Minister of Petroleum, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and Minister of State for Petroleum (Gas), Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, appeared before the National Assembly on Friday for the 2025 budget defense session. The session was marked by disruptions as lawmakers expressed frustration over the absence of budget documents prior to the meeting. Tensions increased during Senator Lokpobiri’s presentation,…
Nigerians may soon see a rise in the cost of telecom services, with the price of 1GB of data potentially increasing to ₦560 under a proposed tariff adjustment. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, revealed that while telecom operators sought a 100% hike, the government was considering a 30–60% increase to…
The Labour Party’s leadership crisis deepened on Saturday as a 29-member caretaker committee, headed by Senator Nenadi Usman, demanded that Julius Abure stop presenting himself as the party’s national chairman. The committee, reportedly established by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, asserts that it remains the legitimate leadership…
The pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, have increased between N1,050 and N1,150 per litre, depending on the location of purchase, following price hikes implemented by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and various depot owners. Dangote Refinery, on Friday, raised its ex-depot price from N899 to N955 per litre, marking a…
The Nigerian presidency has responded to allegations that former President Muhammadu Buhari was summoned to a Paris court. Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, in a statement released on Saturday night, confirmed the occurrence of a “private proceeding” and clarified that President Bola Tinubu did not compel any prominent Nigerian to testify for or against the nation….
The Nigerian-born politician dominated the headlines towards the end of last year over controversial remarks about her birth country. While delivering her first speech of the year at an event organised by Onward, a British think tank producing research on economic and social issues, Badenoch said she did not want Britain to be like Nigeria….
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi has protested the level of hardship faced by the poor in Nigeria. Obi lamented the travails of low income earners and the exorbitant sums charged by POS operators to Nigerians seeking to access cash….
The Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has once again restated his determination to make Abia, a model State that does not discriminate against people based on where they come from, maintaining his stance that so long as you live, work and pay your taxes in Abia, you are from…
Brazil on Friday confirmed that Nigeria has officially become a partner country in BRICS, the multinational bloc comprising emerging economies. The announcement, made by the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, pointed out that Nigeria shares similar goals with BRICS, including fostering stronger cooperation among Global South nations and pushing for changes in global institutions. Nigeria, with Africa’s…
Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, on Saturday, warned over 200 Ebonyi students sent by the government to schools in the United Kingdom not to behave like Simon Ekpa. The governor stated this at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ezza South local government area of the state during the flag-off of the state scholarship…
