NNPC should’ve privatised refineries before rehabilitation – Atiku
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited should have privatised refineries before embarking on rehabilitation of…
Buhari can no longer escape to Niger due to border closure – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu said former President Muhammadu Buhari can no longer escape to the Niger Republic, as he had earlier promised. Tinubu stated this at the unveiling of two books…
EFCC quizzes AGF over N585m humanitarian ministry scandal
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has interrogated the Accountant General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, over an alleged link to a N585.2 million fraud involving the suspended Minister of…
NOA knocks Ogun monarch for ‘spraying naira’ on musician
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has knocked Aremo Sowemimo, Olu of Owode-Egba, in Ogun state, for “spraying money” on a musician during an event. The NOA in a letter addressed…
Despite multi-billion naira complex: NSA’s office commits N32bn to new buildings
Barely eight months after its predecessor commissioned a massive edifice, the current management of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has earmarked the sum of N31.915 billion…
Naira depreciates to N1,330/$ at parallel market
The naira, on Tuesday, depreciated to N1,330/$ at the parallel section of the market. It fell by 3.91 percent or N50 from the N1,280/$ rate recorded on Monday. Currency traders…
Ibadan explosion caused by explosives stored by illegal miners – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said preliminary investigations revealed that the explosion that rocked the capital Ibadan on Tuesday night was caused by…
JUST IN: Panic as explosion rocks Ibadan, shopping mall collapses
A huge explosion has rocked Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State on Tuesday evening, sending residents into panic. Videos posted online showed a dusty cloud and burning houses and cars.…
2024 budget: We want private sector to have confidence in us – Bagudu
Minister of Budget and National Planning, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, spoke with journalists on the sidelines of KPMG/Arise Budget Day in Lagos penultimate week where he outlined the economic principles…
Tinubu approved N3bn for national social register verification, says Presidency
In light of the ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of N585m by the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Dr Betta Edu, the Presidency on Monday…
