FCT, Abuja – Amid Nigeria’s fuel challenges and ongoing efforts to alleviate them, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has extended an invitation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo. As reported by The Nation on Thursday, January 2, 2025, Obasanjo was invited to tour the Port Harcourt refinery to verify its operational status. Fuel challenges: … Read more

The mandate of the Governor Monday Okpebholo is “divinely ordained by God to bring respite and development to Edo State”, President of the Senate and former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Godswill Akpabio has said. A statement by Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary Governor Okpebholo, said Akpabio, spoke when he received Governor Okpebholo at … Read more

Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has sidelined his predecessor and estranged political mentor, Nyesom Wike, in the hierarchy of influential figures in the state. During the 2025 New Year State Banquet at Government House, Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara lauded former Governor Peter Odili as the alpha and omega of Rivers politics. Addressing prominent political … Read more

A prominent member of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Delta, Tonye Timi, has urged the party’s leadership in the state to come together and strengthen the organization in preparation for the 2025 elections, warning that failure to do so could lead to its decline. Naija News reports that the former representative of the Patani … Read more

Russian natural gas exports through Soviet-era pipelines running via Ukraine to Europe were halted early on New Year’s Day as the transit agreement between the two nations expired. Moscow and Kyiv failed to reach a new deal amid the ongoing war. The shutdown ends a decade of strained relations over energy flows, worsened by Russia’s … Read more

Kano state Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has voiced strong opposition to the Federal Government’s proposed tax reform bill, describing it as “ill-timed, lopsided and inimical to the unity of the country. The Governor, spoke through his Deputy, Comrade Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, during new year celebrations at the Filin Mahaha, Kofar Naisa open theatre, where thousands … Read more