By Ayomide Otitoju Africa’s richest industrialist, Aliko Dangote, on Saturday hosted the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Bayo Ojulari, on a facility tour of the Dangote Refinery, where officials unveiled major upgrades to the refinery’s marine and port infrastructure. The technical briefing, held at the refinery’s harbour, was led…
By Ayomide Otitoju Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has called on FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to review and suspend the movement restriction imposed ahead of Saturday’s FCT Local Government elections. The minister had declared Friday a work-free day and announced a restriction of movement from 8 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has generated ₦1.585 trillion from 51 companies under its Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) Programme, the agency disclosed on Thursday. NCS National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Abdullahi Maiwada, said the amount represents 21.77 per cent of the service’s total revenue of ₦7.281 trillion in 2025. He noted that…
By Ayomide Otitoju Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has called on residents to actively participate in the bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February 21, urging eligible voters in Ahoada East and Khana Local Government Areas to support All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates contesting the vacant seats in the State House of Assembly. In a statement…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Tinubu has urged citizens to maintain peace and order during Saturday’s elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Kano State, and Rivers State. In a statement released Friday by his spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the President also called on security agencies to exercise restraint and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Abuja residence of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, was searched on Thursday by officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, confirmed. According to the statement, ICPC operatives arrived around 2 p.m. and conducted a thorough search of the property. El-Rufai’s…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) recorded a historic first on Wednesday with the listing of its inaugural Commercial Papers (CPs), issued by Dangote Cement Plc under the company’s ₦500 billion CP Issuance Programme. The two tranches, Series 1 and Series 2, with a combined value of ₦119.87 billion, were admitted for trading…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that more than 1.58 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have been collected across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) ahead of the council elections scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 2026. The update was contained in a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman…
By Ayomide Otitoju While the spotlight often shines on elite runners at the 11th edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon (ABLCM), the real engine behind the event was the thousands of workers who kept the city running smoothly before, during, and after the race. Major highways were closed, tens of thousands of participants…
