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$60 oil pose early test for Nigeria’s 2026 Budget
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global petroleum prices over the weekend offered little comfort that the oil price benchmark underpinning Nigeria’s 2026 budget will hold, raising fears of a repeat of the 2025 shortfall triggered by an unusually bearish market. Although fiscal planners…
Shell celebrates retirees at 4th annual golf tournament in Lagos
Shell Nigeria celebrated its retired employees at the fourth edition of its annual golf tournament, held in their honour by Shell Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) at the Lakowe Golf Course in Lekki, Lagos. A total of 47 retirees…
Epstein Files heavy on Clinton, scant on Trump
Frank Okon, with agency reports The U.S. Justice Department on Friday released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a disclosure that made scant reference to President Donald Trump…
Tinubu’s ₦58.18 trn budget targets growth, fiscal discipline after 2025 execution shortfalls
Wider fiscal deficits threaten heavier debt burden Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday presented the 2026 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly, outlining plans to consolidate economic reforms, accelerate growth, and strengthen fiscal discipline, while…
WIEN applauds Tinubu’s appointment of Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as NUPRC Chief Executive
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Women in Energy Network (WIEN), a leading advocate for gender balance in energy sector leadership, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan as Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC). In…
Petroleum regulators sacked over corruption allegations
By Sopuruchi Onwuka President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has removed the heads of Nigeria’s two key petroleum regulators, ordering the immediate exit of Engr Ahmed Farouk, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and Engr Gbenga…
Nigeria slammed with travel ban as US expands entry restrictions
By Ziggy Ojiegbe Nigeria has been placed under a partial travel ban by the United States as the Trump administration expands restrictions on entry into the country, citing security concerns, weak vetting systems, and rising political tensions. Under the new…
7,000 Australians line up to donate blood after Bondi Beach attack
Ziggy Ojiegbe, with agency reports More than 7,000 Australians lined up to donate blood on Monday in a show of solidarity with victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, as communities at home and abroad mourned one of the country’s deadliest…
Ban Ki-moon calls for Security Council reform amid UN crises
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for sweeping reforms of the UN Security Council, warning that its failure to function effectively lies at the heart of the organization’s current crisis. Ban made the…
Fact Check: Dangote’s claim of price drop is false!
Sopuruchi Onwuka The highly hyped drop in the price of petrol at the MRS retail stations attributed to a pledge to the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, is false after all. Our field reporters who went out on…
