A statement made by Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been presented in court as key evidence in the corruption trial of Dr Olu Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel, accused of fraud in the controversial awarding of the Mambilla Hydropower Project contract. Dr Agunloye is facing a seven-count indictment brought by the…
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Tuesday announced its decision to renew anti-dumping duties on ethanolamines imported from the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The duties were initially introduced in 2018 for a period of five years as such imports had caused substantial damage to China’s domestic industry. Following the end of the term…
The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that only the commission has the constitutional mandate to issue birth, death, and attestation certificates in Nigeria. Mrs Blessyn Brume-Ataguba, Federal Commissioner representing Delta State in NPC, made the clarification on Wednesday in Asaba while addressing journalists. She said, ”As a way of reaching out to the audience,…
Former Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed deep sorrow over the death of former President Muhammadu Buhari, paying tribute to him as a mentor whose life was defined by integrity, resilience and service to Nigeria. In his statement titled “Tribute to a mentor,” El-Rufai described Buhari as a man who stood for Nigeria…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has reported a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N5.4 trillion on a revenue of N45.1 trillion for 2024, marking a 64 per cent increase from the N3.3 trillion PAT recorded in 2023. Mr Bashir Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd., disclosed the results on Monday…
An EFCC witness on Tuesday told an Abuja High Court that former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika approved a 100 per cent payment for a contract awarded to a company owned by his daughter and son-in-law. Adekunle Adekunle, told the court that Sirika approved the payment to Al Buraq Global Investment Limited. Sirika is charged alongside…
The remains of the late Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona were on Monday laid to rest in Ijebu Ode in accordance with the Islamic rites at the event presided over by the Chief Imam of Ijebuland, Sheik Muftaudeen Ayanbadejo. The Ijebu monarch, who joined his ancestors on Sunday afternoon…
Traders at the New Motorcycle Spare Parts Market, otherwise known as Nkwo Nnewi, on Monday complied with Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s directive, reopening for business to curb the longstanding Monday sit-at-home order. Soludo, through his Special Adviser to the Governor on Trade and Markets, Chief Evarist Uba, had earlier shut the market during a visit, faulting…
Defending champions Nigeria’s D’Tigress will know their quarter-final opponents on Wednesday when Cameroon face Angola in the playoff round of the Afrobasket tournament. The Nigerian ladies secured a quarter-final spot after recording a second consecutive victory by defeating Mozambique on Monday. Kola Daniel, Special Assistant on Media to the Director General of the National Sports…
Islamic scholar Sheikh Lawan Shuaibu Abubakar has denied allegations of blasphemy over his recent public comments on Islamic traditions related to Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). Speaking before the Kano State Shura Council, the cleric — popularly known as Malam Abubakar Lawan Triumph — said his statements had been taken out of context and…
