BY GODWIN OBI The $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery is facing a major labour crisis following the order by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for its members across seven oil and gas firms to halt all crude oil and gas supplies to the massive facility.Continue Reading
Migrants sit beside a boat used to cross the English Channel as more migrants are helped ashore from a RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lifeboat at a beach in Dungeness, on the south-east coast of England, on November 24, 2021, after being rescued while making the crossing. The past threeContinue Reading
Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons all over the world. Tinubu made the call while delivering Nigeria’s statement at the high-level meeting to commemorate the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons at the UN headquarters in New York. Represented by theContinue Reading
L-R: Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Dr Zaccheus Adedeji; Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde; President Bola Tinubu; Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, and Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, during the Coronation, Ceremony, of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in Ibadan,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A storm is brewing at Africa’s biggest refinery. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has accused the Dangote Refinery of “anti-labour practices of the worst kind” following the sudden dismissal of over 800 Nigerian workers. The association, in a statement signed byContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa, on Friday, September 26, 2025, witnessed a historic and colourful ceremony as Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, former governor of Oyo State and respected statesman, was formally crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The coronation, which took place at the iconicContinue Reading
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has urged stronger partnerships and sustainable financing to fast-track Nigeria’s blue economy ambitions, disclosing that recent marine infrastructure interventions boosted non-oil exports by 18.6 percent in the first half of 2025. Speaking at the 2nd Citizens and Stakeholders Forum in LagosContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The finance and insurance sector of Nigeria’s economy recorded an impressive growth of 16.13 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The Q2 2025 data showed that the sector’sContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has strongly condemned the rising spate of attacks and killings of security personnel across Nigeria, describing the development as both “tragic and unacceptable.” In a heartfelt message shared via his official X handleContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a downward adjustment of the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), cutting it by 50 basis points from 27.5 per cent in July to 27 per cent. The decision was reached at the conclusion of the 302nd meeting of the MonetaryContinue Reading