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NBS: Oil production slumped but GDP grew by 3.19% in Q2

Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.19% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2024. A report by the National Bureau of St

Borno commissioner dies in his room

The Commissioner for Finance in Borno State, Ahmed Ali Ahmed, is dead. He was aged 42. Details of his death are still sketchy, but sources familiar wi

How kidnap kingpin was killed during medical students’ rescue – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that a notorious kidnap kingpin was killed, and two abductors were arrested during an oper

Dangote Refinery: We’re prepared to roll out petrol  

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals says it is preparing for the rollout of premium motor spirit (PMS) product, also known as petrol. Vi

PDP crisis: Why reconciliation committee will fail – Bode George

Chief Bode George, member of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has explained why the recently inaugurated reconciliati