A newly approved 15 per cent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel will shield domestic refiners and help draw fresh capital into Nigeria’s downstream sector, a former senior officer of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mike Osatuyi has said. Osatuyi, who served as IPMAN’s National Operations Controller, praised President Bola […]
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has condemned the recent threat by United States President, Donald Trump to launch military action in Nigeria, describing the statement as reckless and dangerous. President Trump, in a post on his social media platform and during a weekend press briefing, warned that the United States could consider “military measures” […]
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the Federal University Oye‑Ekiti (FUOYE) has cautioned the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Ekiti State chapter, over a threatened protest on the university’s main campus, saying the institution is not an appropriate venue for external demonstration. In a statement released by the SUG on Friday, representatives of […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to compel the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to act on allegations that some federal lawmakers pay up to ₦3 million to present bills, motions or petitions […]
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated the newly appointed factional acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mohammed Abdulrahman, while calling on him to swiftly reconcile party members and restore stability amid deepening internal crises. Abdulrahman’s appointment followed the suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum; National Publicity Secretary, Debo […]
At least twenty-one people have been confirmed dead and more than thirty others remain missing after a massive landslide struck parts of Marakwet East in western Kenya on Saturday night, following days of relentless rainfall. Kenya’s Interior Minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, said in a statement on X that families in several villages were caught unawares as […]
