The Senate has postponed the public hearing for the alleged sabotage in the petroleum industry in tackling the lingering crisis in the sector. The Leader of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the crisis, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele made this known in a statement on Sunday. Recall that the Senate had invited some key stakeholders in Nigeria’s oil and gas sector to appear before the committee at a public hearing scheduled for September 10 to 12, 2024. The stakeholders include the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, officials of the Nigerian National…
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Leading socio-cultural organizations in the country have warned the Nigerian government against possible consequences of the recent increase in Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, pump price, insisting that it should return to old price. Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Afenifere, and Arewa Youths in separate chats with DAILY POST on Saturday said failure to revert to the old pump price would have grave consequences on both the government and the populace. DAILY POST reports that Nigerians woke up on Tuesday to find an overwhelming increment in fuel pump price, rising from around the previous official N600 to over N855 per litre. The Nigerian National…
Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Wanni has clarified her relationship with fellow housemate, Shaun. During the live show on Sunday, the host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu asked Wanni about the status of her relationship with Shaun and she stated that it was an in-house affair. Ebuka: “Are you and Shaun, boyfriend and girlfriend or exclusive? Is he your boyfriend?” Wanni: “Yes. In the [Big Brother’s] house, he is. I like where we are. After this phase, we will see what happens.” Shaun and Wanni have been dating and sharing intimate moments despite discovering they are both of the AS genotype.…
Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Onyeka has advised her colleague, Wanni, to take a step back in her relationship with Shaun. According to her, Wanni is committing more to Shaun than she should. She advised her to let Shaun earn her before committing to him. Onyeka said, “Even if you are sweet, men don’t understand that language. You have to let the man [Shaun] earn it. If you [Wanni] do all that sh*t for him, he will never see you as the price. He will see himself as the price.” Wanni accepted Onyeka’s advice but it remains to…
Nigerians have lamented their inability to locate any visible point of sale of the N40,000 per kilogram bag of rice launched by the Federal Government on Thursday last week. Recall that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari initiated the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at a subsidized rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to him, the initiative was part of President Bola Tinubu’s agenda to ensure that “Nigerians do not go to bed hungry.” He stressed that only citizens with the National Identity Number can access the…
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has said Senator Dino Melaye and the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, differed on the crisis plaguing the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Sani stated that while Melaye was of the view that the PDP was murdered, Kwankwaso submitted that the party died naturally and went on to declare himself as the ‘messiah’. The former lawmaker, in a post on his X handle on Sunday, suggested that Kwankwaso’s comment on the PDP attracted angrier reaction than that of Melaye, his former colleague in the Senate. He said: “Senator Dino lamented…
Kendrick Lamar is set to become the first rapper in history to solo headline a Super Bowl halftime show. The National Football League, Roc Nation and Apple Music announced on Sunday that the California-born rapper will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show on February 9th in New Orleans. “Kendrick is truly a once-in-a-generation artist and performer,” Jay-Z, the founder of Roc Nation, said in a statement. “He has an unparalleled ability to define and influence culture globally. [His] work transcends music, and his impact will be felt for years to come.” Reacting to his announcement as the headliner of…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange lost N83 billion last week from 2 to 6 September 2024 as both the All-Share Index and market capitalization depreciated by 0.15 percent because of sell-offs in big stocks. In the week under review, the ASI closed at 96,433.53 points, while the market capitalization settled at N55.39 trillion. Despite the bearish trend, the NGX Oil and Gas Index bucked the market’s performance with a 1.52 percent gain. Further analysis showed that investors traded 2.14 billion shares worth N51.22bn in 55,603 deals, decreasing from the previous week’s 2.82 billion shares valued at N53.048 billion traded in 50,488…
In the wake of the economic hardship confronting Nigeria, a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Dr Abdul-Jhalil Tafawa Balewa, has advised President Bola Tinubu to reduce his ministers. Tafawa-Balewa said Tinubu should reduce the cost of governance to free up resources for development as a step towards putting things right. Addressing journalists in Lagos, he urged Tinubu to strengthen his cabinet with technocrats. The Consultant Nuclear Chemist, who specialises in food preservation said: “The President needs to be able to move with the times and put people that have moved out or have learned new technologies to be…
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen has said he was happy that Nigeria got ‘revenge’ against Benin Republic. Osimhen spoke while reflecting on Nigeria’s 3-0 win against Gernot Rohr’s side in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash on Saturday. A goal from Osimhen and a brace from Ademola Lookman gave the Super Eagles the victory over Benin. Before the game, Nigeria had lost 2-1 against Benin Republic in the World Cup qualifier back in June under former coach Finidi George. “It was really a big game for us; it was a statement win because our performance has been so…