The death toll in the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction near Suleja in Niger State has risen to 86, with 55 persons injured and receiving treatment at the hospital. By Saturday when the incident happened, the death toll ...
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The Catholic Diocese of Warri, Delta State has suspended Rev. Fr. Daniel Okanatotor Oghenerukevwe from priestly duties following his alleged marriage sealed in the United States of America. This was contained in a statement titled ‘Decree of Suspension’, dated ...
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The Nigeria Police Force has recorded significant successes in its ongoing efforts to combat crime across the country, with the recent busting of an illegal weapons manufacturing factory in Benue State, the arrest of a notorious cultist in Delta ...
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•Facility now producing 500,000bpd as officials look beyond Nigeria to meet demand for product The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is planning to import more crude oil as supply from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited becomes insufficient for fuel production ...
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Avalanche Creative Academy Debuts Fast-growing Lagos-based Entertainment and hospitality hub, Avalanche has announced the birth of its educational arm, The Avalanche Creative Academy. The academy is designed as a top-notch platform dedicated to nurturing creativity and innovation among aspiring ...
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***WEMA BANK KICKS OFF 2025 WITH N11,000,000 CASH PRIZE IN 5 FOR 5 PROMO SEASON* …Set to reward 131 Nigerians in first monthly draw of 2025* Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative bank and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital ...
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Dangote Cement, FBNHoldings, others Lift Equity Market by N53bn By Rukayat Adeyem The equity market rebounded on Thursday from its previous session’s loss, gaining N53 billion. Investor interest in key stocks such as Dangote Cement, FBN Holdings, ...
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The European Union has announced an initial humanitarian assistance package of €1.9bn for 2025, with €510m earmarked for Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The European Commission revealed the allocation in a statement on Thursday, noting that “these ...
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The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives and representative of the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, Adewunmi Onanuga.xx In a ...
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President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives and representative of the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North Federal Constituency of Ogun State, Adewunmi Onanuga. Onanuga passed away on Wednesday after a brief illness. ...
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Sequel to a consistent surge in the price of Brent, the global benchmark for crude, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has communicated an upward adjustment in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to its customers. In ...
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The special adviser to the president on economic affairs (Office of the Vice President), Tope Fasua, has said that the weakening of the naira has reduced the number of Nigerians migrating from the country. He said this on Thursday ...
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Fidelity Bank Plc has announced plans to increase its issued share capital from N26.7bn to N36.7bn. This development was disclosed in a statement filed on the Nigeria Exchange Limited by the company secretary, Ezinwa Unuigboje, on Thursday. According to ...
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The Defence Headquarters has revealed that the recent spike in terrorist activities across the North East and North West regions of Nigeria is due to the influx of foreign fighters serving as reinforcements for the terrorists. In the past ...
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revoked the land allocations of 568 individuals in Maitama II, Abuja, for failing to settle their Certificate of Occupancy bills. This was disclosed on Thursday by Wike’s media aide, ...
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has unveiled two digital innovations—the Document Flow System and the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies Naira Payment Solution—at an event held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at its headquarters in Abuja. A press statement released ...
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Officers from the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 44-year-old alleged paedophile, Damilola Otegba. Otegba, a security guard at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, left his post at night to engage in unlawful activities with a six-year-old ...
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President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, hailed the sacrifices of the men and women of the Armed Forces who laid down and continue to lay down their lives to ensure Nigeria’s territorial integrity. In a tweet posted on his official ...
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The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has announced its withdrawal from the local government elections scheduled for Saturday, January 18, 2025. The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission had earlier screened 13 political parties, including the PDP, ...
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The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and its efforts to ramp up Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) production are impacting the PMS market in Europe. The 650,000-capacity Dangote refinery, which began operations in January ...
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Five Oyo town kingmakers and their preferred candidate for the Alaafin stool, Prince Lukman Gbadegesin, on Wednesday, issued Governor Seyi Makinde a 30-day ultimatum to reverse the appointment of Akeem Owoade as the Alaafin or face a fresh legal ...
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The Senior Pastor of Omega Fire Ministries, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has attributed current economic hardship to poor decisions made during the 2023 elections. Suleman made this assertion during Tuesday and Wednesday’s two-day “Recovery Conference 2025” in Bauchi State, the ...
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diaspora Nigerians named among the 400 Presidential Early Career Award recipients for Scientists and Engineers in the United States. PUNCH Online reports that the prestigious recognition, established by former President Bill Clinton in ...
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that it remitted N10 trillion to the Federation Account as of September 2024. NNPCL Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, revealed this during a budget defence session before the Joint Committee ...
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Nigeria’s crude oil revenue rose to about N50.88tn in 2024, findings by The PUNCH revealed. Data obtained from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, an agency of the Federal Government, confirmed that Nigeria produced a total of 408,680,457 barrels ...
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