Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh reduction in the ex-depot prices of petrol and diesel after global crude oil prices dropped sharply below $80 per barrel. Under the revised pricing, the refinery cut the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, by ₦50 per litre,…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has called on the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to publicly explain the decision to freeze the state government's bank accounts. Speaking with journalists at the Government House in Osogbo on Wednesday, Adeleke described the action as unlawful, insisting…

African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 election, Omoyele Sowore, has delivered a scathing assessment of President Bola Tinubu's administration, awarding it an "F9" and accusing the government of underperforming in virtually every major sector. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television's The Morning Brief on Tuesday, the…

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has criticised the Federal Government's economic reforms, arguing that the simultaneous removal of fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira have worsened the economic hardship faced by Nigerians. Makinde made the remarks through the National Leader of the Allied People's Movement (APM), Babatunde Tijani,…

Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed the Presidency’s defence of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, arguing that the government’s claims of economic recovery do not reflect the daily realities faced by Nigerians. In a statement issued through his media aide, Phrank Shaibu,…

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged residents to come out in large numbers and vote in the August 15 governorship election, assuring them that their votes would count despite alleged intimidation. The governor made the appeal on Monday in Osogbo, the state capital, shortly after an interactive session with…