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The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has stated that his $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery was built to use Nigerian crude and add value to it within the country. Dangote, who stated this in a statement issued by the refinery on Thursday, asked why should the plant deviate from this focus, […]

Tinubu noted that his decisions have started yielding results as the government revenues have more than doubled compared to the previous year. President Bola Tinubu has doubled down on the tough decisions taken by his government, including the removal of subsidy on petrol on his first day in office. He said this while addressing Nigerians in

The Minister’s remarks come at a crucial time when trust in government actions is questioned, and the protesting populace demands transparency. In response to growing concerns and speculations, the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has categorically denied any involvement by the federal government in disrupting mobile and internet networks amid

A remarkable display of unity was captured in Ojota, Lagos, as police officers distributed bottled water to protesters, showcasing a rare moment of solidarity between law enforcement and demonstrators. A video shared by The Cable Newspaper on Friday showed protesters eagerly receiving the water. Police Show Solidarity, Share Water with Protesters in Lagos Photo. Credit:

One week after Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission imposed a $220 million fine on WhatsApp for a data privacy breach, the Meta-owned company may suspend its operations in the country due to further regulatory demands. Sources close to the situation indicate that Meta, WhatsApp’s parent company, is contemplating withdrawing certain services from Nigeria.

The IGP advised protesters to shelve demonstrations or restrict their activities to designated locations to avoid infiltration by bad elements. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has put officers on red alert after reported violence in some states during the nationwide protest against hunger and hardship. After weeks of dramatic twists and turns, some

The Sultan also called on all Imams to commence sustained supplications and/or prayers at the moment of grief, through special prayers Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has appealed to the conveners of the EndBadGovernance protest and other critical stakeholders to sheath their swords and urgently come to the table for dialogue. The President-General,

The police on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew across Borno State in response to the suicide attack in the Kawuri village, Konduga Local Government Area that killed 16 people and injured 20 others. The Police Public Relations Officer, Nahum Daso, who disclosed this in a statement released in Maiduguri, said the decision was taken based

The protesters, however, insisted that the protest would continue as they expressed their grievances on the economic situation of the country, saying it was their right to protest. Youths of the Biogbolo community in Yenagoa, Bayelsa resisted and dispersed protesters on the Melford Okilo Expressway who were moving from the Opolo axis of the state