The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned seized petrol in Yola, Adamawa State. Comptroller General Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, represented by Deputy Controller General Olaniyi Olajugun, announced the auction during a press briefing, with the fuel sold at ₦630 per litre at two stations in Yola. The seizure highlights ongoing efforts […]
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Federal Government to integrate adolescent-specific services into primary healthcare
The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced plans to integrate adolescent-specific services into primary healthcare across the country. This initiative will focus on adolescent girls’ access to menstrual hygiene, reproductive health education, and mental health support through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project. At a press […]
Shettima consoles NNPC boss Kyari over daughter’s death
Vice President Kashim Shettima has expressed condolences to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, following the death of his 25-year-old daughter, Fatima Kyari. Shettima, who attended the funeral prayers at the Annur Mosque in Abuja on Friday, prayed for Fatima’s peaceful repose […]
Obasanjo highlights China’s role as key economic partner for Africa
Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has emphasized China’s role as a key economic partner for Africa. Speaking on behalf of the InterAction Council during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Obasanjo highlighted China’s contributions to Africa’s infrastructure, technology transfer, and personnel exchange. The meeting, which marked […]
LCCI raises concerns over fuel price hike, warns of business disruptions
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has raised concerns over the recent increase in petrol prices by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), with prices jumping from ₦855 to ₦1,030 per litre. LCCI President, Gabriel Idahosa, warned that this hike would create more challenges for businesses, already […]
Stamp duty: Court orders CBN to pay firm N579bn
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay Kasmal International Services over N579 billion plus 10% interest per annum for its role in stamp duty collection. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled that the CBN must make the payment covering the period from January […]
FG signs gas deal for $3.3bn Nigerian methanol plant
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has signed a significant gas sales agreement to support the $3.3 billion Brass Fertilizer and Petrochemical Company Ltd. This deal, inked with Shell, TotalEnergies, and Agip in Abuja, marks a key milestone in Nigeria’s efforts to monetize its vast gas […]
Hon Nkechi Ogbuefi Launches Eye Clinic and Distributes Medicated Glasses To 10,000 Constituents
Hon Nkechi Ogbuefi Launches Eye Clinic and Distributes Medicated Glasses To 10,000 Constituents In a significant move towards improving eye health in her constituency, Hon. Nkechi Ogbuefi, the representative of Anaocha 1 Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly and Deputy Minority Whip, flagged off a visual impairment program […]
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abeokuta began the sale of rice at a subsidised rate in Ogun.
The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, while speaking during a ceremony to signify the commencement, said it was “one of the numerous programmes initiated to bring succour and relief to Nigerians. Kyari, who was represented by Mrs Toyin Ayo-Ajayi, the ministry’s State Director, explained that the distribution […]
Gunmen Reportedly Kidnapp Journalists Travelling To Uyo For Super Eagles Match
Some sports journalists who were travelling to Uyo, through Anambra State, to cover a football event in Awka Ibom State, have been kidnapped. The Super Eagles will take on Libya in an African Nations Cup qualifier in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Friday. A source told Kpakpando Radio that the […]