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Marketers Reject Dangote’s Push to Ban Fuel Imports, Warn Against Monopoly Risk

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has urged President Bola Tinubu to extend the Federal Government’s ‘Nigeria First’ policy to include a ban on imported refined petroleum products. However, the proposal has drawn sharp criticism from key players in the downstream oil sector, who warn it could lead to a monopoly and stifle […]

Nigeria Customs Deepens China Ties to Accelerate Modernisation and Trade Facilitation

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is ramping up efforts to modernise its operations through a strategic partnership with the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), with a strong focus on technology integration, capacity building, and cross-border knowledge exchange. In a statement released Sunday, NCS National Public Relations Officer, Assistant Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, announced that […]

FG Reaffirms Support for Local Investors During Visit to $20bn Dangote Refinery

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, has reiterated the Federal Government’s dedication to strengthening domestic investment and tackling the challenges confronting local investors. Dr. Oduwole made this known over the weekend during her visit to the $20 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and Dangote Fertilizer Limited in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Describing […]

Senate Denies Rift Between Akpabio and Bamidele, Affirms Leadership Unity

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Nigerian Senate has firmly denied media reports alleging a clash between Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senate Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, calling the claims baseless and a distortion of routine legislative procedures. This is not the first time the upper legislative chamber has had to dismiss such allegations of a verbal exchange during an executive […]

FG Launches ₦10 Million Support Fund for Tertiary Institution Staff

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The Federal Government has officially introduced the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), a landmark loan initiative offering eligible academic and non-academic staff in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education access to loans of up to ₦10 million. Unveiled during a high-level stakeholder engagement in Abuja, the scheme is designed to enhance staff welfare, boost […]

VP Shettima Arrives Ethiopia for UN Food Summit, Donates Cashew Seedlings to Boost Agricultural Ties

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to represent Nigeria at the second United Nations Food Systems Summit. Upon arrival, the Vice President convened a strategic meeting with the Nigerian delegation, which included the Technical Assistant to the President on Agriculture and Executive Secretary of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, Marion […]

Nigerian Gamer Verde Embarks on 48-Hour God of War Marathon to Raise Mental Health Awareness

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

A Nigerian physiologist and gamer is preparing for one of the most ambitious gaming marathons ever attempted. On July 27, Bolade Oghenevbayenrhe ‘Verde’ Bezi will embark on 48 straight hours of God of War gameplay in a bid to break the Guinness World Record, aiming to start a conversation about mental health in a country […]

Two PDP Lawmakers Defect to APC, Reducing PDP Seats in Edo Assembly to Four

July 26, 2025July 26, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

Two members of the Edo State House of Assembly elected under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Hon. Eugene Inegbeboh of Igueben Constituency and Hon. Andrew Uzamere of Ovia North East Constituency were formally received into the APC at the party’s secretariat in Benin City. Their defection […]