Truck crushes family of nine in Benue
The Benue Command of the Nigerian Police Force says a truck ran into a residential compound in Okete Village, Otukpo ...
Month: January 2025
Benue gets new Muslim pilgrims board chairman
Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has appointed Alhaji Abubakar Adamu as Chairman, Benue State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board. The ...
Ultra-wealthy ‘oligarchy’ threatens US democracy – Biden
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday sounded an alarm over the growing dominance of an “oligarchy’’ led by the ultra-wealthy. ...
NASS sets N25 trillion revenue target for FIRS
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance has set a N25 trillion revenue target for the Federal Inland Revenue Service ...
Nigeria’s FX reserves drop to $40.56 billion
Nigeria’s foreign exchange (FX) reserves recorded a significant decline, shedding $359.81 million within a single week to settle at $40.56 ...
USSD debts: Experts commend NCC for disconnecting nine banks
A Financial Technology Expert, Dr Yele Okeremi, has lauded the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) directive to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) ...
Sales by European markets take dip over petrol production by Dangote refinery – OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and its efforts to ramp up Premium ...
Gaza ceasefire: What our priority must be— UN chief
Our priority must be to ease the tremendous suffering caused by this conflict, says UN Secretary-General António Guterres. He said ...
Nigeria’s oil rigs rise to 32 – NUPRC
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission says the country’s oil rig count has risen to 32. Chief Executive Officer of ...
Nigeria-Niger ties are very precious, by Bello Usman
In all of Africa, you can hardly find two regions, in two different nation states, as historically similar and as ...