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• Queues persist as marketers operate jetties, depots, stations for 18 hours As long queues resulting from the scarcity of premium motor spirit persist nationwide, marketers of the product, yesterday, agreed to operate their jetties, depots and filling stations for 18 hours.  This is coming amid fears that more tanker owners may stop operations over unfavourable business operations as the Federal …

Christian politicians in the 19 Northern states on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are pushing for the emergence of a Christian president or vice president from the North in the 2023 general election. The politicians, under the umbrella of Northern Christian Politicians (NCP), are also demanding that the party ensures that a Christian from the North emerges …

Nigerians in several cities including Abuja and Lagos have been hit by a “double-whammy” of fuel scarcity and electricity outage, leaving millions struggling to keep up with their daily activities and businesses. For weeks, the country has faced fuel shortage caused by the importation of low standard petrol into the country. Many fuel stations have run out of fuel as …

• Adoption rate gains 10 percentage points in one year, says report• Scammers migrate to crypto P2P trading platforms • Buying, selling of stable coins gain traction• Non-enthusiasts, young professionals save stablecoins in digital wallets• Asians, others feast desperate youths with trading bots One year after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) barred financial institutions from handling cryptocurrency-related transactions, the number of youths getting involved …

A former director of the Kenyan anti-corruption agency, Prof. Patrick Lumumba, has lambasted African leaders over their poor handling of insecurity in the continent. He specifically berated the leaders for discussing trivialities during the recent African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking at the 20th anniversary of Stefanos Foundation on Wednesday in Abuja, Lumumba, blamed the challenges to …

Selected police stations across the country are to be visited to monitor their compliance with human rights standards as part of efforts to strengthen the reform of the Nigeria Police Force. The visits to the police stations have been scheduled to hold between February 21 and February 25. Speaking yesterday in Abuja at the opening of a training programme for …

When his son secured admission to study medicine at the Osun State University after a couple of efforts, the joy of Babatunde was boundless, but when he was handed the bill of N650,000 as tuition and other sundry expenses, his heart skipped a beat. The bill is exclusive of accommodation, feeding and the likes. His concern, as he told our …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Policy on the Government, Second Level Domain aimed at safeguarding official communications using government top-level domains. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday in Abuja. He stated …

An extradition hammer hung over the head of Nigerian police detective Abba Kyari but the celebrity cop appears to have fallen into a deeper trouble with his arrest by the NDLEA for allegedly aiding and abetting drug trafficking. He was honoured by the House of Representatives in 2020 after becoming a Nigerian celebrity for his daring exploits in crime-fighting, but …

Nigeria’s fuel scarcity worsened Tuesday across many cities, as many struggled to go to work or engage in other daily routines. The crisis has led to increased cost of transportation, and many people were left stranded at various bus stops on Tuesday as workers returned from work and students returned from schools. This happened as the state-run NNPC in a statement on …