Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a reduction in the ex-gantry price of petrol, cutting the cost by N75 per litre. The company disclosed the new pricing in a notice sent to oil marketers on Monday, stating that the adjustment took effect on June 16. According to the refinery, the decision was influenced by easing tensions…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the Nigerian naira remains undervalued by 25.6 percent despite recent gains against the United States dollar following the country’s foreign exchange reforms. In its latest Article IV Consultation Report on Nigeria, the Washington-based institution said its Real Effective Exchange Rate (REER) model indicates that the naira is still…
The Lagos State Government has announced a temporary closure of the Iddo Bridge to allow the installation of heavy steel bridge beams as part of ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction works. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, said the installation will take place in two phases: 10:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, to 5:00 a.m. on…
Let’s say I was telling my boyfriend about a friend of mine whose boyfriend was cheating on her. He’d squeeze his face in anger. He’d say, “I don’t understand why men cheat.” Then he’d proceed to preach to me and debunk that tale that men can’t stay with one woman. He was the number one…
Journalists and cultural experts gathered in Lagos for a workshop titled “New Narratives and Singular Communication in Journalism: The Museo del Prado Experience,” where discussions focused on how journalism and museums shape cultural memory in the digital age. The workshop organised by Casa África, the Embassy of Spain in Abuja, The Yemisi Shyllon Museum of…
Afrobeats singer Davido has slammed former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, over his delay in taking up his role as Nigeria’s ambassador-designate to Mexico. Earlier, Reno Omokri appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he addressed questions about why he has yet to assume office. He explained that his delayed resumption is linked to the ongoing…
Emotions ran high at the Lagos State Police Command on Monday, June 15, when a 16-year-old girl, Chidinma, narrated how she was allegedly trafficked from Imo State to Lagos and forced into prostitution for four months, during which she was made to sleep with 30 men daily, beaten repeatedly, and denied payment. The teenager,…
Marc Cucurella’s wife, Claudia Rodríguez, has expressed emotional shock following the defender’s surprise transfer from Chelsea to Real Madrid. The Spain international’s move to Real Madrid was officially announced on Monday, bringing an end to his four-year spell at Stamford Bridge and marking a return to his homeland. The heartfelt goodbye followed confirmation of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta has sentenced a 29-year-old woman, Eniola Adedeji, to 45 years’ imprisonment for trafficking one minor (name withheld) for s3xual exploitation in Cotonou, Republic of Benin. Adedeji, who was arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on various human trafficking offences, was, however, found guilty on nine of the…
The spokesperson of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has dismissed the allegation made by Senator Adams Oshiomole that the signatures of some of the Senators who approved the report that recommended the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, last year, were forged. Oshiomole made the claim in a fresh interview with AIT. The former…
