The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Tuesday shed more light on how to end the reoccurring issue of fuel queues in the country. Dangote, who briefed State House reporters in Abuja, urged the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and marketers across the country to stop the importation of fuel….
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) says there is no going back on the strike action by the union and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) until their demands are met. SSANU and NASU embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday over the non-payment of their four months salary arrears. Despite…
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) has skyrocketed from N700/kg in June 2023 around when President Bola Tinubu assumed office to N1,500/kg in October 2024, The PUNCH reports. This represents about a 114 percent increase within 16 months. Our correspondent gathered that the increase in LPG is connected to the rising exchange rate…
The managing director and CEO of the Nigerian transmission company, Sule Abdulaziz, disclosed that Nigeria supplies 24-hour electricity to neighboring countries, Togo and Benin, amid ongoing discussions in the country following a recent power grid collapse. “We supply Togo, Benin, and Niger. They get power from Nigeria on a 24-hour basis, and they are paying…
On Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced that the national grid’s continuing restoration, which began on Monday, is nearly finished. The company noted that supply has been restored to the Abuja axis and other major distribution load centers nationwide.
Hollywood has lost an acting legend. James Earl Jones—the actor whose deep and resonant voice can be heard in Star Wars and The Lion King—died on Sept. 9 at home in Dutchess County, N.Y., his rep confirmed to multiple outlets. He was 93. Born on Jan. 17, 1931, in Arkabutla, Miss., Jones spent much of…
Fears are high that a new strain of monkeypox, which was discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is now present in numerous surrounding countries, could spread two years after a global outbreak. The mpox strain, known as the Clade Ib subclade, that has been raging in the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
This unfavorable new development comes amidst the rising cost of food items across the country, pushing basic commodities beyond the reach of average Nigerians. According to the latest data from the National Bureau of State Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s inflation figure has reached a new high, hitting 34.19 % for June 2024. This is an increase…
The move was confirmed by the NNPC in a statement, which stated that it evaluated its investment portfolio to be in line with its objectives. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited reportedly has a 7.2% share in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, not the 20% that was first disclosed before to the facility’s opening in…
