Garba Shehu: Aso Villa rat invasion story was a ruse to divert attention from Buhari’s illness
Garba Shehu, a former presidential spokesperson, says the statement about a rat invasion of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s office at the State House, Abuja, in 2017 was made up to…
I doubt if NNPC refineries will ever work – Dangote
Aliko Dangote, president of the Dangote Group, says he is sceptical that the Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna refineries — owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited…
Experts declare gas as transformational fuel for Africa at Asharami Square 2.0
At the second edition of Sahara Group's thought leadership forum, Asharami Square, energy experts and government officials unanimously affirmed natural gas as Africa's transformational fuel for bridging energy and powering…
Police arrest, repatriate Chinese who fled country to Nigeria over tax fraud
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF), through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) in Abuja, has apprehended and repatriated one CHEN Gaochong, a Chinese fugitive. In a statement issued on…
US soft-pedals on visa reciprocity claim, says new rule is for ‘security’ reasons
The United States government says its decision to limit most non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to Nigerians to single-entry and a three-month validity is based on “global security standards”,…
FG blames Zenith Bank glitch for delay in some civil servants’ June salaries
The office of the accountant-general of the federation (OAGF) says it is addressing recent complaints regarding the non-receipt of June salaries by some civil servants. In a statement on…
NNPC may sell refineries, says CEO
Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, said the company is considering selling some of its refineries as it grapples with challenges in…
Engine fuel switches cut off before Air India crash that killed 260 – Report
A preliminary report by Indian aviation accident investigators said the fatal Air India crash that killed 260 people in Ahmedabad in June showed the plane engines’ fuel switches shifting from…
Christian Horner sacked by Red Bull after 20 years as principal at F1 team
Christian Horner has been sacked as Red Bull’s team principal with immediate effect. Horner, who has been in charge of Red Bull since the team was formed in 2005,…
Gunmen shoot, abduct passengers on Enugu/Port Harcourt expressway
An unspecified number of passengers were Wednesday morning abducted and some of them reportedly shot by criminals operating at Ezinnachi/Okigwe axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway. The incident, according…
