NNPC probes lubricants-for-petrol incident at filling station

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Sunday, said it has commenced investigations into the incident where an attendant in one of its retail stations told customers to buy lubricants…

Examining proposed death penalty for drug traffickers

The Senate in May passed a bill prescribing the death penalty for persons found guilty of trading or consuming hard drugs and narcotics. The bill titled, “National Drug Law Enforcement…

Economic revamp without impact

WALE Edun indulged in some chest beating recently that resulted in headlines assuring Nigerians that the country’s economy has been revamped.  The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the…

Litigation: FG withdraws five oil blocks from 2024 bid round

As investors begin registration for the 2024 Licensing Round, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has removed five oil blocks from the ongoing licensing round due legal disputes. The five…

Backward-bending economic policies for Nigeria

There is what economists refer to as a backward-bending supply curve. It is a situation in which the labour is satisfied with what he earns as real wage and prefers…

New Minimum wage may push states into bankruptcy — NGF report

As the nation awaits the new minimum wage promised to be sent to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, the burden of implementing the minimum wage may make many states…

US, UN condemn Borno bombing, Tinubu vows to crush B’Haram

The United Nations and the United States of America, on Sunday, condemned Saturday bomb attacks in Tashan Mararaba, Gwoza town, Borno State, claiming the lives of at least 18 persons.…

Attack on Obaseki diversionary tactics by APC, says aide

The Special Adviser on Media Project to the Edo State Governor, Crusoe Osagie, on Sunday, said the All Progressives Congress was employing diversionary tactics ahead of the September 21, 2024…

JUST IN: Travellers kidnapped, one shot on Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway

No fewer than 20 travellers along the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode Expressway were reportedly abducted by some gunmen at about 8 pm on Sunday while one of the victims was shot in the…

TCN repairs plunge Ondo, Ekiti to two-month blackout

Electricity consumers, on Sunday, expressed worry over the adverse impact of the planned two-month power outage to be witnessed in Ondo and Ekiti states. A notice by the Transmission Company…

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