Written by Nigeria’s tribe of pseudo-socialists and Marxists, who hardly understand the demands of economics, appear to be behind their trade union ideological kinsmen who are fighting Dangote Refinery, possibly on behalf of petroleum product marketers who feel shut out of the downstream sub-sector of Nigeria’s petroleum industry by Dangote Refinery. Dangote Refinery bypassed the … Continue reading “Daring the Dangote monopoly – By Lekan Sote”
The Presidency has challenged the latest economic report from the World Bank, which estimated that 139 million Nigerians live in poverty. The government described the figure as “unrealistic” and disconnected from the country’s actual economic conditions. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, stated on his official X account on … Continue reading “Presidency Rejects World Bank’s Poverty Report, Says It Does Not Reflect Reality”
The Federal Government lost a total of 13.5 million barrels worth $3.3 bn to oil theft and pipeline sabotage between 2023 and 2024. This was revealed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), Ogbonanya Orji, at the 2025 Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC) conference in Lagos on … Continue reading “Nigeria Loses $3.3bn To Oil Theft, Sabotage, Oil Firms Withold N1. 5trn Revenue —NEITI”
Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal to free the remaining living hostages, in a major step towards ending a war that has killed tens of thousands of people and unleashed a humanitarian catastrophe. The agreement, which follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by US President Donald … Continue reading “Hamas, Israel Agree Hostage Release, Ceasefire Under Trump’s Plan”
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the Federal Government’s appeal asking the union to suspend its proposed warning strike came a little too late. The union blamed the government for its slow response to their demands, lamenting that the government waited until just two working days before the strike to make the … Continue reading “FG’s Appeal To Shelve Strike Has Come A Little Too Late, Says ASUU”
The Nigeria Police Force has announced the temporary suspension of the enforcement of vehicle tinted glass permits. The announcement followed a meeting between the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, and a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) led by its President, Afam Osigwe, SAN, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. … Continue reading “Police Temporarily Suspend Enforcement Of Tinted Glass Permit”
Displaced Palestinians started their day in a makeshift camp by the beach in Al-Zawayda, near Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on October 9, 2025, following an overnight announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel to be signed in Egypt. Israel and Hamas on Thursday, October 9 agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal … Continue reading “Israel and Hamas agree to hostage release and ceasefire under Trump’s Plan”
The University of Ibadan (UI) has reclaimed its position as Nigerias best university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, emerging ahead of 50 other Nigerian institutions. According to the ranking, published on Thursday, October 9, UI now sits within the 8011000 global band, a major improvement from its fourth-place position in 2025. … Continue reading “University of Ibadan emerges Nigerias best university for 2026”
A 79-year-old Canadian national, Mr. Dwight Sullivan, has been found d3ad in his hotel room in Victoria Island, Lagos State. The incident occurred at Sun Heaven Hotels located in.Victoria Island in the early hours of October 7, 2025. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the Chief Security Officer of the hotel, Mr. Sunday Isadeha, reported the incident … Continue reading “Canadian national found d3ad in Lagos hotel room”
Togolese international footballer Samuel Asamoah, 31, broke his neck and sustained nerve damage after a collision with a pitch-side LED advertising board during a Chinese second-tier League One fixture on Sunday, according to his club, Guangxi Pingguo. Video footage of the incident shows Asamoah being shoved by an opponent while jostling for the ball, which caused … Continue reading “Togolese Footballer Samuel Asamoah suffers horrific neck injury in China after colliding with LED board (video)”