By Ayomide Otitoju The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in Saturday’s area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and by-elections in Rivers State and Kano State, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) recording significant victories. In Kuje Area Council of the FCT, APC candidate Danjuma Shekwolo won the chairmanship election…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bashir Bayo Ojulari, led a management delegation to the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, on Saturday for high-level discussions that reinforced a strategic collaboration between the two companies. The visit included a comprehensive tour of the refinery and focused…
By Ayomide Otitoju Three major opposition parties are missing from the ballot in Saturday’s bye-election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano State. The affected parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and a coalition involving the African Democratic Congress (ADC). INEC has maintained that it is…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has deployed operatives across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory to monitor Saturday’s council elections. EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted the polls in the nation’s capital. Oyewale said the deployment…
By Ayomide Otitoju President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans for a major petrochemical project within the Dangote Refinery complex aimed at positioning Nigeria as a leading supplier of key detergent raw materials across Africa. Dangote disclosed this on Saturday while addressing journalists during a tour of the refinery by the Group…
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…
