on Monday that rising tensions could undermine the fragile stability recently achieved. He said the committee must act swiftly, as efforts continue…
Honorable Lawrence Olujide Adewale popularly known as MBA has showered encomium on late Oyo state Governor, Senator Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi on his 76th posthumous birthday celebration. Ajimobi, known as a record breaker and the first two terms Governor of Oyo state from 2011 to 2019. He died on 16 June 2020, aged 71. On occasion…
The Senate has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA) to investigate fake reports circulating about the health of the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The resolution was adopted on Tuesday during plenary following a point of order raised by Senator Titus Zam, who drew attention to false reports on media platforms alleging that Akpabio…
The Kwara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said that no fewer than 507 persons were killed by suspected bandits between January and November 2025 in the state. Speaking with journalists on the state of insecurity in Kwara State, the party’s state chairman, Hon. Adamu Isa Bawa, said that at least…
Palpable fear gripped residents of Ora Igbomina in Ifedayo Local Government Area of Osun State on Monday night when armed bandits invaded the ancient town, killed the leader of non-indigenes in the community, and abducted a former customs officer, Mr Emmanuel Owolabi, from his residence. The perpetrators, who reportedly rented the air with repeated gunshots,…
Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad (retd.), has passed away. The former head of the Nigerian judiciary died in Saudi Arabia, marking the end of a long and distinguished career in public service. Justice Muhammad reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday at a hospital in Saudi Arabia, where he had…
Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has detailed how the prolonged illness that led to the death of late President Muhammadu Buhari began, attributing it to a disrupted feeding routine and mismanaged nutrition rather than poisoning or a mysterious ailment. Her account is documented in a new 600-page biography,’ From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy…
The Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF) has directed the suspension of all actions and enforcement measures relating to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol products by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). In a statement issued on the matter, the OSGF disclosed that it…
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the agitation for a separate Biafra state is no longer necessary. He argued that the South-East has been fully integrated into Nigeria’s political and economic mainstream under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Umahi made the remarks during an inspection tour of ongoing federal infrastructure projects across the South-East…
Aliko Dangote, chairman of the Dangote Group, says Farouk Ahmed, chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), spent about $5 million on the secondary school education of his children in Switzerland. In a paid newspaper advert on Tuesday, the billionaire said Ahmed paid the said amount for four…