Oil Suppliers Clash With Dangote Over Plans To Bypass Traditional Fuel Distribution Network

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasOil Suppliers Clash With Dangote Over Plans To Bypass Traditional Fuel Distribution Network

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2025

…Seek FG Intervention Over Looming Job Loss The Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) has raised an alarm over Dangote Refinery’s imminent plan to distribute petroleum products directly to end users, bypassing established distribution networks. Benneth Korie, NOGASA’s President stated that the approach could hurt Nigeria’s fuel market, threaten thousands of jobs, and potentially result in long-term product scarcity if not carefully managed. Korie, while speaking at the association’s Annual General Meeting...

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Tinubu Extends Tenure Of Comptroller-General Of Customs, Adeniyi

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu Extends Tenure Of Comptroller-General Of Customs, Adeniyi

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi. The presidency has, in a press statement signed on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga,  announced that the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, has been extended by one year. The...

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Minor Kill Stepmother, Man Stabbed His Biological Father In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMinor Kill Stepmother, Man Stabbed His Biological Father In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

Operatives of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested 16 years 16-year-old Ijai Anthony of Pallam District in Madagali LGA, who killed his stepmother during an altercation. Adamawa State Command Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, in a statement, said the suspect struck his stepmother, Rhoda Anthony, on the head with a piece of wood. The statement said: “Preliminary investigation reveals that a physical confrontation erupted between two co-wives, Rhoda Anthony, aged 55,...

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Two Northern States Ban Sign-Out Rituals By Secondary School Students

EducationNewsNigeriaTwo Northern States Ban Sign-Out Rituals By Secondary School Students

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

Worried by the new trend of painting uniforms adopted by some outgoing secondary schools by painting their uniforms with makers, take to the streets, thereby constituting a public nuisance, Adamawa and Jigawa State Governments have banned such act henceforth. This is contained in separate releases by the commissioners of education of the respective states. According to a circular signed by the Adamawa State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Umar Garba Pella, the...

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Adamawa State Assembly Summons 21 Council Chairmen over Accountability

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa State Assembly Summons 21 Council Chairmen over Accountability

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 1, 2025

The Adamawa State House of Assembly has summoned all the 21 Local Government Council Chairmen in the state to appear on the floor of the assembly and account for their stewardship in the last year. The resolution followed a motion raised under matters of public importance by the member representing Numan Constituency, Pwamwakeno Makwando, and was unanimously approved by the lawmakers during Wednesday’s plenary. According to the resolution, the Council Chairmen will start appearing at the hallowed...

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House of Representatives Probe Slow Rollout Of CNG Policy

NewsNigeriaOil & GasPoliticsHouse of Representatives Probe Slow Rollout Of CNG Policy

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 1, 2025

Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has described the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) policy as a cornerstone of Nigeria’s clean energy transition, highlighting its potential to provide a safer, cleaner, and more cost-effective alternative to petrol, particularly in the transportation sector. Speaking at an investigative hearing convened by the House Ad-hoc Committee on the Implementation of the CNG Policy on Thursday, Abbas, represented by Hon. Sada Soli (Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency, Katsina...

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The Leadership Deficit: Why African Governance Lacks Philosophical Grounding

ColumnsNewsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsThe Leadership Deficit: Why African Governance Lacks Philosophical Grounding

PilotnewsJuly 31, 2025

Leadership across nations is shaped not only by policies but by the quality of the individuals at the helm. History has shown that the most transformative leaders often draw from deep wells of ethical, philosophical, and strategic thought. Yet, in many African countries—and Nigeria in particular—there appears to be a crisis in the kind of men elevated to govern. This deficit is not merely political; it is intellectual, philosophical, and deeply structural. There is a...

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Peter Obi Media Office Denies Rumoured PDP Return and ADC Appointment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPeter Obi Media Office Denies Rumoured PDP Return and ADC Appointment

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 31, 2025

The media office of Mr Peter Obi has publicly dismissed as “false and misleading” two statements currently circulating on social media, both falsely attributed to the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Ibrahim Umar, spokesperson for Peter Obi Media Reach (POMR), it was clarified that one purported message falsely claimed that Mr Obi had ruled out returning to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and reaffirmed his allegiance to the...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaUAC to Acquire CHI Ltd from Coca‑Cola

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 31, 2025

The Coca‑Cola Company has formally entered into an agreement to sell Chivita|Hollandia (CHI Limited) to UAC of Nigeria PLC, pending regulatory approval. CHI Limited is a prominent Nigerian food and beverage firm with a diversified portfolio of value‑added dairy products, juices, nectars, still drinks and snacks. The Hollandia brand leads the market in evaporated milk and drinking yoghurt, while Chivita dominates the fruit juice segment. The transaction aligns with Coca‑Cola’s ongoing strategy to adopt a...

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Abakaliki Streets: Is Governor Soludo Less Active or Is Election Fever Brewing

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsAbakaliki Streets: Is Governor Soludo Less Active or Is Election Fever Brewing

PilotnewsJuly 30, 2025

“There was a damning report about Nigerian Governors splashing billions on new Government Houses.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu On Tuesday, the governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, personally announced and unveiled what could be regarded as the return of Abakaliki Street in Awka, the Anambra State capital. “I understand, it was formerly Abakaliki Street, then, for some reason, they changed it to Club Road, and I try to find out why. Why the change? I was...

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