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Petrol station workers oppose AA Rano automation plan

Petrol station workers operating under the banner of the Concerned Petrol Station Workers have kicked against plans by AA Rano to introduce what the company has described as Nigeria’s first fully automated and unmanned fuel stations. The workers warned that the initiative, if carried out without adequate safeguards, could worsen unemployment levels and further fuel […]

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Ogun resident doctors back nationwide indefinite strike

The Association of Resident Doctors of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has declared its full support for the total and indefinite strike announced by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, which is scheduled to commence at 12:00 midnight on Monday, January 12, 2026. The resident doctors criticised what they described as the insincerity and insensitivity […]

Price of of cooking gas rose by 13.75% in May 2024
Oil and Gas

Cooking gas prices ease as supply improves nationwide

Retailers of liquefied petroleum gas have expressed cautious optimism as cooking gas supply improves across the country, with prices currently ranging between N1,000 and N1,400 per kilogramme, depending on location and individual sellers. Findings from a market survey conducted by our correspondent revealed that LPG became more readily available towards the end of 2025, marking […]

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US detains Ghana’s ex-finance minister Ofori-Atta

Ghana’s former finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has been detained by United States immigration authorities amid allegations of corruption in his home country, his lawyers have confirmed. Ofori-Atta, who is 66 years old, has remained in the United States since January last year, where he travelled to receive medical care, including surgery for prostate cancer. According […]

Finance

NRS accredits Pillarcraft to support digital tax compliance

Pillarcraft Cloud Solutions has been accredited as a System Integrator for Nigeria’s new e-invoicing regime, a development that highlights the Federal Government’s intensified push for digital tax compliance and places increased pressure on companies to align their accounting systems with the Nigeria Revenue Service reporting platform. The company confirmed the approval in a statement issued […]

Aviation

FG cancels sale of FAAN staff quarters nationwide

The Federal Government has nullified the sale of staff quarters belonging to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Vanguard reported that the decision affects both retired and serving FAAN personnel who had purchased their official residences under the owner-occupier arrangement. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, announced the development on Wednesday in […]

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‘Nyansh’, ‘amala’, ‘abeg’ added to Oxford dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary has included several words of Nigerian origin in its latest update, reflecting the increasing global influence of Nigeria’s language, culture and cuisine. The December 2025 update, released on the OED website on Wednesday, introduced more than 500 new words, phrases and meanings, including internet slang such as “DM”, “brainfart” and “chug”. […]

Private Sector in Nigeria
Economy

Private sector growth persists as PMI closes 2025 strong

The Stanbic IBTC Purchasing Managers’ Index report has shown that Nigeria’s private sector sustained its growth momentum at the end of 2025, supported by stronger customer demand that translated into higher new orders, output, and purchasing activity. According to the December 2025 report, firms recorded an increase in employment levels during the month, although the […]

Business

FG insists re-enactment of 2024, 2025 appropriations is constitutional

The Federal Government on Wednesday defended the re-enactment of the 2024 and 2025 Appropriation Acts, rejecting allegations of constitutional violations and fiscal impropriety. This comes despite the accountability group BudgIT’s assertion that operating overlapping national budgets constitutes a fiscal anomaly that undermines transparency and sound financial management. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Director-General of […]

Business

Dangote withdraws petition against ex-NMDPRA boss Ahmed Farouk

Aliko Dangote has withdrawn the petition he filed with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission against Ahmed Farouk, the former head of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority. The ICPC confirmed the development in a press statement titled, “Investigation of Dangote’s Petition Against Engineer Farouk Ahmed of NMDPRA Continues.” This […]

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Tinubu’s tax reforms not targeting poor, ex-senator insists

Former Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin, on Tuesday urged Nigerians to remain calm, well-informed and supportive of the tax reforms introduced by President Bola Tinubu, insisting that the measures were not aimed at the poor but designed to strengthen Nigeria’s revenue base and promote sustainable national development. Folarin made the clarification while touring the Irepo/Olorunsogo/Orelope […]

Oil and Gas

Lokpobiri urges NMDPRA to prioritise ending tanker explosions

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has called on the new Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, Saidu Aliyu Mohammed, to make ending the recurring tanker explosions across the country a top priority. In a statement on Wednesday, Lokpobiri said that during a familiarisation visit to […]