The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has said constructing more modular refineries can help curb the cases of oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal refining in Nigeria. Lokpobiri stated this while inspecting the ongoing construction of a 30,000-barrel-per-day modular refinery project in Koko, Delta State, by Ebenco Global Link Limited. …
Guinea-Bissau slipped into yet another political crisis on Wednesday after military officers declared they had taken “total control” of the country, detaining the president and suspending all electoral activities just three days after the nation held legislative and presidential elections. Tension exploded in the capital, Bissau, earlier in the day when heavy gunfire erupted near …
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is facing heightened international scrutiny as a coalition of regional and global civil society organisations has petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged crimes against humanity linked to the country’s disputed October 29 presidential election. The 82-page petition, submitted by groups including the Madrid Bar Association and the …
In a major strategic move to accelerate the expansion of the Dangote Refinery in Nigeria, the Dangote Group has entered into a partnership with Honeywell International Inc., boosting efforts to increase the plant’s capacity. The goal of the partnership is to significantly increase the refinery's capacity from its initial 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to …
African women still fighting violence 30 years after the Beijing Declaration The United Nations has raised the alarm about a new wave of violence against women and girls carried out online, warning that the digital world must not become another arena of abuse. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated this in a statement on …
When the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that inflation had declined for the seventh consecutive month, falling from 34.6% last year to 16.05% in October 2025, policymakers celebrated. On paper, the trajectory suggested a successful year of monetary policy tightening, stable exchange rates, and improved food supply. Yet for households in Abuja’s Nyanya, Lagos’ …
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to nullify the party’s national convention held in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/250/2025, was filed by the PDP faction, its …
Nigeria’s foreign-exchange market daily turnover has reached $500 million, while spreads between official and parallel markets have narrowed to less than 2%. The CBN Governor, Olayemi Cardoso disclosed this during the 303rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the final MPC session for 2025 held in Abuja. CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso revealed that Twelve months ago, …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has steadily grown the foreign Exchange reserve by $6.7 billion in 11 months, starting from $40 billion in January to the current amount. The current, which is the highest in seven years, is just a few million dollars from the $47 billion recorded on the 3rd of August in …
The Ogun State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has appointed Superintendent Route Commander Afolabi Odunsi-Oyewole as its new Public Education Officer. Sector Commander Akinwunmi Fasakin announced the appointment on Tuesday, following the death of the former spokesperson, Florence Okpe, who passed away on October 28, 2025, after a prolonged illness. READ …
