FG AIMS FOR 2026 CONCLUSION OF KADUNA–KANO STANDARD GAUGE RAIL CORRIDOR
BY OWOLABI OLUWADARA The Federal Government has announced that the Kaduna–Kano Standard Gauge Rail Line is projected for finalization by 2026. The Minister of Information...
TRUMP TO IMPOSE 25% TARIFF ON INDIAN IMPORTS
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified “penalty” for New Delhi’s...
PORT HARCOURT REFINERY NOT FOR SALE- NNPCL
HOTJIST The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has formally excluded the disposition of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, reaffirming its dedication to executing top-tier...
FG MAY RE-PRIVATIZE 11 ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES UNDER NEW AMENDMENT BILL
Agency Report The Federal Government may re-privatize Nigeria’s 11 power distribution companies (Discos) if they fail to inject fresh capital within 12 months of...
REVOKE BAND A ELECTRICITY CATEGORY TARIFF- PAT UTOMI
Political Economist, Professor Pat Utomi, asserts that Nigeria ought to reassess and potentially abolish the Band A power supply strategy, contending that it is "exploiting"...
PETER OBI ACCUSES TINUBU OF USING STATISTICS TO CONCEAL ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
HOTJIST Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, has criticised President Bola Tinubu for allegedly presenting inaccurate statistics to obscure the...
FG OFFERS N80BN IN BOND AUCTION FOR JULY
BY ALICE IDOWU The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has declared the provision of ₦80 billion in FGN bonds for acquisition through auction, scheduled for...
REPS TO PROBE MAINTENANCE OF REFINERIES
BY OGHENE TEJIRI The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has initiated an investigation into the challenges impacting the country's downstream oil industry....
SANWO-OLU, ABIODUN, ODODO, BAGO UNVEILS LAGOS N500BN FUND TO BOOST FOOD SUPPLY
BY JENN NOMAMIUKOR Lagos State Administrator, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Mohamed Bago, Ahmed Ododo, Agbu Kefas, Administrators of Ogun, Niger, Kogi, and Taraba, correspondingly,...
LAGOS FIRST LADY CALLS FOR ACTION AS ‘WEE POLICY’ LAUNCH MARKS TURNING POINT FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
By: Sefiu Ajape The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called for urgent and deliberate action to ensure that the...