BY GODWIN OBI The Osun Unity Forum, a support group within the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, has announced plans to adopt a strategy used by American President-elect Donald Trump to unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke in the 2026 governorship election. According to the group’s convener, Abimbola Amusan,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Dangote Refinery has commenced the export of Premium Motor Spirit to Cameroon. This marks the first-ever export of petroleum products from Africa’s largest oil refinery and signals a new era of economic collaboration between Nigeria and Cameroon. The export, according to a statement signed by Dangote RefineryContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu Wednesday in Abuja said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain priority for leaders of ECOWAS, assuring that wisdom and diplomacy will make the difference in reintegrating the countries into the commission. Receiving the President of Germany,Continue Reading
L-R: Executive Director Operations, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Engr. Fatai Taiye Adeyemi; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Jibril Abba; Former President, Dockworkers Union, Comrade Uzor Ije Ukaumuna; President General, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju and Chairperson, Seaports Terminal Operators of NigeriaContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, MARTINS DURU AND JAMES AKINOLA The ruling All Progressives Congress has warned that no alliance of the opposition leaders, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, will be potent enough to stop President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027. The warning was givenContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI, EFE MODESTUS, JAMES AKINOLA Crude oil refiners and other players in the downstream sector have stated that the dollar charges on locally refined Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, coupled with the cost of importing crude are major reasons for the high cost of the product whenContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Nigeria’s imports from Malta reached a record high of N766.81bn in the third quarter of 2024, according to the latest foreign trade statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. The figure marked a sharp rise, placing Malta as Nigeria’s fifth-largest import partner for the period, accounting forContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Ogun 1 Customs Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Idiroko had a leadership change on Tuesday as the erstwhile Area Controller of the command, Comptroller JF Ojo retired and handed over the command’s leadership to Acting Comptroller M. Salisu Shuaibu.In his speech at the handing over/taking overContinue Reading