Tuesday, April 1, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged Nigeria-based refineries to look inward and consider supplying enough petrol and petroleum products for local consumption to stop the persistent reliance on importation. He said this would enable the channelling of foreign exchange into the development of the real sector. The president stated this […]
The Nigerian Senate will on Tuesday (today) screen the ministerial nominees forwarded to it by President Bola Tinubu last week. Tinubu had on October 24, written the upper legislative chamber seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The request, which was contained in a letter addressed […]
The Bank of Industry (BoI) has announced the opening of its application portal for those seeking to benefit from the federal government’s N75 billion Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Intervention Fund. This was disclosed on Monday during a joint press conference by the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists […]
Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman finished 14th in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings on Monday night. This means he is the third-highest-ranked Nigerian player in the history of the awards. Victor Osimhen, who is on loan at Galatasaray from Napoli, remains the highest-ranked. Osimhen finished 8th last year after he helped […]
Grenada is set to become a major energy hub as Nigerian oil and gas company, Oceangate Oil and Gas Engineering, has secured a historic multi-billion dollar deal with Global Petroleum Group, to launch one of the Caribbean’s largest oil and gas ventures. A statement by the Group CEO, Dr Aisha Achimugu, […]
Joint Action Committee, JAC, of non-teaching staff unions of universities has directed Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike as from today. The strike is to press for the non-payment of four […]
In response to mounting insecurity and socio-economic issues in Northern Nigeria, governors from the region’s 19 states convened on Monday with the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, for crucial deliberations, News360 Nigeria reports. Key issues on the agenda included escalating poverty, a growing number of out-of-school children, and persistent […]
Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following two and a half years in charge of the club. The Dutchman was informed of the decision by the club’s board on Monday morning, fewer than 24 hours after the club’s defeat by West Ham at the London Stadium on Sunday […]
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has dismissed the International Monetary Fund, IMF, denial of any role in Nigeria government’s removal of petrol subsidy and the implementation of other anti-people economic policies, insisting that the body is behind the country’s economic woes. According to the NLC, the IMF and its cousin in […]
The Presidency on Sunday said President Bola Tinubu acquired a refurbished official jet. Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, issued the explanation when he was featured on Channels Television’s programme, Inside Sources, anchored by Laolu Akande. Onanuga said some jets in the presidential fleet, like a 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 purchased under ex-President Olusegun […]