FG, Dangote refinery in talks on petrol pricing – Report
There are indications that the Federal Government’s committee which was set up to ensure the implementation of crude oil sales to local refineries in naira will further discuss the…
Okonjo-Iweala: Insecurity weaponised for political purposes in Nigeria
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), says insecurity in Africa most populous country is being weaponised for political reasons. Okonjo-Iweala spoke on Sunday at the opening…
Resident doctors begin 7-day warning strike over abduction of colleague
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has declared a seven-day nationwide warning strike over the abduction of Ganiyat Popoola. Popoola, a registrar in the department of ophthalmology at…
Rescued medical students arrive Abuja, meet IG
All the 20 medical students who were rescued after spending nine days in captivity are currently meeting the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun at Force Headquarters, Abuja, Daily Trust…
FG enlists Dangote, Otedola, Elumelu as members of council to eradicate malaria
The federal government has selected Aliko Dangote, chairman of Dangote Group; Tony Elumelu, chairman of Heirs Holdings; and Femi Otedola, chairman of Geregu Power Plc, to lead the fresh…
Six arrested for urinating on rail track in Lagos
In a crackdown on public indecency, the Lagos State government has arrested six individuals for openly urinating on the rail track in front of the Nigeria Army Shopping Complex,…
DSS releases journalist Adejuwon Soyinka
The Department of State Services (DSS) has released Adejuwon Soyinka, the West African editor of The Conversation Africa. Soyinka, a former pioneer editor of the BBC pidgin service, was arrested…
Shi’ite attacks leave two police officers dead, three left unconscious in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said that the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ite group, on Sunday launched an unprovoked attack on some…
Former PUNCH editor, Dayo Oketola, to launch book on tech, digital economy
The immediate past Editor of The PUNCH, Dayo Oketola, is set to launch a book he authored on the evolution of Nigeria’s Information and Communications Technology industry. The…
Vietnam-bound businessman excretes 68 wraps of cocaine at Lagos airport
A Vietnam-bound businessman, Ibeanusi Nosike, has excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after he was arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency at the Murtala Muhammed International…
