The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has accused oil producers of diverting 500,000 barrels of crude oil daily. Â The crude oil alleged to have been diverted is said to be meant for local refineries. Â This is even as the group lamented that quite a number of local refineries have…
For the second day, the Nigerian currency, the naira slumped against the dollar at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. FMDQ data showed that the naira slumped to N1,498.95/$1 on Monday, February 3, down from N1,495.60/$1 2025. This represents a loss of N3.35 for the local currency. However, at the parallel…
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic, and Niger Republic, all found living in a cramped three-bedroom apartment in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi.  According to the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, the arrests were made following an intelligence report…
Here are the top 10 stories making headlines across the country today. 1. Nigerian govt, NLC sign MoU on telecoms tariff hike The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the proposed 50 percent hike in telecommunications tariff.Read more 2. Senate threatens to recommend CBN governor,…
President Donald Trump’s administration confirmed on Tuesday that the “first flights” of illegal immigrants being sent to Guantanamo Bay were “underway.” During a Tuesday interview with Fox Business host Stuart Varney, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, “President Trump is not messing around, and he’s no longer going to allow America to be a…
The Zone 2 Police Command headquarters, Onikan, has confirmed the detention of an Investigating Police Officer (IPO) attached to the Isheri-Oshun Division, for allegedly doctoring a case file and medical doctor’s report.  The Assistance Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of the zone, Adegoke Fayoade, who confirmed this development to NAN, said that…
