Importation of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol dropped by 3.5 billion litres in the last year, data gathered from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. In the latest petroleum products distribution statistics released by the agency on Tuesday, total petrol imports reduced to 20.30 billion litres in 2023 from the […]
Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres “persona non grata” on Wednesday, accusing him of failing to specifically condemn Iran’s missile attack on Israel. “Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran’s heinous attack on Israel does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil,” said Foreign Minister Israel Katz in a statement. “This is an anti-Israel Secretary-General […]
Iran has extended the closure of its airspace as it expects Israeli retaliation following its attack on the enemy country on Tuesday evening. All flights have been cancelled until 5 am (0130 GMT) on Thursday to maintain aviation security, state news agency ISNA reported, citing a spokesman for the aviation authority. Iran initially closed the […]
President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for London, the United Kingdom, for two weeks. Sources close to the President confirmed to our correspondent that Tinubu was taking the two-week break “as part of his annual leave.” He is expected back in the country on October 16, 2024. Details shortly…
Members of the House of Representatives, drawn from various political parties, on Wednesday called for the conferment of the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger on the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas. The House described as demeaning the conferment of the Commander of the Federal Republic on the Speaker and the […]
WhatsApp users have posted a video showing the parade of suspects and claimed that Nigeria’s Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, has been sentenced to death by hanging. Shared on many WhatsApp groups, the users said this was a result of his alleged involvement in the Offa Bank robbery, which occurred in 2018. The claim stated, […]
Claim President Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed his administration has cleared the ways and means of debt of over N30trn. Verdict This claim by Nigeria’s leader is FALSE. Ways and Means debt was added in the official debt stock of Nigeria as bonds. In June 2024, Nigeria’s Debt Management Office said that the securitization of N4.90 trillion as part of […]
Israel threatened Wednesday to retaliate after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at its territory, with Tehran warning it would hit “all infrastructure” in Israel if it comes under attack. Israel vowed it would make Iran “pay” after the attack late Tuesday, which saw most of the missiles intercepted, and pledged to immediately strike “the […]
Wednesday 02 October 2024, Petrol imports dropped by 3.58bn litres after subsidy removal – FG FG extends rice subsidy programme to states P’Harcourt refinery misses seventh production rollout deadline Reps move to stop SIECs from conducting LG polls I won’t surrender to blackmail, says Fubara APC fumes as PDP accuses Tinubu of making false claims […]
The Israeli military has said Iran fired roughly 180 missiles at the country on Tuesday. “IDF (Israeli army) systems have identified approximately 180 missiles fired towards Israeli territory from Iran,” the military said. A security official also confirmed the figure to AFP. Iran launched a barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to […]
