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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the price of its aviation fuel to 1,650 Naira per litre from 1,750 Naira. The 100 Naira reduction follows a series of state-led interventions designed to prevent the grounding of domestic flight operations. Alongside the price cut, the refinery has introduced a 30-day interest-free credit facility for registered oil…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a formal apology following a chaotic raid by its operatives at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. The commission chairman, Ola Olukoyede, directed the apology to Eyo Ekpe, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery who serves as deputy chairman of the medical advisory committee. The anti-graft agency also…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to social media activist Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, in the sum of N5 million, with one surety in like sum. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, delivering her ruling on Monday, set out stringent conditions attached to the bail. The surety must reside within the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, following his arraignment by the state. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik set the bail bond at ₦100 million on Monday, attaching exceptionally strict conditions to his temporary release. The state is prosecuting the influential politician over a five-count amended…
More than a decade after the privatisation of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria, Nigeria’s electricity sector remains trapped in a cycle of stagnation, mismanagement, and institutional failure — and the country’s most prominent labour voice is pulling no punches about why. Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress and General Secretary…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has officially declared Monday, May 18, 2026, as the first day of Zulhijja 1447AH, signalling the commencement of the twelfth and final month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The declaration was contained in a press…
The long-feared northern industry of mass school abductions has arrived in the South-West. A joint security force has trapped a gang of armed kidnappers within the Old Oyo National Park corridor. The gunmen had earlier launched a coordinated broad-daylight raid on three schools in the Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The state government…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate edged higher in April 2026, rising to 15.69 percent from 15.38 percent recorded in March, as persistent pressure from food prices, transport fares, hospitality costs, and healthcare expenditure continued to squeeze household budgets across the country. The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index report released…
Thirty Chinese vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday night under Iranian naval management protocols, even as Washington and Tehran remain locked in a standoff over the strategic waterway’s operational status. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported Thursday that a senior official of the Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the…
Nigeria’s Transmission Company of Nigeria has added 600 megawatts to the national grid following the official commissioning of a new high-voltage transmission line project in Edo State, offering fresh hope for improved electricity supply across the country. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of TCN, Sule Abdulaziz, made the announcement on Thursday at…
