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In a continued effort to improve the health and well-being of Nigerians, the NNPC Ltd/FIRST E & P Joint Venture (JV) has conducted its 2025 health outreach program across eleven KEFFESO communities in Bayelsa State. This initiative, part of the company's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and in line with the...

The Nigeria Police Force has announced that mandatory minimum third-party motor vehicle insurance would be enforced nationwide starting February 1. This enforcement follows the directive from the police inspector general, Kayode Egbetokun. Third-party motor vehicle insurance is a mandatory policy in Nigeria that provides financial protection against damages or injuries...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 59-year-old businessman, Chijioke Igbokwe for ingesting 81 pellets of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The disclosure is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi...

Oando PLC, Africa’s leading integrated energy company, has announced its full year (FY) 2024 results, showcasing a strong financial performance with a 45% growth in revenue to N4.1 trillion compared to N2.9 trillion in FY 2023. The company’s profit-after-tax (PAT) for the year stood at N65.5 billion, representing a 9%...

Suspected fraudsters disguising as assassins have threatened to eliminate the Founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, with an option to spare him if he could cough out N20million as saving grace. The gang led by a member who identified himself as Femi Poly, at about 7.30am put a phone call...

Governor Charles Soludo is transforming Ekwulobia, one of the major towns in Anambra State, into a cosmopolitan city with modern infrastructure as part of his administration's urban regeneration drive. Soludo’s strategic and proactive intervention in preventing this emerging city from growing into another self-help city without necessary government infrastructure that...

The Osun state government has responded to the allegations of bias and illegality levelled against it by the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, accusing the monarch of twisting facts and playing politics with a matter of justice and equity in the Iragbiji kingship system. Absolving Governor Adeleke of any partisan interest in...

Abayomi Whint, a Nigerian-born legal professional, has been sworn in as a judge for the Kings County New York Civil Court. The ceremony took place at Brooklyn Law School, where she took the oath of office in the presence of family and friends. Whint was among eight candidates elected as...

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, says the apex bank is determined to curb inflation and stabilise the nation’s economy. He stated this in Abuja during the Monetary Policy Forum 2025, featuring fiscal authorities, legislative, private sector, development partners, subject-matter experts, and scholars. Speaking on...

Nigeria’s Safety Investigation Bureau, NSIB, has disclosed that the Allied Air Boeing 737-400 Freighter that crash-landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on December 11, 2024, was scheduled to collect cargo for the Central Bank of Nigeria. NSIB made this known in a preliminary report released on Saturday, about two months...