Month: February 2025

Dangote refinery eyes full production capacity, silent on crude source

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it has raised daily production to 85 per cent of its 650,000 barrels per day capacity, hoping to hit full capacity in the next 30 days. Officials of the firm, howev...

Edo tribunal: Okpebholo closes defence after lone witness admits over-voting

Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, opened and closed his case before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday, after calling one witness. The PUNCH reports that at the close ...

Police grill Ogun power-drunk monarch, suspended for six months

The Ogun State Police Command on Monday invited and interrogated the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Areola Abraham. This is just as the state govern...

Petrol price drops to N925/litre at private depots

The loading cost of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) at private depots dropped to N925 per litre on Monday. The amount was a difference of N27 from N952 offered by the highest-selling depot last Friday. ...

Banks clear major USSD debt to prevent service disconnection

Nigeria’s telecom operators have kept Unstructured Supplementary Service Data services active as banks make significant progress in repaying their outstanding debts, preventing a potential disruption ...

Bola Ige murder: Ladoja demands Akande’s apology, threatens legal action

Former governor of Oyo State and the Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Monday, demanded a public apology from former Osun State governor, Chief Bisi Akande, over a narrative on the m...

N200bn/monthly electricity subsidy benefits rich Nigerians – Tinubu’s aide

The Federal Government has said it spends N200bn to subsidise electricity monthly. According to the government, this amount benefits the wealthiest 25 per cent of Nigerians rather than those who truly...

INEC to pay N1.12bn to family of man killed by driver

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to pay N1.12bn in compensation to the family of one Mike Madu, killed by an INEC driver in Imo State. Justice ...

Procurement fraud: Emefiele opposes EFCC bid to call more witnesses

Embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has urged the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja to bar the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from calling ...