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Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was sighted at an event organised by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (Nigerian Council) in Lagos on Monday.   A video shared to online by participants of the event showed Ojulari, who is one of the keynote speakers, delivered a message […]

The Government of Nigeria, as I understand it, is upset: the United States Mission in Nigeria last week called it a hypocrite.   Not in that exact adjective: the Mission highlighted a story by Africa Report, which exposed how some Nigerian governors squander billions on new government buildings while asking citizens to endure austerity.   […]

Reports have emerged suggesting that Bayo Ojulari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), was allegedly pressured into signing a resignation letter on Friday night by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).   The incident, described by some sources as a ‘civilian coup,’ is said to have […]

Future historians of this period will one day note that the 2027 presidential election was one of the most remarkable in our national history, as it was the first campaign to begin even before the 2023 election was properly concluded. We know that in Africa, time ordinarily orbits around elections and electioneering. Since elections are […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved a one-year extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.   Adeniyi, whose tenure was initially set to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain in office until August 2026.   According to a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on […]

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has firmly ruled out the sale of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, declaring that the company remains committed to completing its full rehabilitation and retaining the asset under national control.   Ojulari made the clarification during a company-wide town hall […]

Importers have dropped petrol prices below the price offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, sparking a new wave of competition. This comes amid a call by the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, for the Federal Government to ban fuel importation.   Findings by our correspondent showed that some filling stations now sell […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Olumode Adeyemi as the new substantive Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), effective 14th August 2025.   The appointment was announced in a statement by the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), signed by its secretary, Abdulmalik Jibrin.   “This appointment follows […]

Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has withdrawn its lawsuit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and five other petroleum companies.   The case, filed at the Federal High Court Abuja, was formally withdrawn by the plaintiff’s legal team. According to a notice of discontinuance […]

Nigeria’s senior female soccer team, the Super Falcons are the Queens of Africa given their superlative, dominant and creative performance, their resilience, and agility at the just concluded Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Morocco, July 5 – 26. Since the inception of the tournament in […]

In case you missed it, there is a new United States travel advisory about Nigeria.   It warns its citizens: “Violent crime is common in [Nigeria]. This includes armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage-taking, roadside banditry, and rape. Kidnappings for ransom occur frequently. They primarily target dual-national citizens visiting Nigeria and U.S. citizens perceived as […]

President Bola Tinubu on Friday appealed to power generation companies (GENCOs) to give the federal government more time to complete the verification and validation of longstanding debts owed to them.   During a meeting with members of the Association of Power Generation Companies, led by Col. Sani Bello (rtd), at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, […]