A student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Christiana Idowu, who was kidnapped between Ikorodu and Yaba in Lagos State has been reportedly murdered by her abductor. The Student Union Government president of FUNAAB, Ibrahim Adeyemi, confirmed this to our correspondent in a telephone conversation on Thursday. Adeyemi said, “The Union can

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that it has supplied 30 million barrels of crude oil to the Dangote oil refinery, with plans to provide an additional 17 million barrels soon. The Executive Vice President of NNPCL Downstream, Adedapo Segun, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking on Arise Television. According to Segun, the

Dangote Group has denied reports that Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited is currently lifting petrol from its refinery at a price of N897 per litre. A statement on Thursday by the Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, said that the company can not fix the price of petrol as it has yet to

The Executive Vice President of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (Downstream), Adedapo Segun, has emphasised the need for a perfectly competitive market to ensure stable fuel prices and supply in Nigeria. He expressed concern that the current pump price does not accurately reflect prevailing market conditions.Segun made this statement during an appearance on Arise Television’s

An investigative journalist, David Hundeyin, clarified the reasons behind the Nigeria Police Force declaration that tagged him as an accomplice in the trial of whistleblower Isaac Tamunobifiri, also known as PIDOM. Hundeyin, who spoke in an interview with News Central Television on Wednesday, said it was not unconnected to truth-telling in an administration that sees

Nigerian Paralympics powerlifter Esther Nworgu said on Wednesday claiming the silver medal in Paris was “like heaven” having dislocated her shoulder just two days ago. Iwogu, who lost the use of her legs as a child, only missed out on gold in the bench press to defending champion in China’s Cui Zhe in the up

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a notification of a planned massive shutdown of all major cities in Nigeria, effective September 15, 2024. The protest is in response to the recent fuel price hike and the perceived incompetence of the NNPC Director General, Mele Kyari. The students union demands an immediate reversal

The regulator also said that starting in October, the 650,000 barrels per day facility will pump 30 million litres daily into the Nigerian market. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the regulator further said at a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, the NMDPRA and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) reached an agreement

Nigeria’s power generation rose to a three-year high of 5,313 MW on Monday, the Ministry of Power has said. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser on Strategic Communication and Media Relations to the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu. Adelabu therefore urged Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to take

Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, says Nigeria gets the largest intervention fund spent by the foundation in Africa. Gates said this during an interview session with selected journalists on the sidelines of the 2024 NutriVision Dialogue on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, helping reduce health inequality globally is the