By Lasisi Olagunju Adrian Louis is a witness to what popcorn does in a movie theatre. The American poet’s poems are apparently for Nigeria, a nation in eternal transition: “We gave them corn which, once popped/ into miniature buttered clouds/ gave us the opportunity to watch ourselves: / bloodthirsty, slow-thinking and grunting.” We need lots
READ MOREThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has reduced the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol across its retail outlets, Tribune Online reports. Nigerian travel packages Tribune Online correspondent who visited the NNPCL retail outlets in Ibadan observed that petrol, which was sold between N1,025 to N1,040 per litre, has
READ MOREBy Adeyemi Adepetun Charges MNOs on consumers’ sensitisation The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has compelled telecom operators to ensure that tariff simplification does not impede the quality of telephony services in the country. The NCC, in the “Guidance on the Simplification of Tariffs in the Nigerian Communications Sector (As Amended),” dated November 2024, and just released,
READ MOREMore than 2,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity remain stranded in Nigeria, despite multibillion-dollar investments designed to enhance the country’s power transmission infrastructure. These investments include the Nigeria-Germany deal, as well as loans from the World Bank and African Development Bank, intended to enhance the operations of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). • Power generation
READ MORELAGOS – The Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has validated the National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy. This move is aimed at redefining and producing a formidable framework to advance Nigeria’s maritime sector. Adegboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, made the disclosure during the Second and
READ MOREBy Louis Achi Probably for curious reasons, some seemingly recalcitrant tendencies or stakeholders are not ready or willing to acknowledge or concede that some key, positive changes are being birthed in the operational modus of Nigeria’s primary domestic intelligence agency – the Department of State Services, aka DSS – an agency which plays a critical
READ MOREThe Dangote Refinery said it has exported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to Cameroon, Angola, Ghana, and South Africa in the past few weeks alone. In a statement by Dangote Group Spokesperson, Anthony Chijiena, Devakumar Edwin, the Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, disclosed this while playing host to a delegation from the
READ MOREBy Bertram Nwannekanma Recovers N4.4b worth of opioids in Rivers Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a multi-billion-naira worth of shipments of Methamphetamine and Loud, a strong synthetic strain of cannabis at the Tincan seaport in Lagos. The Guardian gathered that the illicit drugs were meant for distribution during the Christmas
READ MORENigerian artiste Adekunle Kosoko, professionally known as Adekunle Gold, has reached a milestone in his music career, marking 10 years of his career success. On his Instagram page, he shared his thoughts on his journey, highlighting the importance of faith, growth, and perseverance. Adekunle Gold recalled a difficult period in his life when he was
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