Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has promised to stop the queues for Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, by Wednesday, after the black market for PMS boomed on Sunday.  NNPC also declared that it did not owe international oil merchants $6.8 billion, as previously reported, a development that some industry observers identified as a main cause of Nigeria’s severe PMS crisis. However, despite the national oil firm’s pledge that fuel queues will be cleared this week, oil marketers reported on Sunday that product loading at depots had not improved. Black petrol marketers who supplied the product in jerrycans…

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and others to generate mini-grid electricity.  In the first quarter of 2024, the NERC issued nine new off-grid generation licenses with a gross capacity of 109.69 megawatts, as well as three new trade licenses. According to the commission’s report, Golden Penny Power Limited was granted a license to build six off-grid gas plants in Lagos, Oyo, Ogun, and Cross River states. The total capacity is 100 megawatts. MTN was also granted permission to build four captive-generating facilities with a combined…

Nigerians have reacted to claims of the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor E.A. Adeboye, who claimed that a handkerchief he anointed raised a dead woman. In an old video clip making the rounds on social media, Adeboye, during a sermon, mentioned that his church member used a handkerchief he had anointed to resurrect the dead woman who had been embalmed after she died eleven days ago. Adeboye said, “A young man who is working in Lagos was told his sister died in the east of Nigeria, and he told them they should not bury…

Former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and the convener of the Take-It-Back movement, Omoyele Sowore, have condemned the alleged corruption in the Nigerian judiciary. In a statement on X on Sunday titled ‘My encounter with Justice Mabel Segun-Bello in Abuja,’ Sowore alleged that becoming a judge in Nigeria is not based on merit; rather, one must have “connections.” He mentioned that those aspiring to become judges in Nigeria must have the backing of a political party, godfather or godmother. Nigerian students should join protest like their Bangladeshi counterparts – Sowore Quoting Justice Mabel Segun-Bello, Sowore mentioned that…

Police in Ekiti State have apprehended six suspected armed robbers who target Point of Sale (POS) operators and businessmen to steal their money.  Mr. Adeniran Akinwale, Commissioner of Police, Ekiti State Command, identified the accused as Doyin Ajisafe, Joshua Olabanji, Femi Fasusi, Femi Adewale, Olayosi Adeolodi, and Ezekiel Babalola. Akin Wale, accompanied by the Police Public Relations Officer, Sunday Abutu, spoke in Ado Ekiti on Friday while parading the six suspects and three other suspected armed robbers at the Ekiti State Command Headquarters. He said, “Upon a credible tip-off, the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad swooped on the hoodlums…

Patrick Mba, Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, and his wife were released by their captors after only one day in captivity. On Saturday night, a credible top government official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, informed our correspondent of the development, adding that the commissioner and his wife had recovered their freedom. “The kidnapped Commissioner of Youth Development and his wife have been released today. To God be the glory. The state government will soon issue a statement on that,” the source added. On Friday, several gunmen kidnapped the commissioner and his wife at an undisclosed spot along the…

Officials of the Lagos Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and military officers have battled over the military’s plan to close the busy Adeniji-Falomo Road.  The clash between the two groups is still happening as of the time of this publication. According to reports, Mrs. Olukorede Keisha, the Federal Controller of Works for Lagos, has requested military aid to enforce the road closure in order to rehabilitate specific sections of the road. A LASTMA official indicated that it is normal to notify their superiors ahead of time so that the Lagos Ministry of Transportation may communicate the development to the public and…

A fire outbreak on Friday night damaged a section of the popular Kaura Modern Market, located opposite the Prince and Princess Market in Abuja’s Kaura District.  The inferno, which apparently began about 11 p.m. on Friday, destroyed over 40 shops, destroying products such as food, appliances, and household goods. Confirming the incident, Amiola Adebayo, Acting Director of the FCT Fire Service, stated in a report shared with our correspondent on Saturday that the inferno was caused by an electrical spark on a power changeover installed in one of the shops, which was exacerbated by a generator kept inside the shop…

The House of Representatives has voiced grave concern about the abduction of 20 medical students in Benue State, urging security services to act quickly.  According to sources, the abducted students, twelve from the University of Jos and eight from the University of Maiduguri, were kidnapped on Thursday, August 15, 2024, while on their way to a conference sponsored by the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students in Enugu. This occurrence has created widespread concern and distress throughout the country. The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed significant worry about the safety and well-being of these aspiring medical professionals. Dr. Benjamin…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has refuted rumours of selling employment slots to Nigerians and anyone who wishes to buy. In a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NNPCL’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, the oil company condemned such rumours as the actions of scammers seeking to take advantage of naive applicants. The national oil firm urged Nigerians to dismiss such allegations and warned against paying anyone for a position with the company. The statement read, “The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has called on members of the public, especially jobseekers, to discountenance rumours…