Dangote refinery will not reduce petrol price – NNPCL

NNPCL boss M Kyari (file image) The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said that the privately owned Dangote Refinery would not reduce the pimp price of petrol in Nigeria. NNPCL disclosed this on the heels of its readiness to start lifting petrol from the Dangote refinery on September 15. In a statement on […]
Super Eagles hammer Cheeters of Benin Rep 3-0

Lookman (left) and Osimhen celebrate goal. Super Eagles hammer Cheeters of Benin Rep 3-0 By Valentine Amanze Nigeria’s Super Eagles have beaten Cheeters of Benin Republic 3-0 in the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Two goals from Ademola Lookman, one in the 43rd minute, the […]
Fish scarcity looms, group warns

Fish (file image) Williams: The insecurity in the Niger Delta is fueled by the pollutions and neglect of the host communities and their frustrations as producers of the golden egg but have nothing to show for it By Valentine Amanze Nigeria’s economy is set to worsen with the looming fish scarcity in the Niger Delta […]
Tinubu’s media aide, Ngelale, leaves office

Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale (filr image) By Valentine Amanze The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has proceeded on an indefinite leave of absence. Ngelale’s decision may be connected with the worsening health issue. In a statement issued on Saturday, Ngelale explained that he was stepped aside after consultations […]
Hello World, Goodbye Health: Curbing Big Soda’s sportswashing at Olympics

.Robert Egbe Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) joins Kick Big Soda Out of Sport and its 91 other partner organisations who believe that sugary drinks harm people and our planet and that by accepting billions from Coca-Cola to sponsor the Olympic Games, the IOC implicitly endorses a world where health and environmental harms […]
Investment in agric, solution to Africa’s food crisis, Obi says in Rwanda

Peter Obi (right) with one of the organisers of the event. By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for adequate investment in agriculture to end Africa’s food crisis. Obi made the appeal during his presentation as one of the panellists at the international […]