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Petrol consumption in Nigeria hits 4.93bn litres in Q1

Nigerians consumed about 4.93 billion litres of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to fuel various economic activities in the first quarter of 2026, an analysis of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority’s downstream fact sheet monthly data revealed on Friday. It revealed that this amount represents a 7.4 per cent increase from the 4.59...

Lagos NMA Chairman, Saheed, Rejects ‘Illegal Ouster’

…Insists removal plot violates Constitution The leadership crisis rocking the Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) escalated on Saturday as its Chairman, Dr Babajide Kehinde Saheed, firmly rejected claims of his removal, describing the move as unconstitutional, unlawful, and without any legal standing. In a strongly worded statement issued in Lagos, Saheed...

Makinde, Ladoja In Battle Royale

SOLA ADEYEMO writes on the political battle in Oyo State between Governor Seyi Makinde and the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasidi Ladoja, over endorsement of candidates for the forthcoming governorship election in the state Until the last Ramadan period, the political atmosphere within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State had been clement as...

N’Delta Youths, Stakeholders Kick As Eni Moves To Sell 5%

Tension is rising in the Niger Delta following plans by Eni to divest its five per cent stake in the Renaissance Joint Venture (JV), with youths and key stakeholders warning of resistance over the proposed sale. The stake, estimated at between $400 million and $500 million, has attracted interest from several local and international investors....

Court Sets May 20 For Arraignment In ACB Building

Justice Sherifat Sonaike of a Lagos State High Court, sitting at the J.I.C. Taylor Courthouse, has fixed May 20, for the arraignment of Alhaja Ganiyat Abiola Ulom and Mr. Oluseye Olusoga, Managing Director of Consolidated Discounts Limited (CDL), over the alleged forceful entry into a 13-storey building on Lagos Island. The case marked LD/27748C/2026, concerns...

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