Senior General Manager, Corporate Communications at Dangote Industries Ltd., Mr Sunday Esan, has said the Dangote Refinery has saved Nigeria more than ₦10 billion annually in foreign exchange by replacing fuel imports with locally refined products. Esan made the disclosure on Thursday in Lagos during the ongoing 2025 Media...
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Senate on Thursday confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran as the Executive Chairman of Federal Character Commission (FCC) and 37 commissioners representing the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation followed the adoption of the screening report presented by Chairman...
The military in the West African coastal state of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday announced that it had installed a new leader. State broadcaster TGB reported that General Horta Inta-A is to serve as transitional president for a one-year period. Much remains unclear about the balance of power in the country...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has assured protesting retired police officers who have been keeping vigil at the gate of the National Assembly over their inclusion in the contributory pension scheme that they would be exited from the scheme. Akpabio gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by the leadership...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has safely left Guinea-Bissau after a sudden military takeover upended the country’s electoral process. Jonathan had been in the country leading the West African Elders Forum Election Observation Mission during last Sunday’s presidential and legislative polls. Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the former president’s...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday, November 27, 2025 dismissed a suit filed by former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), claiming unlawful and prolonged detention. Justice Umar Mohammed dismissed the case, ruling that the court would...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed immediate selection and sponsorship of indigent youths for degree programmes in high-value fields, including Piloting, Aeronautical Engineering and related disciplines. He gave the directive on Tuesday during a meeting at the Government House in Maiduguri when he received Mr Issac...
Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has struck out a suit filed by former Northern CAN Chairman, Rev. Yakubu Pam, and former Secretary, Elder Sunday Oibe, challenging the emergence of Rev. Joseph John Hayab as Chairman of the Northern chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). In its...
Kaduna State University (KASU) has positioned itself as one of Nigeria’s fastest-rising institutions in academic excellence, research innovation, and infrastructural expansion, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, has said. In a statement on Thursday, the VC said the university has significantly widened opportunities for young people in Kaduna...
in a renewed effort to mark the global 16 Days of Activism, the Community Dialogue Committee (CDC) Shuni, in partnership with the Gender-Based Violence Response Team and supported by Global Rights, took its campaign against digital gender-based violence to the classroom—arming students across Sokoto with knowledge, confidence and tools...
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has stated that Nigeria’s shift away from costly and polluting fuels towards the abundant and environmentally friendly natural gas has become a key pillar of the Federal Government’s vision for a sustainable transport future under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership. The Minister...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has marked a milestone in research and innovation as academics and researchers from tertiary institutions across Nigeria unveiled prototypes developed by eleven participating teams. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch Sonny Echono, stated this at the closing event and Demo...
President Bola Tinubu has received the news of the death of Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi with profound sadness and a deep sense of loss. The revered Bauchi-based cleric died Thursday at the age of 101. The President in a statement by his media aide, Bayo Onanuga, mourned the late...
Kaduna State has been thrown into mourning following confirmation that the Anglican priest, Venerable Edwin Achi, kidnapped late October, has died while in the hands of his captors. His wife, Sarah Achi, is still being held, deepening anxiety among family, church members and residents of the Nissi community in...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to intensify cadet training driven by purposeful leadership, discipline, character, courage and strategic thinking in order to bridge gaps in Military operations. The COAS gave the charge during a courtesy visit by...
Hong Kong awoke Thursday to a scene of devastation, as firefighters continued combing through the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court — the northern Tai Po housing estate where the city’s most lethal fire in decades has already claimed at least 55 lives and left more than 250 people...
Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, representing Borno South Senatorial District at the Upper Chamber of the National Assembly has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi, who passed away after a brief illness on Thursday . Senator Ndume’s condolence message is contained in...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi A. Sule, has presented the 2026 fiscal appropriation bill to the State House of Assembly, emphasizing his administration’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and inclusive development. The budget, themed “Budget of Strategic Consolidation,” aims to consolidate ongoing infrastructure projects, expand job creation, and improve healthcare and...
Bauchi was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the passing of one of its most respected spiritual voices, Sheikh Usman Dahiru Bauchi, who died at the age of 102. The revered scholar, whose teachings shaped generations of Muslims across Nigeria and beyond, passed on in the early hours of...
As part of sustained efforts to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency of combat readiness through strengthened logistics and medical support, Commanders of the Combat Service Support (CSS) Corps of the Nigerian Army have commenced a four-day operational visit to Headquarters Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK), from 26th to 29th November,...