Stakeholders have continued to express mixed reactions over the 2026 budgetary allocation to the non-functional Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL). They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. The ASCL, established in 1979, is a…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that they halted operations at the country’s state-owned refineries after discovering that continued operation was destroying value and draining public resources, despite…
The Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is bustling with activities as normalcy returns after the suspension of the planned solidarity protest by labour unions on Tuesday. The protest was suspended after a truce was reached between the…
Former Lagos State First Lady, Abimbola Fashola, has spoken about marriage, faith, rumours and partnership, offering rare insights into her decades-long union with her husband, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), former governor of Lagos State and ex-minister of works and housing.…
A US fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that approached an American aircraft carrier in the Middle East on Tuesday, Washington said, as renewed tensions on the high seas overshadowed plans for nuclear talks. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt…
The United States on Tuesday renewed the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through the end of the year, an agreement that allows many African countries to access the US market duty-free. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a…
LeBron James will reunite with US Olympic team-mates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry as in a potent NBA All-Star game line-up announced on Tuesday. A new-look All-Star game will be divided between three teams — two made up of US…
The United States military has confirmed that a small team of US forces has been dispatched to Nigeria, marking the first official acknowledgement of American troops operating on the ground in the West African nation since US airstrikes last December.…
By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — The Sokoto State Police Command has successfully foiled a cattle rustling operation in Goronyo Local Government Area, recovering a high-powered firearm, ammunition and stolen livestock following a swift, intelligence-driven operation. According to a statement…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Kannywood actress Samha Inuwa over alleged abuse of the Nigerian currency. In a statement issued on Tuesday, EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said operatives of the commission’s Kano Zonal Directorate apprehended the…