Category: News
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NNPC VOWS PEACE, JOBS & DEVELOPMENT FOR OGOINLAND – HEALING BEGINS
Oil scars fading to hope? NNPC Ltd’s GCEO Bashir Ojulari brought major festive cheer to Ogoniland during Tuesday’s Federal Government visit in Rivers State—promising real peace, dialogue, and community-first energy ops! Chatting with locals, Ojulari called President Tinubu’s push a “new beginning” rooted in trust and partnership. Facing Ogoniland’s painful past head-on, he praised the…
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AFCON 2025: AJAYI CELEBRATES OPENER AS NDIDI DEMANDS EAGLES’ A-GAME!
Fresh off that tense 2-1 grind vs Tanzania, Man-of-the-Match Semi Ajayi is buzzing—his towering header (1-0, 36′) gave Nigeria the perfect AFCON launch, but he’s hungry for polish before Tunisia Saturday! “Scoring for Naija at AFCON? Pure magic—fuels belief, rewards our discipline,” Ajayi beamed. “Attack clicked, chances flowed, but defensive tweaks needed. First step down—analyze,…
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NPFL: BARAU FC STUNS NASARAWA UNITED WITH LAKPA 0-0 DRAW IN LAFIG!
Frustrated Solid Miners fans? Nasarawa United, league runners-up with 32 points, dropped crucial home points—held goalless by gritty Barau FC (17th, 21 points) in NPFL Matchday 18 at Lafia Township Stadium Tuesday! Both sides butchered chances in a cagey stalemate, with Nasarawa dominating but toothless upfront. Coach Mbwas Mangut fumed: “Not the win to hold…
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POWER BLACKOUT FIX RACING AHEAD AFTER PIPELINE BLAST – LIGHTS BACK IN 24-48 HOURS!
Lights out nationwide? Hold tight NISO’s glued to NGPTC repairs on the vandalized Escravos-Lagos Gas Pipeline after Tuesday’s explosion tanked electricity generation hard! The blast crippled gas supply to key power plants, starving the national grid and leaving customers in the dark right before Christmas. Multiple stations went offline, creating massive shortfalls—classic Nigeria power headache…
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NCC LANDS TOP 3 IN 2025 MDA WEBSITE RANKINGS!
Digital win for telecoms! Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) snagged second place among 235 federal MDAs in the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) 2025 website performance scorecard—right after Galaxy Backbone, ahead of NEPC. NCC’s Head of Public Affairs Nnenna Ukoha announced the honour Tuesday in Abuja, fresh off a top-5 PEBEC nod. BPSR judged 14…
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FG’S 50% TRAIN DISCOUNT KICKS OFF WITH MASSIVE CROWDS!
Christmas travel just got cheaper—Federal Government slashes train fares by 50% nationwide, and Nigerians are flooding stations like it’s free jollof! NRC MD Dr. Kayode Opeifa announced Tuesday that the discount started today, running through Jan 4, 2026, on all major routes—Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, narrow gauge lines packed near capacity from early bookings. Families rave it’s…
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INVESTORS RAKE IN N578BN AS SANTA CLAUS RALLY ROCKS NGX
Jingle all the way to the bank! Nigerian stocks exploded Tuesday with a festive N578 billion gain, the 9th straight bullish day—fueled by the global Santa Claus rally lighting up the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). Market cap surged 0.59% from N97.193trn to N97.771trn, All-Share Index leaped 895 points to 153,354.14, boosting YTD returns to a stellar…
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SUPER EAGLES GRIND OUT 2-1 WIN OVER TANZANIA IN AFCON OPENER.
Naija fans, what a nail-biter! Super Eagles kicked off the 35th AFCON in Morocco with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Tanzania’s Taifa Stars at Complexe Sportif de Fes Tuesday—three vital points in Group C. Semi Ajayi broke the deadlock in the 36th minute, rising high to head in Alex Iwobi’s pinpoint cross for a 1-0…
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UMAHI BANS FEDERAL ROAD CLOSURES WITHOUT APPROVAL – NO EXCEPTIONS!
Stuck in endless jams from random road shutdowns? Works Minister David Umahi just dropped the hammer: No federal road or site closes without Ministry okay especially key routes like Abuja-Kano, Abuja-Lokoja, and Sokoto-Zamfara-Katsina axes! At Tuesday’s Abuja presser, Umahi stressed: “Follow contracts, get approval first. Unauthorized blocks fuel chaos we must keep roads open and…
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357 MDAs FLOUT ETHICS & INTEGRITY – 13 BRANDED HIGH-RISK BY ICPC
Shocking wake-up call: Not a single federal ministry or agency nailed full ethics compliance in 2025—leaving massive gaps for corruption to sneak in! ICPC Chairman Dr. Musa Aliyu (via rep Olusegun Adigun) unveiled the 7th annual Ethics and Integrity Compliance Scorecard (EICS) Tuesday in Abuja, grading 357 MDAs (344 fully assessed). Zeros for full compliance;…
