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By Victor Ahiuma-Young The storm brewing at the $20 billion Dangote Refinery has intensified as the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has thrown its full weight behind the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), threatening a crippling strike if management continues to resist workers’ right to unionise.InContinueContinue reading “Dangote Refinery Faces Shutdown Threat as PENGASSAN Joins NUPENG in Fierce Unionisation Battle”

In a dramatic political comeback, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, will officially return to the National Assembly later this month, her legal team has confirmed.The outspoken lawmaker, suspended six months ago over controversial parliamentary disagreements, is poised to reclaim her seat in the Red Chamber amid heightened anticipation from her supporters and politicalContinueContinue reading “BREAKING NEWS: Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Set to Return to Senate After Six-Month Suspension”

Daily News has reported, via its official X handle, a chilling revelation that Ghana’s bustling cattle markets have become a cash machine for terror groups operating across the Sahel.What once was a lifeline for butchers, brokers, and herders has now turned into a shadow economy fueling extremist violence in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger.For decades,ContinueContinue reading “Blood Money in the Sahel: Terror Groups Flood Ghana’s Cattle Markets with Stolen Livestock”

The Leadership online news has taken to its X handle and announced that, the Federal Government has tightened its grip on Nigeria’s bond market, raising a staggering ₦2.769 trillion within just eight months, dwarfing corporate listings that amounted to a paltry ₦43.2 billion.The massive disparity underscores the government’s growing dependence on the debt market toContinueContinue reading “FG Borrows N2.77trn In 8 Months, Dominates Bond Market As Experts Warn Of Rising Debt Risks”

The Nigeria Customs Service Board (NCSB) has rolled out sweeping policy changes that will reshape low-value imports and reinforce discipline within its ranks.At its 63rd regular meeting held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the Board approved a de minimisContinueContinue reading “BREAKING: Customs Board Approves $300 Duty-Free Limit for Low-Value Imports, Moves Against Errant Officers”

Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, was thrown into tension on Saturday evening after a strange liquid suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, was discovered in a community well at Omikunle, Yemetu area.The Oyo State Police Command, in a statement on Sunday, confirmed the startling incident, which was first reported toContinueContinue reading “DIESEL SCARE IN IBADAN: Police Seal Off Well After Mysterious Fuel Leak, Residents Rush To Scoop Substance”

By Patience Ihejirika In the shadowy alleys of Nigerian markets and the unregulated spaces of social media, a deadly trade thrives. Behind glossy packaging and seductive names like Dragon Power and Hydra-Sildenafil Citrate, lies a ticking time bomb. Men seeking fleeting moments of sexual glory are instead courting tragedy — heart attacks, kidney failure, strokes,ContinueContinue reading “Desire Turns Deadly: Unregulated ‘Manpower’ Sex Drugs Fuel Silent Epidemic Across Nigeria”

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has finally bowed to mounting pressure and sent packing all seconded staff members, directing them back to their original ministries, departments, and agencies. The dramatic shake-up, confirmed on Friday by the Commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Usara, is seen as part of a desperate bid to recover billions of nairaContinueContinue reading “NAHCON in Turmoil: Hajj Commission Bows to Pressure, Sacks Seconded Staff, Moves to Recover Billions in Alleged Fraud”

Nigeria may be plunged into another round of crippling fuel scarcity from Monday, September 8, 2025, as the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) announced a nationwide strike over what it described as “blatant anti-union labour practices” linked to the deployment of newly imported Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks by Dangote Refinery.InContinueContinue reading “Nationwide Fuel Scarcity Looms as NUPENG Slams Dangote, Set to Begin Indefinite Strike Monday”

In a daring operation, Nigerian troops under Operation FANSAN YANMA have successfully recovered 68 rustled livestock following a fierce gun battle with terrorists at the notorious Sauna/Goboro Forest, which straddles Illela and Tangaza Local Government Areas of Sokoto State.The encounter, which occurred on September 2, erupted when armed terrorists attempted to move the stolen animalsContinueContinue reading “FIERCE BATTLE IN SOKOTO FOREST: TROOPS RECOVER 68 STOLEN LIVESTOCK AFTER GUNFIGHT WITH TERRORISTS”