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The President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has revealed that the Dangote Refinery’s crude oil supply problem lies with the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) in Nigeria. Africa’s richest man disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He was responding to a report that the NNPC supplies Dangote Refinery with about 60 percent of the 50 million barrels lifted. In the statement, Dangote noted that the primary challenge confronting the refinery is NUPRC’s reluctance to enforce domestic supply obligations by IOCs in Nigeria. He explained that when Dangote Refinery approached…

The Department of States Service (DSS) has denied allegations suggesting that its personnel conducted a raid on the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters in Abuja. The statement follows claims made by the NLC on Wednesday, which asserted that secret police operatives had invaded their office and whisked away certain documents. The union reported that the operatives arrived at the Labour House at approximately 8:30 PM. “The security operatives, some from the Nigeria Police Force, some wearing black tee-shirts presumably from the Department of State Services (DSS), and others on outright mufti swooped on the 10th Floor of the NLC and…

President Bola Tinubu’s led government has temporarily suspended the initiative aimed at selling subsidized 50kg bags of rice to civil servants at the price of ₦40,000. Darelasisionline.com recalls that the federal government had recently said it had created centres across the country where Nigerians could purchase 50kg bags of rice for ₦40,000. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, said the plan was one of several initiatives by the President Tinubu administration to ease living conditions for citizens. A statement earlier in the week through the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, which was signed by the…

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has assured the Nigerian diaspora in the United Kingdom of their safety following recent unrest in various cities across the country. Montgomery gave the assurance during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Montgomery, in a statement signed by Gabriel Odu of the media and Public Relations Unit in the commission, on Wednesday, addressed concerns about the disturbances affecting 12 towns in the UK. He revealed that the UK government was implementing measures to restore order, including the establishment of a special task force of 60…

The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, on Wednesday, said Nigerian politicians were not living lean or sacrificing like the rest of the citizens whom they asked to sacrifice for the country by enduring economic hardship. The cleric turned politician said this at the Wilson and Yinka Badejo Memorial Lecture 2024 held at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos. The event, organised by the Wilson & Badejo Foundation, was to honour the memories of former General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church, Wilson Badejo, and his wife, Yinka. Bakare delivered the keynote…

The Nigerian Defence on Monday issued stern warning to citizens agitating for military rule in the country. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Mustapha who gave the warning while addressing journalists shortly after an emergency meeting with President Bola Tinubu, also said that those flying the Russian flag in Nigeria have committed a treasonable offence. Some of the EndBadGovernance protesters were flying the Russian flag in some northern states, others were heard calling on the military to take over leadership via coup. Responding to the moves by aggrieved Nigerians protesting against hunger and high cost of living, General Christopher…

The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has denied any involvement with a group of protesters in northern Nigeria who were seen waving Russian flags. Recall that protesters in some parts of the country were seen marching on the streets, waving Russian flags and chanting slogans, while others held placards with various messages. The Department of State Service, DSS, has also confirmed the arrest of a Kano tailor producing the ‘Russian flags. The Service also said it arrested the suspect along with his sponsors. However, the Embassy, in a statement, said that Russia does not interfere in the internal affairs of other…

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba has claimed that the same camp used to oust former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015 has been activated against President Bola Tinubu in the North. Garba said they might have succeeded against Jonathan but will fail in winning against Tinubu. In a post on his X handle on Monday, the APC chieftain said no one will have the capacity to distribute Russian flags all over the North other than persons who already have an established political structure. He suggested that some unnamed politicians are doing everything possible to undo the…

1. President Tinubu Calls For Suspension Of #EndBadGovernance Protest President Bola Tinubu, in a nationwide address on Sunday, called on protesters across the country to end the #EndBadGovernance protest. the protest tagged #EndBadGovernance started on the 1st of August and is expected to end on the 10th of the month. The reaction of the President came after several calls from prominent Nigerians like the ex-vice president, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi and several others to attend to the demands of the protesters and address them. The protests which had been hijacked in some states, have seen…

The 33 local government chairmen in Oyo State have announced their decision to form an association to further the interests of their people. This was revealed in a ommuniqué issued at the end of their meeting in Ibadan on Saturday. The communiqué neither named the new association nor clarified if the Oyo LG chairmen are withdrawing from LGs’ umbrella body, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria. The communiqué signed by the Public Relations Officer for the Oyo LG chairmen, Mr Ibrahim Akintayo, read: “At the general meeting of all the local government councils of Oyo State, held on Saturday, 3rd…