Dangote Refinery Slashes Petrol Pump Nationwide Effective February 27
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has officially announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by N65, effective from 27th February 2025. The new price, N825 per litre, marks the second price reduction in February 2025, following an…
Kogi State Takes Bold Step Against Drug Abuse Destroys 25 Tons of Illicit Substances
In a significant move to combat drug abuse, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, FCA, the Chief Servant of Kogi State, joined forces with the Chairman and CEO of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Muhammed Buba Marwa…
Kogi Free Trade Zone Takes Off with Major Chinese Investment
The Kogi State government has secured an agreement with the People’s Republic of China for the takeoff of the Kogi Hunan Special Economic Zone, with the status of a Free Trade Zone. In a statement issued by the Special Adviser…
Steel Development: Ministry Holds Stakeholders Meeting on the Nigerian Metallurgical Industry Bill 2023
Nigeria’s Ministry of Steel Development in Abuja has held a crucial stakeholders engagement to discuss the Nigerian Metallurgical Industry Bill 2023, aimed at revitalizing the nation’s metallurgical sector and fostering sustainable development. The gathering brought together key stakeholders from the…
Breaking 46 Die in Plane Crash
A tragic plane crash near Khartoum’s outskirts in Sudan has claimed 46 lives, the regional government announced Wednesday. The Sudanese military transport plane, an Antonov aircraft, crashed Tuesday night into a residential area close to the Wadi Seidna air base…
FG, States Set To Train Nigerian Youth On Jewellery Making
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development is partnering with state governments to train youth in jewellery making towards achieving the renewed hope agenda of President Bola Tinubu. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Mary Ogbe,…
Legal Expert Calls for Comprehensive Reform of Nigeria’s BCDA to Address Security Challenges
In a recent interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr. Okey Ezugwu, a retired Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has called for a complete overhaul of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) to tackle…
Unity Bank Posts N59.3B in Gross Earnings, Grows Deposits by 23% in 2023 FY
Retail lender, Unity Bank Plc posted gross earnings of N59.3 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2023, representing a growth of 3.84% year-on-year. In its audited financials submitted to the NGX Group Limited, the Bank also witnessed improvements…
CSO Speaks on Audi’s Trajectory of Achievements and Challenges at NSCDC
A Civil Society, Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), foremost anti-corruption, pro- democracy and pressure group, the Guild of Civil Societies and Media Executives for Equity, Justice and Transparency in Nigeria (GOCMEJ), has applauded the transformation and performance indices engineered by the Commandant-General…
FTAN Meets Minister Musawa, Proposes National Tourism Summit to Discuss Country’s Industry Challenges
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has proposed a National Tourism Summit to discuss strategies for advancing Nigeria’s tourism industry. The group proposed when they paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative…
Court Adjourns Yahaya Bello’s Money Laundering Case to March 2025 As Witness Says Name not on Property Document
In a recent development, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the ongoing money laundering case against Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, to March 6 and 7, 2025, for the continuation…
