The federal government has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will commence the sale of crude oil in Naira with 385,000 barrels per day, to Dangote Refinery from October 1, 2024. The Presidential Committee on the Sale of Crude Oil and Refined Product disclosed this on Friday while confirming that the lifting…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu The late ace broadcaster, author and motivational speaker, Mr Babatunde Olaniyi popularly known as “Ti o Common” has been described as a man who left an indelible marks and transformational effects on the media industry and humanity. This formed the submission of family members, friends, associates and neighbours, at the one-year remembrance…
By Adebayo Yusuf People have been urged to leave a good legacy worthy of emulation when they pass away. A clergy, Reverend Paul Jenfa, said this in his sermon at the Christian Wake Keep and Night of Tribute for the late Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Oyo State Chapter, Hon. Isaac Omodewu. Reverend Jenfa,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigeria Police Council have been dragged to the Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged unlawful tenure elongation for the incumbent Inspector General of Police IGP, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun. An Abuja-based Public Interest Litigation lawyer and human rights activist, Maxwell Opara who instituted the case is contesting the…
The Peoples Democratic Party has suspended Senator Dino Melaye a prominent member over alleged anti-party activities. According to report, the suspension was made by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after reviewing the report of the disciplinary committee set up to investigate Melaye’s actions. It appears that Melaye’s recent actions were deemed…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed all Payment Service Providers to route all transactions from PoS terminals at merchant and agent locations — physical or electronic — through an approved CBN Payment Terminal Service Aggregator. It also issued a 30-day deadline requiring service providers to comply with enhanced routing guidelines for Point-of-Sale transactions. This…
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his visit to King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom, on Wednesday was aimed at strengthening diplomatic ties with the United Kingdom. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Assistant to President Tinubu on social media, Dada Olusegun, on his social media account on Thursday. He…
The House of Representatives has shifted its resumption date by one week. Members of the lower parliament were scheduled to return from their annual vacation on Tuesday, September 17, but their resumption of plenary has now been moved to Tuesday, September 24. A statement by the spokesman of the House, Akintunde Rotimi said the decision…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, has forecast thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the morning hours on Wednesday in the northern region. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected…
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps has insisted that the increase of corps members’ allowance, following the approval of a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers, will be determined by the Federal Government. The acting Director of the Information and Public Relations unit of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, made this known to…