March 2026 – Page 32

Dangote Refinery Reduces Petrol Gantry Price to N1,200/Litre

29.03.2026

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reduced its gantry price for Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to N1,200 per litre, while pegging its coastal price at N1,153 per litre, a development expected to reshape fuel supply costs across Nigeria’s downstream distribution chain. According to the spokesperson of the Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, the price adjustment...

CBN signals economic reset as inflation drops, reserves rise

29.03.2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria has signalled a gradual economic reset, attributing improvements in inflation, foreign reserves, and investor confidence to its monetary and financial sector reforms. Speaking at the CBN Special Day during the 37th Enugu International Trade Fair on Friday, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Sidi Hakama, said the...

Stakeholders Set Agenda for N712bn MMIA Upgrade Project

29.03.2026

Aviation professionals and stakeholders under the umbrella of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative have convened a high-level policy dialogue in Lagos to deliberate on the ongoing N712bn refurbishment of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. The N712bn refurbishment is financed under the presidential Renewed Hope Infrastructural Development Funds, an intervention aimed at uplifting the airport’s...

NCC Plans Platform to Curb Widespread SIM Fraud in Nigeria

29.03.2026

The Nigerian Communications Commission has unveiled plans to introduce a Telecoms Identity Risk Management System platform to tackle SIM-related fraud, strengthen digital security, and boost confidence in Nigeria’s digital economy. The Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, Aminu Maida, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday at a stakeholders’ consultative forum on the proposed platform and...

Foundation Donates Food Items, Toiletries To Orphanage Home

29.03.2026

A frontline Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), 2time Hope Foundation, on Saturday, donated food items and toiletries to the Compassionate Orphanage home in Lagos. The donated items, which include rice, garri, spaghetti, custard, sugar, biscuits, and tissues, were part of the foundation’s outreach to improve the lives of orphans at a time when many orphanages are struggling...

Bauchi Targets Strong Outing As 110 Athletes Head To Nat’l Para Games

29.03.2026

Bauchi State is aiming for a stronger performance at the third National Para Games as it prepares to field over 110 athletes in Abuja. The competition, billed for March 26 to April 3 at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, will feature athletes competing in 10 events, including Para Athletics, Powerlifting, and Sitting Volleyball. At a...

Kwankwaso Officially Join ADC Monday

29.03.2026

The Kwankwasiyya Movement on Saturday said its leader and 2023 Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is to officially join the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday, March 30, 2026. “We wish to formally inform all our members across Nigeria and the general public that our Supreme Leader...

APP Drags Oyebamiji To Court Over Alleged Submission Of Fake Certificate

29.03.2026

The Action Peoples Party (APP) has dragged the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, before a federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, over the alleged submission of a fake certificate. Joined in the suit no: FHC/OS/CS/50b026 and filed on behalf of the...

Tinubu Pays Tribute To Ace Broadcaster, Kolade-Otitoju At 60

28.03.2026

President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, a multiple award-winning investigative journalist, on his 60th birthday. The President highlighted Otitoju’s contributions to journalism and Nigeria, saluting him for his citizen-oriented journalism, professionalism, integrity, courage, and for always speaking truth to power. Otitoju, a prince of Ekirin Adde in Kogi State, has...

Jonathan Felicitates Tinubu On 74th Birthday

28.03.2026

Former Nigerian President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, has felicitated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his 74th birthday. He wished President Tinubu a long life and wisdom as he discharges the responsibilities of leadership. Jonathan, who stated this in a goodwill message he personally signed on Saturday, also used the opportunity to pray...