The Federal government through the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) has finally broken its silence on the recent earth tremors experienced in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NGSA in a statement released on Wednesday by its Director-General, Professor Olusegun Ige, has reassured residents that the tremors pose no significant threat. The government…
Feyisayo Ogedengbe, the auxiliary nurse who treated Mohbad, has revealed that the late singer had a severe reaction to a tetanus injection she administered. According to her testimony before Justice C.A. Shotobi at the Coroner’s Court in Ikorodu, Lagos, Mohbad started vomiting and developed goosebumps after the injection. Ogedengbe explained that she was contacted by…
Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has approved N12bn for payment of salaries and pensions for the month of January. This is in accordance with the newly approved N80,000 minimum wage. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade dropped the hint in a statement made available to the newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday….
Peterside Idah, the Super Eagles’ former media officer, has alleged that Eric Chelle is planning to step down as head coach after the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. According to Idah, Tunisia has promised Chelle a monthly salary of $100,000. The Super Eagles’ final match at the AFCON is a third-place playoff versus Egypt on…
A Qatari business delegation, led by a member of the country’s ruling family, Sheikh Abdulrahman Hamad N. H. Al-Thani, has announced plans to invest about $300 billion in various sectors of the Nigerian economy over the next decade. The delegation announced this at the weekend in Lagos at a reception organised for its members by…
The Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward review of its ex-gantry loading cost to N865 per litre. The new price is a reduction of N15 from N880 per litre sold by the facility on Wednesday. Our correspondent gathered that the refinery informed its customers in a notice sent out on…
A 2023 report from the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development stated that more than 80% of mining activities across Zamfara, Niger, and Kaduna states are illegal and that the Nigerian government loses about $2 billion in revenue annually to illegal mining. An investigation carried out by the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and published…
Tragedy struck on Friday at the Ummu Haani Adigun Memorial Central Mosque, located on B.A. Adigun Street, Ayedun Estate, Ogo Oluwa area of Osogbo, Osun state capital, when a worshipper identified as, Najeem was beaten to death by co-worshippers, in the worship centre. Our reporter gathered that, trouble started on this ill-fated day shortly after…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has said that more than 3,000 Nigerians remain in active employment at its $20bn facility, despite an ongoing reorganisation of its workforce. In a statement on Friday, the management dismissed reports of mass sackings, clarifying that only a “very small number” of staff were affected by the exercise, which it said…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has nullified the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was elected as the PDP National Chairman following a tense and highly controversial national convention held in Ibadan. The convention, which…
