Crude oil and condensate fell to an average of 1.51 million barrels per day (mbpd) in February 2026, even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) remitted N1.804 trillion to the Federation Account. The NNPC’s February Monthly Report Summary released on Saturday, attributed the production dip to the
The Federal Government has tasked the Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) to reach a production capacity of 600,000 metric tonnes (MT) per annum by 2030. The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, gave the charge during a visit to the company’s complex in Numan, Adamawa state. Enoh was accompanied
Senator. Aminu Tambuwal, the former Governor of Sokoto State, says no individual or group can manipulate the outcome of the 2027 general elections, insisting that Nigerians will ultimately decide their leaders. Tambuwal (ADC-Sokoto South) made the assertion on Sunday while addressing journalists on the outcome of the African Democratic
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Maj.-Gen. Abubakar Wase, has urged newly promoted senior officers to uphold the highest standards of discipline, loyalty, and professionalism in the discharge of their duties. This was contained in a statement issued by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations 1
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, and the Management of both the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) to account for and explain the whereabouts of
.Arrests couple in Niger, recovers large consignments of illicit drugs in Lagos, FCT, Borno, Ogun, Imo, Abia, Edo A 93-year-old great grandpa and a 69-year-old medical doctor top the list of suspects arrested as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified their offensive action and crackdown on
A former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has described the recent airstrike on Jilli Market as a necessary military action against a terrorist stronghold. Buratai, in a statement on Sunday, said the strike was based on credible intelligence indicating that Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters were using
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deactivate and withdraw passports of individuals who formally renounce Nigerian citizenship, effective immediately. The directive was contained in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Babatunde Alao,
Vice-President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday in Maiduguri assured that President Bola Tinubu’s administration would continue to recognise the sacrifices of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Shettima said this while condoling with the Nigerian Army and Borno Government over the attack that claimed the life of Brig.-Gen. Oseni Braimah and other officers.