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‘Nigeria must explore trains as means of transporting petrol,’ Atiku says of 90 fatalities in Jigawa petrol tanker explosion
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria must explore trains as an alternative means to transport petroleum products for enhanced safety.
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Naira among worst performing currencies in Africa – World Bank
The World Bank says the naira is among the worst-performing currencies in sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.
In its regional economic outlook report ‘ [...]
Reps demand reversal of petrol price hike
The house of representatives has asked the federal government to reverse the recent hike in petrol price.
The lawmakers also demanded a rollback in [...]
90 dead, over 300 hospitalized petrol tanker goes up in flames in Jigawa
At least 90 individuals have been reported dead following a petrol tanker explosion in Majiya Town, located in the Taura local government area of Jiga [...]
National electricity grid collapses again hours after previous failure
The national electricity grid experienced another collapse on the morning of October 15, following a previous failure the day before.
On Monday, Oc [...]
Allen Onyema reacts to being indicted for obstruction of justice into investigation of fraud charges against him
The management of Air Peace Limited, Nigeria’s largest airline company has reacted to the ongoing legal proceedings against its founder, Allen Onyema, [...]
Mary Eboh businessman with pending EFCC fraud case in fresh multi-billion naira forex scam
A woman claiming to have ties with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, identified as Titilayo Mary Eboh, has been accused of defrauding several Bureau D [...]
Rivers local government chairman removes Nyesom Wike’s name removed from local council building
Chijioke Ihunwo, chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers State, has scrubbed Nyesom Wike’s name off the administrative block of the cou [...]
How Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu emerged first African president of UICC, 2 years after losing out in race
Last week, former First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu got elected as the president of the Union for International Cancer Control (UIC [...]
Nigeria fails to secure seat at UNHRC after securing only 3 votes
After securing only three votes, Nigeria on Tuesday lost an opportunity to join the revered United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The election [...]