The Labour Party (LP) candidate for the forthcoming Anambra governorship election, Dr George Muoghalu, has said that tackling the challenges of insecurity confronting Anambra is achievable. Muoghalu said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. He decried the level of insecurity and unemployment confronting the state, saying that…
Rainoil Ltd. has strengthened its distribution network with the arrival of MT Princess Oge, a 45,000-metric-tonne oil products tanker, in Nigerian waters for the first time. The vessel, built in Japan, successfully delivered 20,000MT of petrol at the company’s Ijegun depot in Lagos on Wednesday. With a deadweight tonnage of nearly 46,000MT, it is expected…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and the United States have renewed their defence partnership with a focus on precision targeting, inter-agency collaboration and safeguarding civilian lives during military operations. The reaffirmation came during a meeting in Abuja on Tuesday between Nigeria’s Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, and a U.S. Institute of…
Recent satellite images reveal increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China, and the US. While there’s no imminent nuclear threat, these developments raise concerns amid global tensions. Explore the implications of these expansions and their impact on international security. In recent years, satellite imagery has unveiled a surge in activity at nuclear test…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred national honours on all 24 players and 11 technical staff of Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, the Super Falcons, following their landmark victory at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. At a special reception held at the State House in Abuja, President Tinubu awarded each…
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has firmly denied allegations that it is holding back the Frontier Exploration Fund (FEF) meant for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC Ltd.). The commission said the rumours were inaccurate and intended to mislead the public. In a statement on Wednesday, Eniola Akinkuotu, Head of Media and Strategic…
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) to advance agricultural development and sustainability across Nigeria. This was made known on Tuesday during a courtesy visit by ICRISAT representatives to NAIC’s head office in Abuja, where both parties explored areas…
An Abuja magistrate has ordered the arrest of a security guard accused of stealing cash and personal belongings from his employer after he failed to appear for trial. Chief Magistrate Hafsat Amiru issued the bench warrant on Monday at the Wuse Magistrates’ Court after prosecution lawyer Okokon Mbruk complained that the defendant, 47-year-old Teryima Joseph,…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed that one person died and 26 others were rescued after a two-storey building collapsed at Coast Street in the Oyingbo area of Lagos in the early hours of Monday. Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, said the agency received a distress call at 12:11 a.m….
The Oyo State Government says Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, will begin international flight operations by June 2026. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan. Oyelade said the international terminal, currently at 15 per cent completion, is expected to be ready…
