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…Says investigation shows owner as Visco Investment Global Limited   The Management of Dangote Industries Limited, (DIL), has clarified that the truck involved in the recent accident in Enugu State is not owned by the Dangote Group. Investigations have revealed that the vehicle belongs to Visco Investment Global Limited, a …

  The Federal Government has declared Friday, September 5, 2025, a public holiday to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Mawlid. Eid-ul-Mawlid commemorates the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued on Tuesday …

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has appointed Mr. Andy Odeh as Chief Corporate Communications Officer and Mrs. Morenike Adewunmi as Chief Relations Officer. Odeh joins the company with over 30 years of experience in communications, business administration, oil and gas, advertising, and broadcasting. He previously worked …

  The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Bayo Ojulari, has disclosed that the Port Harcourt refinery was draining about N500 million monthly, forcing the company to suspend rehabilitation efforts. Ojulari made the revelation on Thursday in Abuja while receiving a delegation from …

  Former Senator Dino Melaye is once again in the spotlight—this time, not for his trademark theatrics, but for a weighty allegation of tax evasion. A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court has summoned the former Kogi West lawmaker to appear before it on September 5, following a suit filed …

  The Nigeria Immigration Service has announced an upward review of the cost of obtaining the Nigerian Standard Passport, effective September 1, 2025.   A.S. Akinlabi Akinlabi, spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), said in a statement that the increment is aimed at sustaining the quality of the Nigerian …

A magistrate court in the federal capital territory (FCT) has summoned Dino Melaye, former senator for Kogi West, over allegations of failing to pay his mandatory personal income tax for 2023 and 2024. The summons, dated August 21, 2025, and signed by Chiemena Nonye-Okoronkwo, the presiding magistrate, ordered Melaye to …

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed its branches to conduct referendums to back the proposed strike. The Witness learnt that the union also ordered branches to begin campus protests, moving from lecture halls to university gates with placards. A national executive …

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inaugurated a Committee on the Amendment of the Engineers (Registration, etc.) Act (as Amended) 2018. The inauguration, which took place on Tuesday at COREN Headquarters in Abuja, was aimed at strengthening engineering regulation in Nigeria. Speaking at the event, …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has confirmed that a Kaduna-bound train derailed on Tuesday morning along the Abuja–Kaduna route, triggering panic among passengers. In a statement issued by the Managing Director of the NRC, Kayode Opeifa, the corporation disclosed that emergency operations had been activated. “NRC confirms a train derailment …