People Are Not Patronising Us Again – Yam Sellers Lament As Price Increase Affects Sales
The many yam sellers Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja are currently lamenting low sales brought on by price increase. Nigerians have been complaining about the inflation and how they’ve been forced to forego most necessities. Recently, people have been…
NNPCL Confirms Fuel Scarcity In Lagos, FCT, Promises Restoration Of ‘Normalcy’
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has confirmed fuel supply and distribution challenges in some parts of Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) but promised to work on restoring normalcy. “The NNPC Ltd. wishes to state that the…
Lagos Assembly Pleads With Youth Over Planned Protest
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday held a plenary session calling on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to take major steps to avert the planned nationwide protest in the State. The lawmakers, in a ‘Matter of Urgent Public Importance’ brought…
It was a mistake – Olympics legend Usain Bolt speaks on brief football career during Mikel Obi link up
Usain Bolt talks to Nigerian legend Mikel Obi about his time in Australia when he aimed to transition from athletics to football. Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has opened up about his brief foray into professional football, describing his stint…
Ezekwesili Calls For Audit Of Dangote-NNPCL Business Transactions
Dangote, last week, revealed that NNPCL had capped its equity in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery at 7.2 per cent instead of the speculated 20 per cent. A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has called for an independent audit of…
Reps order arrest of Ecobank MD, probes Oxford Group
The House of Representatives committee on Public Petitions has ordered that the Inspector General of Police should produce the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Ecobank Plc, Jeremy Awori, during its sitting of September 17, 2024 to answer to charges of…
Congress calls for Secret Service boss to resign for ‘failed’ Trump rally security
US Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “As your director, I take full responsibility for the security lapse,” Ms Cheatle said in a resignation letter to agency…
JUST IN: Why Nigerians should support Dangote — Otedola
Billionaire business mogul, Femi Otedola, has explained why Nigerians, particularly the government should support the Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, by creating an enabling environment to ensure businesses thrive. He argued that Dangote’s contributions which extend beyond industrial facilities…
WTO: African Group Votes Okonjo-Iweala for second term
Fifty-eight World Trade Organization (WTO) members have supported a proposal from the African Group, urging Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to pursue a second four-year term. This information was shared in a statement released by the WTO on its website on Monday, July…
South African with Nigerian father faces backlash in race to becoming Miss SA
Itoro ETUKUDO A 23-year-old South African beauty queen, Chidimma Vannesa Onwe Adetshina, has faced backlash after making it to the top 16 at the ongoing Miss South Africa (Miss SA) pageant. Born in Soweto to a Nigerian father and South…