Earlier today at the Presidential Villa, the vice president received a comprehensive briefing on preparations for the 2025 Hajj operations from the Board of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. The Commission is set to commence the 2025 Hajj operations with the airlift of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia starting from […]

The Onne Multipurpose Terminal (OMT) in Rivers State has once again made history, successfully hosting the ‘Kota Carum’ the largest vessel ever to berth at the Onne Federal Ocean Terminal (FOT). The milestone event occurred last week further underscoring OMT’s growing prominence as a hub for large-scale maritime trade in […]

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to introduce vehicle number plates to identify persons with disabilities in the state. Speaking at the 2025 ministerial press briefing to mark the second year of Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term as governor on Tuesday, the transportation commissioner, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the Lagos State […]

The State House has allocated the sum of N10bn in the 2025 approved budget for the installation of a solar mini-grid at the Presidential Villa, The PUNCH reports. This follows an increase in the overall budgetary allocation to the State House Headquarters, which rose from N47.11bn in the initially proposed 2025 budget […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reduced its premium motor spirit price, DAILY POST reports. DAILY POST correspondent observed on Saturday that the petrol price at NNPCL filling stations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been reviewed downwards to N935 per litre from N950. Some motorists in Abuja […]

The prolonged power outage experienced in Kano over the past 10 days has disrupted socio-economic activities across the metropolis. Some Kano residents who spoke to journalists on Sunday lamented that the situation — compounded by recurrent national grid failures — had left many communities in darkness, affecting businesses and households. […]

Product manufacturers in China have turned their attention to Nigeria and other emerging markets following the imposition of trade tariffs on their products by the US President, Donald Trump. Trump, on April 2, slapped a 46% tariff on Vietnam and a 17% levy on the Philippines before paring those back […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria will navigate global shocks due to the reforms implemented by President Bola Tinubu. Axel Schimmelpfennig, IMF mission chief for Nigeria, spoke during a visit to Lagos and Abuja from April 2 to 15, where he led a delegation to hold discussions for the […]

The Federal Government has revealed plans to construct modular solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1,900 megawatts for the 19 northern states, as part of efforts to boost renewable energy adoption and expand the national grid. It also disclosed its target to generate and distribute about 8,000MW of electricity before […]

Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, has blamed the rot in the sector on the neglect of past administrations. In a statement on Wednesday, Bolaji Tunji, special adviser on strategic communications and media relations, said Adelabu made the comments while hosting the World Bank delegation in his office in Abuja. The […]