Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its Premium Motor Spirit gantry price by N25 per litre, lowering its ex-depot rate from N799 to N774 per litre in what industry analysts describe as a strategic price recalibration amid evolving market dynamics in 2026. The refinery communicated the price adjustment to marketers on Tuesday, noting that the new…
Nigeria has again been ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries, placing 36th on the global Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released by Transparency International, a global anti-graft coalition monitoring corruption trends worldwide. According to the 2025 CPI report, Nigeria was ranked 142nd out of 182 countries, with a score of 26 out of 100, where…
A driver identified as Olunowo Olumide Ogunyemi has allegedly absconded with a Lexus GX460, with registration number KJA 123 CX, belonging to his employer, just three weeks into the job. According to an SOS message released by the vehicle owner, Ogunyemi, 48, whose last address is 6, Engineer Olaitan Street, Iyana Ipaja, was employed as…
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has said the old Port Harcourt Refinery has been rehabilitated to about 90 per cent and could resume operations within one week if the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) approves its restart. The PENGASSAN President, Mr Festus Osifo, disclosed this on Tuesday…
An overturned boat floating in the water, Many Nigerians are feared dead or missing after a rubber boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya, with at least 53 people reportedly unaccounted for. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) confirmed the incident in a statement published on its website on Monday. The organisation said…
Nigeria’s former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde hold closed-door meeting with former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB at his Hilltop residence in Minna, the Niger State capital. Atiku arrived at Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, Minna, at about 2pm, with a…
The 29-year-old mother-of-one made headlines for the first time in November 2020, when she fled the Alaafin’s palace, only to return and apologise almost a year later, tendering a public apology to the monarch on her official Instagram account. Their tumultuous affair, which Portable confirmed in August 2023, ended following a heated disagreement during a…
The Senate has appointed 12 members to work with the House of Representatives on the Electoral Amendment Act, which has stirred recent uproar. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, announced the committee members on Tuesday during an emergency plenary session. The members are Senator Simon Lalong, who will serve as Chairman, Senator Orji Uzor…
As Oyo State gradually moves toward the 2027 governorship election, the political atmosphere is becoming clearer, louder, and more consequential. Across Ibadan, Oke-Ogun, Ogbomoso, Ibarapa, and Oyo zones, conversations are shifting from speculation to substance. The central question is no longer who wants to govern, but who is truly prepared to lead Oyo State forward….
The Senate has voted to rescind its earlier position on results transmission as reflected in the Votes and Proceedings. The Senate’s revised Clause 60(3) now permits electronic transmission of results from each polling unit, provided the system does not fail. It also stipulates that Form EC8A shall remain the primary source of election results….
