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    Breaking: Tinubu sacks Kyari, NNPCL Board, appoints Engr Ojulari as new GCEO

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure...

    Nigerian pilgrims to enjoy better services as lawmakers approve Hajj reforms

    By Ishola Balogun In a bold move to address the plight of Nigerian pilgrims, the House of Representatives has adopted a comprehensive report recommending sweeping reforms in the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) and the FCT Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The reforms aim to improve...

    Okpebholo visits Kano, vows justice for burnt travelers

    Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, visited Kano State to pay his condolences to the...

    Eid-el-Fitr: DWC Int’l Resources hails partners, clients

    As The Muslim community celebrates Eid, DWC International Resources has extended warm greetings to...

    Breaking: Tinubu sacks Kyari, NNPCL Board, appoints Engr Ojulari as new GCEO

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum...

    Nigerian pilgrims to enjoy better services as lawmakers approve Hajj reforms

    By Ishola Balogun In a bold move to address the plight of Nigerian pilgrims, the...

    NAHCON, Tour Operators  meet

    By Suwaiba Ahmad The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) met with Private Tour Operators...

    NACHON chairman mourns 16 travellers killed in Edo

    The chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Sale, has...

    Breaking: Tinubu sacks Kyari, NNPCL Board, appoints Engr Ojulari as new GCEO

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board, removing the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure...

    Okpebholo visits Kano, vows justice for burnt travelers

    Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, visited Kano State to pay his condolences to the...

    Eid-el-Fitr: DWC Int’l Resources hails partners, clients

    As The Muslim community celebrates Eid, DWC International Resources has extended warm greetings to...

    Okpebholo visits Kano, vows justice for burnt travelers

    Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, visited Kano State to pay his condolences to the...
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    Business

    Dangote Refinery halts Naira sales of Petroleum Products amid crude supply dispute

    Dangote Refinery has temporarily suspended the sale of petroleum products in Naira to the...

    Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs creates 1.5m jobs, generates $4.2bn in revenue

    The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading philanthropy empowering entrepreneurs is set to announce...

    I can’t afford to let Ekiti people down—Oyebanji

    Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reiterated the commitment of his administration to...

    About 90 people, not 500, affected in Alesinloye market fire, victims say

    Victims of Tuesday's fire incident at Alesinloye Market, Ibadan, have clarified that about 90...

    Barau Foundation partners BoA on N2.8bn loan scheme to raise 558 millionaire farmers

    Two weeks after announcing his plan to raise 558 young millionaire farmers across the...

    NAHCON reaffirms commitment to Pilgrims’ Welfare by Muhammad Ahmad Musa

    The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) is engaging with the Saudi service provider...

    Nigeria needs disruptive strategy to make significant progress – Nwala

    A Lawyer and policy strategist, Dr Oracle Nwala, says Nigeria needs a disruptive strategy...

    Alleged N33.8bn Fraud: How I spent N777m on orders of ex-Minister — Witness

    ABUJA-- Trial of a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, continued before the...

    NLC slams tax regime, calls for Universal Wage system

    The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the tax regime of President Bola Tinubu's...

    Nigerian oil magnate, ‘Rahmaniya’, vows to challenge Dubai prison sentence

    ABUJA: Nigerian oil magnate and founder of Rahmaniya Group, Abdulrahman Bashar, has vowed to...

    Obi is our Flagbearer, will unseat Tinubu in 2027 — LP

    The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP) on Friday endorsed Peter...

    JP Morgan delegation meets with Wale Edun to discuss investment in Nigeria

    A high-level delegation from JP Morgan, led by Dapo Olagunju, Head of West Africa,...

    BREAKING: FG slams 3-month suspension on Max Air after Kano incident

    The Federal Government, through The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has announced the suspension...

    Exposed: How Wike bankrolled Bala Mohammed‘s Governorship campaign —  Dogara

    Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara has exposed the...

    Entertainment

    Photo News Today: Heads of State Energy Summit, Others

    Heads of state Energy summit  VP Shettima launches 6th MSME Clinic, announces unconditional grant of N300,000 for each Borno Entrepreneurs National Single Window Stakeholders Forum in Lagos European Union Ambassador visits INEC NMDPRA’s Gas Distribution License Award ceremony, in Abuja Inauguration of the Reconstruction of...

    Grand Celebration: Maiduguri stands still for Dalori’s daughters’ wedding

    In a spectacular display of love, solidarity, and celebration, the city of Maiduguri, Borno...

