FG set to roll out N100bn solar programme for public institutions
The Federal Government has approved N100 billion under the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative (NPSSI) to provide reliable electricity to public institutions across the country. Managing Director of the…
Oil prices surges past $100 as Iran names new supreme leader
Oil prices surged in early Asian trading on Monday, breaking above $100 per barrel for the first time in nearly four years as the Iran conflict escalated and Ayatollah Mojtaba…
Iraqi oil production falls 70% as Strait of Hormuz disruptions hit exports
Oil production from Iraq’s main southern oilfields has dropped by about 70% after the country was unable to export crude through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing Iran…
Iran ready to support Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, says envoy
Mahdavi Raja, Iran’s ambassador to Nigeria, has expressed Tehran’s readiness to assist the country in its ongoing fight against terrorism. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television, Raja noted that…
Mojtaba Khamenei named as Iran’s new supreme leader
Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has been named Iran’s new supreme leader, state media report. The 56-year-old younger Khamenei was announced as his father’s…
NDLEA arrests ex-Lagos councillor with 40kg skunk, recovers drugs in diapers
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have arrested a former councillor in Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area of Lagos State, Sheleru Olalekan, over alleged involvement in illicit drug trafficking.…
Why El-Rufai’s ministerial appointment was aborted – Fani-Kayode
Ambassador Designate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Germany, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has provided a fresh insight into the circumstances surrounding the abortion of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir…
Group claims responsibility for Borno massacre, abduction of 300 residents
A yet-to-be-identified group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Ngoshe, a community in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State, where scores of soldiers and civilians were killed and…
Wives of detained coup suspects beg Tinubu for access, demand open trial
Wives and family members of military officers detained over an alleged coup plot on Friday appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant them access to their husbands and ensure they…
FULL LIST: Tinubu approves ambassadorial postings
President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and…
