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Conflicting Judgements On Umahi’s Sack Confusing Us, Says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it cannot yet take a stance on the controversy surrounding the court order which sacked Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Deputy, Chief Kelechi Igwe. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education in Abuja on Thursday. An Abuja...
TotalEnergies Reports Decline In Net Profit Amid Falling Oil Prices
TotalEnergies reported a sharp decline in second-quarter net profit on Thursday, as falling global oil and gas prices offset gains from increased production. The French energy giant posted a net profit of $2.7 billion for Q2, marking a 29% year-on-year decline. Still, the company described its performance as “robust”. Revenue also fell, dropping 7.6% to $49.6 billion — a smaller decrease...
Insecurity: US Pledges More Assistance To Nigeria
Nigeria will get more assistance from the United States (U.S.) in the battle against insecurity, a top Biden Administration official said on Monday. He spoke in Abuja after a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Geofery Onyeama. Deputy national Security Advisor Jon Finer who was accompanied to the meeting by U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard said: “Going forward, the...
NNPC, Dangote Refinery Signs Two-year Crude Supply Agreement
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has signed another two-year crude supply agreement with the Dangote Petroleum Refinery. The PUNCH gathered that the deal signed last month would ensure the steady supply of crude to the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery located in Lekki, Lagos. It was futrher gathered that the deal is in line with the Federal Government’s determination to supply more...
Tinubu Orders Clampdown On Illegal Tertiary Institutions
President Bola Tinubu has instructed the appropriate education regulatory bodies to step up their efforts in order to crack down on illegal tertiary institutions operating throughout Nigeria. Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday, the President ordered the National Universities Commission, the National Board for Technical Education, and other agencies to...
Gani Adams, Others Reject South-West Sharia Panels
Yoruba One Voice, a Yoruba self-determination organisation led by Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, has opposed the effort to impose Sharia law in some parts of the Southwest. The group warns that such a move could destabilise the region and jeopardise Nigeria's already precarious pluralism. This position was articulated in a communique issued at the end of YOV’s...
US Tariff: CBN’s $197.71M Intervention To Stabilize Economy Amid Oil Price Drop
President Donald Trump's broad trade tariffs on a number of nations have caused crude oil prices to weaken, falling more than 12% to about $65.50 per barrel. Oil had traded above $70 per barrel before the tariffs were announced. According to OPEC Secretariat calculations, the price of the OPEC basket of twelve crudes stood at $75.35 per barrel on Thursday, compared...
NSA, Service Chiefs Meet Over Trump’s Threat
The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday met with service chiefs and heads of security and intelligence agencies over the decision of US President, Donald Trump, to move against Nigeria, following allegations of Christian genocide in the country. The meeting came as Trump said late Sunday that ground operations and air strikes could form part of the US...
Sallah: Tinubu Promises Economic Recovery, Calls For Prayers For Soldiers
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with the reforms being implemented by his administration, assuring them that "the toughest days are behind us". Tinubu, who gave the assurance in his message to mark the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration on Thursday, said that though the journey had not been easy, his economic reforms had already started yielding positive results. “We...
Oshiomhole Resumes, Says APC Will Bounce Back Stronger [VIDEO]
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has declared that the party will bounce back stronger and better. The APC National Chairman stated this when he addressed members of the National Working Committee (NWC) which had in attendance members of both pro and anti-Oshiomhole groups on Tuesday. He explained that recent challenges the party had...
