Latest news

Facebook-f X-twitter Telegram Instagram Whatsapp

Latest News

Train Coach Detaches in Lagos: NRC Remains Silent

08.08.2025
Panic gripped commuters on Thursday morning when a train coach detached while in motion along the Ladipo section of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The incident, which occurred in the morning, involved a train en route from Ogba Ayo in Ogun State to Apapa in Lagos. Eyewitnesses described the scene as chaotic, with passengers and road users...
Read more

Telecom Outage Risk in Nigeria as Unions Block Diesel Supply

08.08.2025
Thousands of telecom sites across Nigeria are at risk of shutting down after petroleum unions blocked diesel supplies in a dispute with infrastructure provider IHS Towers, telecom operators said on Thursday. Members of the Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday blocked...
Read more

Tinubu Appoints New NERC Chairman, Commissioners

08.08.2025
President Bola Tinubu has nominated Abdullahi Ramat as the new Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Tinubu also nominated Abubakar Yusuf as the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs and Dr Fouad Animashun as Commissioner of Finance and Management Services for NERC. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Special Adviser...
Read more

Onitsha Port Welcomes First Barge of 2025 Season

08.08.2025
The Onitsha Port in Anambra State was abuzz with excitement early this month as the first barge for the 2025 season, MV ZUPITOR/MV RB ALASKA, berthed at the port. The General Manager of Universal Elysium Limited, the concessionaire of the port, Mr Chris Mbonu, expressed his enthusiasm, describing the berthing of the barge as a...
Read more

NDIC Pays N54.6bn to Heritage Bank Depositors

08.08.2025
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation has disclosed the payment of N54.62bn to 691,418 depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank and the declaration of a liquidation dividend of 9.2 kobo per naira to uninsured depositors. This was disclosed by the new NDIC Managing Director/Chief Executive, Mr Thompson Sunday, during a courtesy visit to the Central Bank...
Read more

FG Boosts Local Energy Supply Chain to Counter Global Disrup

08.08.2025
The Federal Government has said it is taking concrete steps to build a resilient local energy supply chain to cushion Nigeria against global disruptions that have increasingly threatened the stability of cross-border energy operations. Speaking at the 2025 Nigeria Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Lagos, the Minister of...
Read more

Nigeria’s Energy Future: Policymakers Pledge Support

08.08.2025
Nigeria’s vision for a sustainable energy future received a boost as the Federal Government and regulatory bodies assured industry players of their commitment to the cause, DARE OLAWIN reports The debate about building a sustainable energy future for Nigeria and Africa came to the forefront when the Federal Government, which is the policymaker, and regulatory...
Read more

NNPC Keeping Port Harcourt Refinery Sparks Controversy

08.08.2025
The National Publicity Secretary of the Petroleum Products and Retail Owners Association of Nigeria, Joseph Obele, has disagreed with the decision of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited ruling out the sale of the Port Harcourt refinery. In his personal view as a community stakeholder in Port Harcourt, Obele said he “strongly disagreed with the...
Read more

KWAM 1 Placed on No-Fly List After Airline Incident

08.08.2025
The Airline Operators of Nigeria have backed the decision of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, after he directed the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to place renowned Fuji musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as KWAM 1, on a no-fly list. The minister also warned that any airline that fails to...
Read more
1 … 195 196 197 198 199 … 820

Must Read

Popular Posts

I apologise for saying no heaven without tithe – Adeboye

04.10.2024
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has apologised for saying that Christians who don’t pay tithe might not make it to heaven. Adeboye who had previously said that paying tithe was one of the prerequisites for going to heaven, apologised for the comment while addressing his congregation Thursday...

Protesters storm Rivers electoral commission, insist election must hold

04.10.2024
Angry protesters on Friday stormed the office of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, singing and chanting ‘Election must hold’. They defied the heavy rainfall spreading canopies, while singing and drumming, with one side of the road blocked. The protest came after the Rivers State governor stormed the RSIEC in the early hours of Friday...

Man who asked Tinubu to resign admitted in psychiatric hospital

04.10.2024
The Adamawa State Police Command has disclosed that the 30-year-old Abdullahi Mohammed who climbed a 33 kv high tension electricity pole in Mayo-Belwa last Friday has been admitted at the Yola Psychiatric hospital for mental examination. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command SP Suleiman Nguroje, told Arewa PUNCH on Friday in an exclusive...

You may have missed it

Follow Us on Social Media

Facebook-f Twitter Youtube Instagram

© Copyright 2024

Themes