President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has presented motorists with a choice between purchasing petrol at N1,000 per litre or opting for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200 per Standard Cubic Meter. This decision was made during a meeting with executives from the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) on October 22, 2024, at the State House in…
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has received four cargoes of crude oil from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the naira-for-crude sale agreement, officials of the refinery and the Federal Government confirmed on Tuesday. It was gathered that the four cargoes of crude were delivered to the refinery within the past three weeks when the…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has taken legal action against the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and some major importers in the oil and gas sector at the Federal High Court in Abuja. In suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, Dangote Refinery sought N100bn in damages from NMDPRA for continuing to issue licences for the importation…
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) has skyrocketed from N700/kg in June 2023 around when President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kg in October 2024, The PUNCH reports. This represents about a 114 per cent increase within the 16 months. Our correspondent gathered that the increase in LPG is connected to the rising…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the country needs to do something urgently on insecurity which, he said, has taken over some parts of the nation. Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi State, on Sunday, where he inaugurated road projects constructed by Governor Bala Mohammed. He said insecurity in Nigeria today is worse compared to…
A 15-year-old school girl in Delta State, Emmanuella Monday, has cried out for help from her hideout, after escaping from a man who her mother allegedly gave her to, urging relevant authorities to rescue her from her ‘abusive’ mother who she accused of allegedly trying to force her into child prostitution in exchange for money….
The gymnast also shared sweet pictures of the pair sharing some smooches and holding hands Simone Biles isn’t leaving husband Jonathan Owens behind on tour! The 27-year-old gymnast revealed on her Instagram Stories that the Chicago Bears football safety, 29, joined her for the latest stop in Austin, Texas, on her Gold Over America Tour, which also features other Team USA…
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed grave concerns regarding the escalating insecurity in Nigeria, describing the situation as dire and increasingly unmanageable. Speaking at a recent event, Obasanjo highlighted that the current state of insecurity is not only a threat to national stability but also a significant impediment to economic development and social cohesion….
In their 17 months in office, President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima undertook 41 trips across 26 countries, collectively spending 180 days or six months on foreign engagements, Sunday PUNCH reports. Analysis shows that Tinubu, with the longer mileage, has logged 124 days abroad, visiting 16 countries on 29 trips. He has also accumulated over 127…
Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said he would continue to be a problem to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Mr Peter Obi and governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He also berated Rivers State governor, Siminalyi Fubara, for allegedly casting aspersions on some elders, describing him as…
