Monday, May 5, 2025
Nigerian Afrobeats star Tems has secured her second Grammy Award, winning in the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Recording Academy Awards 2025. Her hit song Love Me Jeje triumphed in a category dominated by Afrobeats heavyweights, with Chris Brown as the only non-Afrobeats nominee. Tems faced […]
The decision by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery to reduce the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) on Saturday night came at huge costs to many petroleum marketers, The PUNCH reports. Marketers who spoke to our correspondent said the sudden price reduction by the Dangote refinery must have been occasioned […]
Reports have revealed that between October 1, 2024, and January 31, 2025, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and select marketers spent over N5.5 trillion on the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and diesel (AGO). Meanwhile, the management of the Dangote Refinery is currently in court with the Nigerian […]
The federal government says plans are ongoing to increase electricity tariffs “over the next few months”. It, however, said that the planned increase needed to be balanced by subsidies for less-affluent electricity users. Bloomberg quoted the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, as giving […]
The United States wants Ukraine to hold elections, potentially by the end of the year, especially if Kyiv can agree on a truce with Russia in the coming months, a report by Reuters citing US President Donald Trump’s top Ukraine official. Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and […]
General Ibrahim Babangida has reaffirmed his commitment to Nigeria’s unity as political movement, The Nigerian Project, gears up for the 2027 elections and national reforms. As the 2027 general elections draw near, political allies of former military president General Ibrahim Babangida are regrouping with a renewed focus on national unity […]
The Federal Government has announced plans to introduce an annual electricity subsidy of $600m for all customers from 2025 as part of efforts to reform the power sector. [i]The subsidy, expected to last until 2027, aims to bridge the gap between cost-reflective tariffs and regulated electricity rates, while the government […]
Former Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has shared interesting insights on his relationship with veteran Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho. The 37-year-old has spoken in several interviews about the special relationship between him and the current Fenerbahce manager. According to the former Super Eagles star, Mourinho didn’t only influence his life […]
NCAA revokes licenses of two aviation operators over regulatory breaches The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revoked the Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) of two aviation companies Omni-Blu Aviation and Eastwind Aviation Logistics Services Limited over violations of regulatory standards. According to the NCAA, both companies were found to be […]
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has confirmed that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has approved CFA Franc to be captured on Nigeria Export Proceeds, NXP, forms for the repatriation of export proceeds. Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director of the NEPC, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on the Non-Oil […]