Nigeria’s killer fuel tankers: accidents and explosions are common – how to stop them
Fuel tanker explosions and accidents are common in Nigeria, often caused by the poor state of roads and badly maintained vehicles. A government spokesperson said in February 2025 that 300…
Dangote announces further reduction in ex-depot price of PMS by N65 as Ramadan gift to Nigerians
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-depot (gantry) price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly referred to as petrol, by N65.00, from N890 to N825 per litre,…
Germany’s Bundesbank posts biggest loss in its history
The German central bank has reported the largest financial loss since its establishment in 1957, attributing the record $20 billion deficit to soaring interest rates in the EU. The European…
Africa Food Prize 2025 Call for Nominations Now Open
US$100,000 Prize to be awarded to individuals and institutions driving food security and sustainability
High Altitude club, Ghana Army to send strong team to ECOWAS Marathon as kits collection continues at Eagles Square
Nigeria’s foremost marathon and road races club, High Altitude Athletics Club of Jos, Plateau State, is sending a strong field of elite runners to the 2025 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon,…
Ogun transport commissioner charges new RTEAN exco on decency, public service
By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta Ogun State Commissioner for Transportation, Olugbenga Dairo, has charged the newly elected executives of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nig eria (RTEAN), to prioritise decency, dedication,…
At LASU 103rd Inaugural Lecture, Sylvester Odion Akhaine accuses IBB of trying to rewrite history
By Bankole Adeshina Professor Sylvester Odion Akhaine, a Professor of Political Science and a frontline pro-democracy activist, has advocated for a stronger citizen participation as a way of strengthening and…
Tribute: Professor Chieka Christopher IIfemesia by Osita Aniemeka
By Osita Aniemeka I was three years old when he earned his distinguished doctorate from the University of London and my mother, Jessie, his only sister, celebrated him in absentia,…
African Energy Security: Heritage Energy boss highlights importance of global funding
Reverend Sola Adebawo, General Manager of Government, Joint Venture, and External Relations at Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), Operator of the OML 30 Joint Venture between NNPC E &…
Works ministry signs EPC+F contract component of Lagos – Calabar coastal highway projects for foreign financing, flags off construction of Sections 3A, 3B
In accordance with the Renewed Hope administration’s roadmap to securing sustainable funding of the laudable and ambitious Legacy Projects that will stimulate economic growth, the Federal Ministry of Works has…