    Maiduguri aglow as dignitaries arrive for Dalori daughters’ wedding

    The city of Maiduguri is buzzing with excitement as Nigerian dignitaries arrive for the...

    MURIC condemns death threat, cyberbullying against US-based Nigerian Muslim lady    

    A US-based Nigerian Muslim lady, Shakirat Oluwatosin Raji, is currently being targeted for cyber...

    Uzodimma renews marriage vow with wife, Chioma

    All roads led to Government House Owerri in Imo State, Friday, as Governor Hope...

    Interviews

    Rivers’ Emergency Rule: I wasn’t among 42 Senators who collected $10,000 from Akpabio – Umeh

    ABUJA - CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Population and National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, Senator Victor Umeh, LP, Anambra Central has denied allegations that he...

    State of Emergency: Amaechi slams Tinubu, says  President can’t appropriate such powers to himself

    TheFormer Minister of Transportation in the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Rt. Hon...

    Why Vatsa, nine other coup plotters were summarily executed — IBB

    Former military president Ibrahim Babangida has justified why his boyhood friend and classmate, Mamman...

    Nigeria needs disruptive strategy to make significant progress – Nwala

    A Lawyer and policy strategist, Dr Oracle Nwala, says Nigeria needs a disruptive strategy to achieve its governance and development goals for the benefits of all citizens. Nwala stated this at the official unveiling of his book entitled, “Disruptive Strategies: Unveiling Personal Definitive Strategists”, in...

    Obasanjo shares life lessons: From Military service to imprisonment, politics

    Former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his outspoken nature on national and international issues was the reason he was imprisoned under the...

    Metro

    Okpebholo visits Kano, vows justice for burnt travelers

    Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, visited Kano State to pay his condolences to the...

    Eid-el-Fitr: DWC Int’l Resources hails partners, clients

    As The Muslim community celebrates Eid, DWC International Resources has extended warm greetings to...

    Gov Adeleke inaugurates 1,150 new Amotekun cadets in Osun

    The Osun State Governor, Ademola has inaugurated the newly inducted Amotekun cadets, charging corps...

    A Grieving Widow’s Battle: Ex-NAWOJ chairperson petitions Police, calls for action against property threats

    Sango Otta, Ogun State – In a heart-wrenching appeal for justice, Mrs. Sekinah. T....

    Adeleke relaxes 24-hour curfew in violent communities

    Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Ifon and Ilobu/Erin-Osun Communities, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed on Friday. The governor directed that the curfew is...

    Royals

    Breaking: Police arraign suspended Ogun monarch for assaulting 73-yr-old man

    The Ogun State Police command on Tuesday, arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73 year old man,...

    Ooni to Alaafin-elect: Embrace peace, be magnanimous

    The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has charged the new Alaafin-elect, Prince Abimbola...

    Alaafin-designate: Oyo kingmakers reject Owoade’s appointment

    Kingmakers in Oyo Town on Friday rejected Gov. Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Prince Abimbola...

    Oil & Gas

    No explosion at Warri refinery, routine maintenance in progress – NNPC

    The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has clarified that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Delta. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., in a statement on Friday said that any reports suggesting otherwise...

    Dangote Refinery halts Naira sales of Petroleum Products amid crude supply dispute

    Dangote Refinery has temporarily suspended the sale of petroleum products in Naira to the domestic market, citing a disagreement with the Federal Government over...
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    Opinion

    Nigeria’s democratic journey and godfatherism

    By Ikenna Osuoha, NAN Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world, transitioned from military rule to civilian rule in 1999.  The transition came after many years of military rule following the derailment of democracy in 1983. Some analysts say Nigeria’s democratic journey is nascent...

    Tributes: Olootu Ogooluwa Bankole left behind a legacy of excellence — Amb Isola

    Nigeria's immediate past High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola has bemoaned the passage of Olootu Abel Ogooluwa Bankole, a prominent industrialist and businessman, who died on Tuesday, February 18,...

    Why 53.9% of Nigerian children are multi-dimensionally poor — Report

      The Situation Analysis (SitAn) of Children in Nigeria Report has identified some of the reasons why 53.9 per cent of children in the country are multi-dimensionally poor. The report, launched during the 2024 World...

    Military clarifies Sokoto jet bombardment reports, days targets were terrorist-linked

    The Joint Task Force North West Operation Fansan Yamma has addressed recent reports of a military fighter jet allegedly bombing civilian structures in two villages of Silame Local Government Area, Sokoto State. According to Lieutenant Colonel...