The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has denied issuing a directive that gas supply to power generating companies (GenCos) be halted. In a statement on Wednesday, the authority also denied instructing wholesale gas suppliers to stop further supply of gas to companies due to failure in payment obligations. The NMDPRA described reports […]
Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, says she is not interested in laundering the image of Nigeria after Vice-President Kashim Shettima criticised her for denigrating the country. Badenoch was born in the UK in 1980 to Nigerian Yoruba parents. She returned to Nigeria, where she grew up. Badenoch finally departed […]
In a major disruption affecting millions of users, Meta’s key apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, have been down for many users globally. Reports flooding in on social media, including X (formerly Twitter), confirmed that the issue is widespread, with many users unable to load their accounts or post content. Downdetector, a platform that tracks […]
Thursday 12 December 2024 Nigeria, Germany to deepen ties as Tinubu hosts Steinmeier Bank workers blame CBN as cash shortage worsens Defamation: Abuja, Oyo courts bar further sale of Farotimi’s boo Users stranded as Facebook, Instagram experience outage, Meta apologises NCS seizes 6,200 litres of PMS monthly in S’South – Zone C ‘Operation Whirlwind’ coordinator […]
Two persons have been killed by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion in a two-hundred housing estate under construction in Dalwa, Borno State. Available information indicated that the explosion happened around 1pm on Wednesday about the time the Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum; and his Yobe counterpart, Mai Mala Buni, were commissioning housing estates in […]
The Lagos police command says its operatives have arrested two individuals for allegedly stealing and selling electricity cable worth N632,000 to a scrap metal buyer for N30,000. In a post on its X page on Wednesday, the command said the suspects apprehended were security guards of a telco company based in Ogba, Ikeja. The command […]
An 18-year-old British teenager has been sentenced to one year in a Dubai jail for having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. The teenager was on holiday with his family in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when he met the girl — who is now 18 — at the same hotel. The teenagers who […]
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, says the Kano Emirate is still oblivious of the reasons behind the blockade of the palace last week by security operatives. Daily Trust reported that police and DSS operatives had blocked the entrance to the Gidan Rumfa Palace, restraining free movement in and out. Though police and […]
Nigerians were on Wednesday plunged into darkness following another collapse of the national power grid. Recall that hat from January 2024 till November, the grid has collapsed 11 times. Within one week in October, the grid collapsed three times with its attendant blackouts, sparking reactions from Nigerians. A tweet via the official handle of Nigeria’s […]
An Allied Air Cargo aircraft with registration number 5N-JRT skidded off Runway 22 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, prompting a temporary shutdown of the airport. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) confirmed the incident, which occurred at 10:05 a.m. today, and disclosed that five people were on board the aircraft. All […]
