•N898 per litre based on crude imported in dollars — DANGOTE•NNPC lifts 16.8m litres out of 25m By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor, Godwin Oritshe, Obas Esiedesa & Mariam Eko The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and Dangote Refinery yesterday disagreed over the pricing of the petrol to be supplied by the refinery. The disagreement…
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has forecasted that Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery will significantly impact Europe’s oil industry, particularly in the Northwest Europe (NWE) gasoil market. The world’s largest single-train refinery, situated in Lagos, is expected to disrupt traditional diesel and jet fuel suppliers, exerting considerable pressure on Europe’s refined petroleum product market. In…
In March 2024, the Nigerian media landscape was awash with the story: Premium Times, TVC News, Daily Trust, Galaxy TV, The Beat 97FM, The Cable, The Nation, Leadership, Blueprint, and The Sun. They were all reporting that David Umahi, the Minister of Works, pledged to complete the Lokoja-Benin Road within six months. In two articles (Does…
Bomb threats are being called into schools and businesses are closing at sundown in Springfield, Ohio, after the small US town became the center of conspiracy theories targeting its Haitian immigrant community — leaving some in fear for their lives. The mostly white city in the American Midwest has seen a boom in population in…
The former president keeps pushing the baseless claim that pets are being eaten, and the community is feeling the effects. Former President Donald Trump continues to push the baseless claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been stealing pets and eating them. And the city has been feeling the effects this week. On Thursday,…
Fellow Nigerians, we have entered the era of Tinubunomics. Listen to this: Oil marketers are fighting against market forces as Dangote drops the price of Diesel. Hear this: They say that Dangote is distorting their businesses by trying to give Nigerians lower prices. Where in the world have lower prices ever hurt a country? This…
Jamie Lee Curtis credits her 40-year marriage to a simple concept of “Staying on the bus.” She says patience and perseverance are essential ingredients for a long marriage. She put it simply. “Some days, you will hate each other, and it’s normal, but if you stay on the bus long enough, the scenery will change.”…
Ruth Auta, a Nigerian nurse working in the UK has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to child negligence. She had left her son in her nurses’ quarters while working her shift. Her action led to the death of her 10-week old son, Joshua Akerele. This story is sad but in…
For much of the debate last night, Trump debated against Joe Biden. He forgot who his real opponent was—-Kamala. I believe his wrong focus framed most of the debate. He let Kamala dominate him by focusing on Biden instead of her. Many Republican sympathizers, I am sure, were able to see a clear alternative to…
