The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Friday, inaugurated Community Students Hostel built for Sumaila Local Government students studying in Kano. Inaugurating the project in Wailari quarters, Lagbaja said the project was part of the efforts by the Nigerian Army to encourage learning in the state. He said that the Special Intervention Project was initiated by his office to support communities of serving senior officers of the Nigerian army, who rose to the enviable rank of Major Generals through dedication to duty and service to the nation. Lagbaja, represented by the GOC One Division, Kaduna, Maj.-Gen. Mayirenso…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has said Dangote Refinery and other domestic refiners are “free to sell directly to any marketer on a willing buyer, willing seller basis”, thereby dismissing the allegation of the national oil company becoming a sole offtaker. The NNPCL was reacting to the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC’s) claim that the organisation hiked the price of Premium Motor Motor Spirit, otherwise called petrol, to undermine the efforts of Dangote Refinery to reduce the price of petroleum products in the country. MURIC in a statement signed by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, also advised NNPCL…
The president and commander-in-chief of Nigerian armed forces, Bola Tinubu, has urged the 478 graduates of 6th Regular Course Cadet, RCC, of the Nigerian Police Academy, Wudil, Kano state to serve Nigeria with honour, courage and compassion. He stated this while delivering an address at the commissioning of the officers that graduated from the four faculties of the Academy on Saturday. President Tinubu who was represented at the event by the Vice President Kashim Shetima also urged the graduating cadet to shun excessive abuse of power in their duty post, saying ” you should bear in mind that you are…
Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity and Official Presidential Spokesperson, Chief Ajuri Ngelale has announced his decision to take an indefinite leave of absence from his official duties. The announcement came through a memo submitted to the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Friday. In his statement, Ngelale cited pressing medical issues affecting his immediate family as the primary reason for this decision. “This agonizing decision was taken after significant consultations with my family over the past several days as a vexatious medical situation has worsened at home,” Ngelale explained. The leave of absence…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has disclosed that it has supplied 30 million barrels of crude oil to the Dangote Refinery. The Executive Vice President of NNPCL Downstream, Adedapo Segun, who made the revelation on Thursday on Arise Television, said plans were underway to supply an additional 17 million barrels to the refinery soon. Segun added that the company would supply 6.3 million barrels of crude in September and 11.3 million barrels in October. “We have supplied about 30 million barrels to Dangote so far, 6.3 million this month, and we will supply 11.3 million in October,” Segun…
Dangote Group has denied reports that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is currently lifting petrol from its refinery at N897 per liter. The group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, in a statement on Thursday, said that the company is unable to set the price of petrol until it finalises its arrangement with the NNPCL. Chiejina said the attention of the group has been drawn to a headline, ‘NNPC lifts Dangote Petrol, sells at N897 per liter.’ “We would like to state that NNPC has not commenced lifting of refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as…
The Kano state Governor Abba Yusuf has inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) to look into the violence that followed the nationwide protests in Kano where billions of Naira worth of property was destroyed. The 14-man commission is lead by retired Justice Lawal Wada Mahmoud, a former State High Court judge, with members from the religious, Civil Society Organizations, Security agencies and the business community. Inaugurating the Commission on Monday, governor Yusuf recalled inviting the peaceful protesters to the Government House to submit their demands, which he promised to submit to the presidency, which they did. However, another set…
The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stated on Monday. PDP deputy national spokesman Ibrahim Abdullahi stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday. He said the three opposition candidates in the last elections – PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) – would put personal interests aside and form a formidable alliance to defeat the ruling All Progressives…
The Nigeria Police has declared one suspect identified as a foreign mercenary, a British national called Andrew Wynne who is also known as Andrew Povich or Drew Povey wanted, for allegedly sponsoring terrorism in the country. The police also said the investigation of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has revealed the level of involvement of the foreigner as the NLC did not even know the real identity of the person occupying their building. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while briefing journalists in Abuja on Monday, said Andrew built a network of sleeper cells to topple the government and…
Dangote Grou’s industrialization stride in Nigeria has received yet another momentum as federal lawmakers back the company’s stride. Members of the House of Representatives who visited Dangote Cement Plc in Obajana, Kogi State, expressed their delight at the significant economic impact the company has made in Nigeria’s cement subsector. Speaking during the visit, Hon. Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi, Chairman of the House Committee on Solid Minerals, who led his team to the Dangote cement plant, emphasized the need for collaboration between Nigeria’s political leaders and investors to drive the country’s industrialization. He noted that Dangote Cement has paved the way with…