The Federal Government has granted permission to petroleum marketers to lift petrol directly from the Dangote refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This confirms the speculation that the NNPC will no longer be the sole off-taker of the Dangote fuel. In a statement on Friday, the Minister of Finance and Chairman…
Nobel Laureate. Professor Wole Soyinka, the first sub-Saharan African to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, recently shared how the prestigious award has had unintended consequences, putting him at risk and intensifying his isolation. Soyinka, who was honoured with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986 for his profound cultural perspective and the “poetic overtones”…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Debo Ologunagba, has slammed the party over reports announcing his suspension. Naija News reports that this comes after PDP’s National Working Committee (NWC) said Ologunagba and the party’s National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade, were suspended over allegations of disloyalty and insubordination levelled against them. A…
The captain of the Argentina national football team, Lionel Messi, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the playing conditions at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín after their 1-1 draw against Venezuela in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The match, which took place on a rain-soaked pitch at the Monumental Stadium of Maturin due to heavy rain…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, unveiled the sale of Federal Government subsidised rice in the state. The governor disclosed that his administration will soon begin implementing the sale of other subsidised foodstuffs across the 20 local governments of the state. Abiodun noted that the implementation of the scheme across the state would…
A former Governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, has stated that his generation, including himself, has failed Nigerians. Mohammed, who spoke on Tuesday at the First Bauchi SDGs Youth Summit 2024, urged Nigerian youths to salvage the economy. He stated that his generation has failed to provide Nigerians with the kind of leadership they deserve….
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that becoming the first sub-Saharan African to win the Nobel Prize in literature exposed him to danger. The literary icon was awarded the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature for his “wide cultural perspective and… poetic overtones fashioning the drama of existence”. But speaking in an interview with CNN’s Larry…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has issued a fresh summon to the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. Naija News reports that the embattled former governor has been ordered to appear before the court on November 14, 2024, in connection with allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of property…
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has said the Senate might intervene in the current hike in the pump prices of petrol set by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). He disclosed this while responding to questions from state correspondents after plenary on Thursday. According to the lawmaker, the senate will step in…
The Assistant Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service, Southwest Zone, Saidu Yusuf, on Thursday, disclosed the service’s commitment to deploy available technological devices to achieve efficient border control and tackle smuggling headlong. Yusuf equally lauded the Ogun Area II Command for achieving a record of over N20 billion in revenue for the Federal Government between January and…