The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has signed a new two-year crude oil supply agreement with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to guarantee steady feedstock to the 650,000-barrel-per-day facility in Lekki, Lagos. The deal, sealed in August, aligns with the Federal Government’s Crude-for-Naira Initiative, which prioritises crude supply to local refineries in naira. According to…
Armed robbers have killed ARISE Television News anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, during an attack on her residence in Katampe, Abuja. The incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday. In a statement signed by Hadiza Usman-Ajayi on behalf of the station’s management, ARISE News described Maduagwu popularly known as Sommie as a cherished colleague and vibrant…
Nigeria’s tax system is set for sweeping reforms as the Federal Government exempts food, education, shared transportation, and agriculture from value-added tax (VAT). The Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, announced the reforms in an interview marking his second year in office, describing them as the most significant fiscal transformation…
The Federal Government has cancelled the parade earlier scheduled to commemorate Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Wednesday, October 1, 2025. The announcement was made on Monday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Segun Imohiosen. “The Federal…
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is fully repositioned and prepared for the 2027 general elections. Speaking with journalists on the sidelines of the party’s state congress in Yola, Fintiri said the exercise reflected transparency, fairness, and renewed public confidence in the PDP. “We are trying to give birth…
The $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery is locked in a major labour crisis after the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) ordered its members across seven oil and gas firms to halt all crude oil and gas supplies to the facility. The union’s directive, issued by General Secretary Lumumba Okugbawa, followed the…
The National Convention Organising Committee (NCOC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has extended indefinitely the deadline for the submission of expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Secretary of the Publicity Sub-Committee, Debo Ologunagba, said the initial deadline of Friday, September 26, had been put on…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has accused the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state of partisanship, describing it as “shameful and unethical” for the labour movement. In a statement on Friday, the APC’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, warned the state NLC Chairman, Dr. Christopher Arapasopo,…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has forwarded the names of two nominees to the State House of Assembly for confirmation as Commissioners. The nominees are Abdulkarim Maude, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)-designate, and Dr. Aliyu Isa-Aliyu, an Associate Professor of Allied Mathematics. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the governor’s…
The Edo State Government has announced plans to rebuild the demolished T. Latifa Hotel, owned by All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Leader Tony Adun, in compliance with a Court of Appeal judgment that upheld earlier rulings ordering the restoration of the facility. The hotel was demolished in February 2020 under the administration of former governor…
