Nigeria’s crude oil production has reached a major milestone, peaking at 1.8 million barrels per day (MMBOPD) in July 2025, a development that was attributed partly to enhanced surveillance and stability efforts along the Eastern Corridor of the Trans Niger Pipeline. The Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Ltd’s (PINL) mandate is to …

Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has revealed how former President Olusegun Obasanjo once berated him in the middle of the night over a perceived diesel supply crisis, following the deregulation of the product in 2004. The account appeared in Otedola’s memoir, ‘Making It Big: Lessons from a Life in Business,’ to …

The Premier League has ended its partnership with LGBTQ+ charity, Stonewall, bringing an official close to the long-running Rainbow Laces campaign. The initiative, which began in 2017, had seen footballers across the top flight wear rainbow-coloured laces and captains don rainbow armbands to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion and support the rights …

A high court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has ordered Bright Echefu, managing director of Telcom Satellites Limited (TStv), to pay $1.42 million and N938 million debt to Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, a former minister of special duties. In a judgment dated July 7 and seen by TheCable, Justice Bello …

The Abia State government has called on the people of Old Bende Division to key into the vision of the present administration and work together in building a new Abia. The Secretary to the Abia State Government, Prof. Kenneth Kalu, made the call while receiving a delegation from the Old …

A litre of petrol is selling for as high as N1,700 as fuel scarcity has hit residents of Benue state following the petrol tankers’ protest over unfulfilled compensation Several filling stations are closed, and black market operators have taken advantage of the situation to hike prices The sudden shutdown has …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), through its Mining Marshals unit, has shut down an illegal quarrying site operating within the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The operation led to the arrest of 13 persons suspected of being involved in the unlawful activity. The …

Stanbic IBTC Bank has successfully enhanced the financial well-being of 148 savers by distributing ₦23 million in the recent May and June draws of its Reward4Saving Season 4 promo. The second and third monthly draws, along with the inaugural quarterly draw of 2025, have had a positive impact on individuals across Nigeria. This initiative continues to transform everyday …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a temporary shutdown of its online result checker portal, waecdirect.org, due to technical difficulties causing concern among candidates awaiting their 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The announcement, made via WAEC’s official X handle (@waecnigeria) at approximately 6:44 PM …

Egbin Power Plc, Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) and First Independent Power Limited (FIPL) have refuted false media reports sourced from misleading advertorials published in This Day Newspapers on August 6, 2025, alleging the appointment of “Kunle Ogunba Esq. SAN” as Receiver/Manager over the entities. The management of the power companies …