By Ayomide Otitoju Bashir Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has said Nigeria could raise oil production by about 100,000 barrels per day in the coming months. Ojulari disclosed this in an interview with Reuters on the sidelines of the CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, noting that while…
By Ayomide Otitoju The organisers of the DRC Mining Week Expo and Conference have welcomed the recent memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Fonds de Promotion de l’Industrie (FIP) in Cape Town. VUKA Group, organisers of the annual mining event held in Lubumbashi…
By Ayomide Otitoju Real Madrid maintained pressure on La Liga leaders Barcelona with a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, courtesy of a brace from Vinícius Júnior. After Barcelona edged Rayo Vallecano 1-0 earlier in the day, Madrid kept the gap to the champions at four points. The victory marked…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has overturned a National Industrial Court judgment and ordered the National Pension Commission (PenCom) to pay ₦10 million in costs for unlawful labour practices affecting 20 former employees. In a unanimous ruling, a three-member panel led by Justice Bilkisu Aliyu, with Justices Donatus Okorowa and Oyebisi…
Israel launched a fresh wave of airstrikes against Iran on Monday, as Tehran threatened retaliation against vital infrastructure across the Middle East, intensifying a conflict that has triggered the worst energy crisis in decades. Explosions were reported in Tehran, while Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates intercepted missiles and drones. At least 40 energy…
By Ayomide Otitoju Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), hosted prominent opposition figures at his residence in Kano on Sunday as part of the Eid-el-Fitr festivities. The gathering at Kwankwaso’s Miller Road residence included former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, Seyi Makinde, and former Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson,…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Earth trapped record levels of heat in 2025, with long-term consequences expected to last thousands of years, the United Nations warned Monday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed in its State of the Global Climate report that the 11 hottest years on record have all occurred between 2015 and 2025. Last…
By Ayomide Otitoju Manchester City capitalised on a costly error by Arsenal goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to secure a 2-0 win and lift the League Cup at Wembley on Sunday, with Nico O’Reilly scoring twice in the second half. The match turned on Kepa’s mishap when he allowed Rayan Cherki’s cross to slip through his hands,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Olorundare Moshood Jimoh, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has defended the conduct of officers in a recent case involving a traffic offender, stating that there was no evidence of abuse or dehumanisation. Speaking at a meeting at the police headquarters in Ikeja, CP Jimoh said the suspect, arrested for driving against…
