Following a lackluster beginning to the 2025/26 season, West Ham United has officially announced the appointment of Nuno Espirito Santo as their new manager.
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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced it will no longer sell petrol in naira, a move that has unsettled fuel marketers and reignited concerns over possible hikes in pump prices and forex pressures. In an email to customers sent at 6:42 p.m. on Friday, the refinery said the suspension takes effect from Sunday, September 28, 2025, blaming the decision on the exhaustion of its crude-for-naira quota. The notice, signed by the Group Commercial Operations of Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals and titled “Suspension of DPRP PMS Naira Sales – Effective 28th September 2025”, read: “We write to inform you that…
At least 20 Nigerian states collectively borrowed nearly N458bn in the first half of 2025, despite enjoying a surge in federal allocations within the same period. Fresh loans were taken against the backdrop of worsening debt servicing costs. States spent about N235.6bn on external debt repayments between January and June, a 68 per cent jump from the N139.9bn recorded a year earlier. The increase reflects the burden of dollar-denominated obligations made heavier by the naira’s decline. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that the Federal Account Allocation Committee disbursed N10.13tn across all levels of government in the first…
A former Governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, was on Friday, September 26, 2025, officially crowned as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, marking a significant moment in the rich traditional history of the ancient city. The coronation ceremony took place at the Ose Meji Temple in Ibadan South-East Local Government Area, where Oba Ladoja received his royal title in accordance with longstanding custom. Earlier in the day, he was adorned with the sacred Akoko leaf at the Labosinde Compound, Oja’ba, a crucial step in the traditional rites leading to his ascension. The demise of the 43rd monarch of the ancient…
The ministry further cautioned that rising water levels in the River Gongola, River Benue, and River Niger pose additional risks. Communities located along the floodplains of these rivers were specifically warned.
Syria’s President Ahmad al-Sharaa has addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York, marking the first time in nearly 60 years that a Syrian head of state has spoken at the world body.
Damilola Olufemi, Fatimah Idera Following the end of the six-month emergency rule in Rivers State, headed by ex-administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Federal Government declared that Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the State House of Assembly were free to return to office on September 18. The Rivers State House of Assembly, presided over by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, resolved to investigate expenditure during the emergency rule. According to the resolution, the probe is “to explore the process of knowing what transpired during the emergency rule with regard to spending from the consolidated revenue fund for the award of contracts…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday evening held a closed-door meeting at the State House in Abuja with Ibok-Ete Ibas, the former sole administrator of Rivers State. Ibas, a retired naval officer who managed the state during the six-month emergency rule imposed by Tinubu in March, arrived at the villa shortly before 6 p.m. He was joined by Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and Wale Edun, minister of finance. The purpose of the meeting was not immediately disclosed. Tinubu had declared emergency rule in Rivers following a deepening political crisis that led to the suspension…
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has opted to cut the benchmark interest rate to 27 per cent, a decision that ends three straight pauses and marks the first policy easing of 2025.
Osimhen’s return would represent a substantial advantage for the reigning Turkish champions in both their Super Lig and UEFA Champions League campaigns.
