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Lokpobiri Receives Congolese Counterpart, Says Local Firms Produce 60% of Nigeria’s Oil
• Insists Africa must solve its energy poverty problems from within Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, yesterday said that Nigeria’s indigenous
Tinubu Extends Leave by One Week; He Has Breached No Law, Presidency Replies Atiku
• Says president will continue to ask Shettima, Akume to represent him at functions • Describes ex-VP’s insinuation as baseless, irresponsible • ADC candidate seeks to know who’s in charge
NSITF Operations Now Digitalized, Says Faleye
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye has said the Fund is fast moving from manual, top-heavy operations to
Reckitt Appoints Ujunwa Chukwumah in Historic Shift as First Nigerian Woman to Lead West Africa
Mary Nnah Reckitt has announced a historic leadership shift with the appointment of Ujunwa Chukwumah as General Manager, West Africa, effective September 15, 2026 – making her the first Nigerian
Oduwole: Free Zones Must Earn Incentives Through Exports, Not Domestic Diversion
• Says economic zones have recorded $200 billion, N900 billion in foreign, local investments respectively •FG seeks to abolish zone’s tax arbitrage, tightens rules •New regulations clarify customs, tax responsibilities
Hardship: NLC backs workers’ demand for N500 petrol price, N500,000 minimum wage
***Give Sept. 30 deadline for fuel price slash, wage award ***Civil servants’ demands realistic, legitimate –— LABOUR By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and civil servants,
PCE Nigeria, Lantic to Deploy AKK, OB3 Pipeline Expertise to New Projects
• Firms target growing demand for specialised pipeline construction Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja PCE Nigeria Limited and its partner, Lantic, are seeking to deploy the engineering expertise gained from two
33 months unpaid rent threatens war against oil bunkering
By Jimitota Onoyume, Assistant News Editor The war against illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta may be facing an unlikely, yet potent, enemy from a massive backlog of unpaid
37 lives in custody: When the state becomes accountable to the dead, by Ejiro Ofoye
Nigeria is once again confronted with a tragedy that should trouble the conscience of every citizen: 37 people arrested over alleged illegal mining have died in the custody of the
King Jaja’s challenge to Nigeria: Power, defiance and economic self-determination, by Dakuku Peterside
If King Jaja of Opobo were alive today, where would he stand amid Nigeria’s diplomatic pressure, economic uncertainty and deepening social tension—and what would he do? Would he negotiate, confront,
