NIGERIANS TO PAY MORE FOR MTN, GLO, AIRTEL CALLS FROM DEC, 13 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to release a new tariff plan for MTN, Airtel, Glo, and other telco operators on December 13, 2024. The development is part of the commission’s efforts to simplify tariff plans for telecom companies. NCC reveals reason for new tariff plans The …

PH REFINERY SHUTS DOWN MOMENTARILY The Port-Harcourt refinery of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has shut down operation “at the moment” with only its non-petroleum unit running which is the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU), SaharaReporters can report. The CDU produces naphtha, kerosene and diesel but cannot produce the component which is needed for the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) …

SIMON EKPA NOT BAILABLE, FOLLOWERS DECLARE UNITED STATES OF BIAFRA IN FINLAND Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, will spend Christmas in detention as the country’s legal system does not permit bail. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, disclosed this via an email. This was as Ekpa’s …

ATIKU, OBI, EL RUFAI PLAN ALLIANCE AHEAD OF 2027 Ahead of the 2027 general election, there are strong indications that major opposition politicians are working on merger plan to challenge incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tinubu, from the All Progressives Congress (APC), has not publicly declared his re-election bid but it is a public knowledge across Nigeria that the President …

NIGERIA, FRANCE SIGN 300M EURO AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE, FOOD SECURITY Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu and France’s President Emmanuel Macron signed two key agreements on Thursday in Paris, cementing a partnership to develop critical infrastructure and sustain long-term agriculture and food security. The agreements were signed during an economic forum at the Palais des Élysée, attended by business leaders, industry captains, …

PH REFINERY HALTS OPERATIONS, LOADING BAY EMPTY The fanfare that greeted the resumption of activities at the Port Harcourt Refining Company on Tuesday may have melted away leaving the hope and expectations of many Nigerians hanging.A visit by Saturday PUNCH to the refinery on Friday revealed that there was no activity on site, as some workers met by our correspondent …

NLC DIRECTS WORKERS IN 13 STATES TO PROCEED ON STRIKE FROM MONDAY The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared industrial action in Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and 13 other states, effective Monday, December 2, 2024, following the failure of these states to implement the new national minimum wage. This decision follows resolutions made by the National Executive Council (NEC) …

A few days ago, several groups mounted campaigns, endorsing Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu to become the next governor of Lagos State. DAILY POST reports that it started with the Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders, CONYL, which in a statement in Owerri, Imo State, endorsed the President’s son for the Lagos governorship seat in 2027. According to …

Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele was at the House of Representatives to brief federal lawmakers on the need to pass the bills on tax reforms arguing that majority of Nigerians stand to gain from the proposed new system of tax administration. Mr President set up the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax …

PH REFINERY: NNPCL WILL FURTHER SLASH PMS PRICE – PETROAN The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association, PETROAN, said it is working to ensure that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited further reduces the price of Port Harcourt Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) from N1030 per litre in the coming days. The National President of PETROAN, Billy Gillis-Harry, disclosed …

NO GOING BACK ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC REFORM, TINUBU TELLS FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to the ongoing reform, saying that it will benefit the whole of Africa. The President, who lauded the Nigeria’s relationship with French President Emmanuel Macron, told the French leader that there was no looking back on the reforms embarked …

TINUBU ASSURES OKONJO-IWEALA OF NIGERIA’S SUPPORT ON REAPPOINTMENT AS WTO DIRECTOR GENERAL President Bola Tinubu has assured the reappointed Director General of the World Trade Organization, WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria’s continued support. Tinubu gave the assurance while congratulating Okonjo-Iweala on her unanimous re-election as WTO DG. Okonjo-Iweala made history in 2021 as the first African and first woman to …

The controversy over the academic qualifications of the newly appointed Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof. Benard Odoh, has been laid to rest following the official confirmation by the authorities at Federal University Gusau that Odoh was actually appointed a Professor in Geological Sciences of the university on Ist October, 2015. A certified true copy of the appointment …

FIT GROUP TO CONSTRUCT HILTON GARDEN INN IN ENUGU FIT Hospitality & Entertainment Limited, a subsidiary of the FIT Group of Companies Limited, is set to develop a 150-key Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Heliu Business District, a commercial area of Enugu, as part of a move seen at playing big in the hospitality industry. The construction will be done …

WTO REAPPOINTS NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA AS DIRECTOR GENERAL The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has reappointed Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its Director-General for a second term. This was announced by the WTO in a post on X on Friday. The General Council of the WTO stated that the reappointment will take effect on September 1, 2025. The Council said it agreed by …