President Trump has begun to downplay his new deal with Russia after a plan to allow imports of Russian diesel into the US came under withering criticism, even from members of his own party. “It’s a deal for the world Read more…
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that President Bola Tinubu should secure far more than the constitutionally required 25 per cent of votes in the territory in the 2027 presidential election. Wike made the declaration Read more…
Shell Petroleum B.V. has announced the sale of its full interest in Shell Nigeria Gas Group to Vaaris Energy Limited, a Nigerian company. In a statement on Tuesday, the company said the deal covers its domestic gas distribution business in Nigeria. Read more…
By Eche Nwaobasi- Onitsha Traders of Building Materials Dealers Association Market, Ogbunike, Oyi L.G.A last weekend Saturday inside the market showered love and encomiums on their patron and former vice chairman Onowu Sir Silas Ikeh who celebrated his 69th birthday Read more…
The Anambra State Government has welcomed the Supreme Court ruling against the creation of autonomous communities in the state, agreeing with the apex court that such a move could splinter large communities and create confusion and conflict. The government also Read more…
One person was killed and nearly a dozen hurt in a new attack Riyadh’s international airport on Sunday, Saudi authorities reported, a day after a strike claimed by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis that killed 13 people and wounded more than 300. Read more…
The Presidency has rejected former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal for a targeted production subsidy on petrol, arguing that Nigeria lacks sufficient uncommitted crude oil reserves to sustain the scheme. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Read more…
PRESIDENT TINUBU WELCOMES WORLD BANK’S LATEST REPORT AS YET ANOTHER PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT OUR REFORMS ARE WORKING, REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO BETTER LIVING CONDITIONS FOR NIGERIANS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has welcomed the World Bank’s October 2026 Nigeria Development Update, Read more…
The presidential candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Seyi Makinde, has pledged to establish an all-inclusive transitional government of national unity that will not last beyond four years if elected president in 2027. Makinde made the pledge on Saturday Read more…
The waiver is scheduled to stay in force until at least April 7, 2027 The US Treasury Department has announced a temporary sanctions waiver on the Russian fuel trade amid skyrocketing global prices. The move allows the sale, delivery, offloading, Read more…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has criticised the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his claim that he won the 2023 presidential election. This is even as they challenged him to honour an earlier Read more…
By Ifeoma Ejiofor The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 27-year-old ex-convict, Chidera Anthony Eleh, popularly known as “Timaya”, over his alleged involvement in a series of motorcycle-assisted robberies targeting Point-of-Sale (POS) operators and other unsuspecting victims in Awka, Read more…