Local petrol production hits 48m ltrs per day, says FG
The Federal Government has disclosed that local production of petrol has moved from effectively zero in 2023 to about 48 million litres per day. Mrs. Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026. She said this recently at an event […]
Nigeria records rise in gas output
Nigeria’s gross gas production has risen to 7.63 billion standard cubic feet per day from about 6.83 billion standard cubic feet per day in 2023, the Presidency has said. Mrs. Olu Verheijen, Special Adviser to the President on Oil and Gas disclosed this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce Energy Day 2026, A text […]
Onanuga faults Obi’s call for Tinubu’s resignation
The Special Adviser to the President on Media, Mr Bayo Onanuga has faulted the call by the Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi to resign because of the insecurity in the country. He said the call was childish and misplaced. He added that comparing the situation in Britain with the […]
Tinubu greets Emir of Lafia at 70
President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to the Emir of Lafia, His Royal Highness, Justice Sidi Dauda Bage Muhammad 1, who is the Chairman, Nasarawa State Council of Chiefs, on his 70th birthday on June 22, 2026. In a personal message the president said, “You are an exceptional jurist and a revered […]
Lagos Assembly swears first female clerk, honours outgoing clerk
The Lagos State House of Assembly, has sworn in Mrs. Adenike Abolanle Oshinowo as the first female Clerk since its emergence. A valedictory session was conducted in honour of the immediate past Clerk, Olalekan Biliamin Onafeko, in acknowledgment of his years of dedicated and exemplary service to the legislature. The ceremony took place during […]
Tinubu names ex-UniLag VC Ogundipe as NUC chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe as chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). He succeeds Emeritus Professor Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned his appointment after less than one year in office. President Tinubu appointed Professor Aina in July last year, and the board members were […]
Police arraign man over alleged housebreaking
A 19-year-old man, Abeeb Adeshina, on Monday, appeared before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun State, for allegedly breaking into a house with intent to steal. Adeshina, whose address was not stated, is standing trial on a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, ASP […]
Troops kill two terrorists, recover weapons in dawn raid
Troops of Operation “FANSAN YAMMA” neutralised two suspected terrorists and recovered weapons, motorcycles and livestock during an intelligence-led raid on a terrorist enclave in Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in an Operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The army said that the […]
Katsina extends automatic jobs to first-class graduates
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has extended the offer of automatic employment to indigenes of the state who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions across the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Radda announced this on Sunday during the grand finale and award presentation of the maiden […]
Court remands Sowore in Kuje Correctional Centre
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of his motion for stay of the […]
