Nigeria has relinquished its long-held position as Africa’s largest importer of refined petroleum products following the ramp-up of operations at the Dangote Petrochemical Refinery, a new report has stated. South Africa has now overtaken Nigeria as the continent’s largest fuel importer, according to new data from energy consultancy CITAC, signalling a seismic shift in Africa’s…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed additional people to fill vacancies in the governing councils of some Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education. This is contained in a statement issued by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday. The new appointees and their institutions are as follows: I. AFRICAN AVIATION AND AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA Hon…
A devastating building collapse occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, leaving at least many people trapped beneath the rubble. The incident happened around 3 pm at the Otta-Ona junction, throwing the neighborhood into panic as rescue workers scrambled to save those trapped. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency…
A devastating building collapse occurred on Tuesday afternoon in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, leaving at least many people trapped beneath the rubble. The incident happened around 3 pm at the Otta-Ona junction, throwing the neighborhood into panic as rescue workers scrambled to save those trapped. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency…
President Bola Tinubu has given a 14-day ultimatum for defaulting property owners in the federal capital territory (FCT) to pay their alleged ground rent debts. On Monday, the federal capital territory administration (FCTA) commenced enforcement on the 4,794 properties revoked for non-payment of ground rent for a period of 10 to 43 years. The FCTA…
It’s a significant milestone for governance and development in Ogun Waterside Local Government recently as the Executive Chairman, Hon. Odunwoiki Abdulganiu Adetoye, has signed the 2025 budget into law. This crucial step underscores the administration’s commitment to transparency, accountability, presence fiscal management in the year under review. The signing ceremony, which took place at the…
Nigerian sprint hurdler, Tobi Amusan, stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Rabat Diamond League on Sunday, setting a new meet record of 12.45 seconds. Amusan’s performance eclipsed the previous meet record of 12.51 seconds set by American Brianna McNeal in 2018, making it a standout achievement for the 2022 World Champion…
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) has lost his life in a violent attack on a police station in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State. The attack occurred on Sunday evening, following widespread protests over the death of a suspect in custody. According to the police, Abdullahi Musa, a motorcycle mechanic, was arrested on Sunday…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), accusing the apex bank of non-disclosure of vital information regarding monthly allocations made to the country’s 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) as required by the Supreme Court ruling. The organisation maintained that the CBN must publicly…
Delegates from Ogun State to the just concluded 2025 Nigeria Public Relations Week (NPRW) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State have rejoiced with the two newly inducted Fellows of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) from the state. The new Fellows, Mr. Niyi Oduwole and Mrs. Taiwo Akintomide, were inducted alongside other eminent Public Relations Professionals…
