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The Dangote Petroleum Refinery says it will absorb over N1.07tn annually in its plan to distribute fuel directly to marketers nationwide.\ As part of this plan, the company has invested more than ₦720 billion to deploy 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered trucks for the nationwide transportation of petroleum products. This move is expected to save Nigerians over ₦1.7 trillion each year. “This bold step will see the privately-owned refinery absorb […]

National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has resigned from his position, Saturday Vanguard has learned. While the circumstances surrounding his decision remain unclear as of press time, a senior party official confirmed the development, stating briefly, “Yes, it is true. He has resigned.” Sources revealed that Ganduje’s personal belongings were earlier moved from his office at the APC national secretariat, further fueling speculation. The […]

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ismael Ahmed as the Executive Chairman of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative. The PCNGi, according to a statement, is a key component of the administration’s post-subsidy palliative programme. The appointment, announced Friday in a State House press release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, positions Ahmed at the helm of a critical component of […]

The Nigerian Army has declared a three-day mourning period to honor the 17 soldiers who lost their lives in an attack on them in Kwana Dutse Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack, which has shocked the nation, involved a coordinated assault by gunmen on military bases in both Niger and Kaduna states, resulting in the tragic loss of the soldiers’ lives. In a statement made available on the […]

President Bola Tinubu has declined to sign the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Bill, 2025 into law. The President’s decision not to sign the bill passed by both chambers of the National Assembly was contained in a letter read in the Green Chamber on Thursday during plenary. The President, citing Section 58(4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), explained that the proposed law seeks to empower the NDLEA to retain […]

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, announced the renaming of The Polytechnic, Ibadan after a late former governor of the state, Omololu Olunloyo. He made this announcement in his brief remarks at the interdenominational commendation service for the late former governor, held at the Obafemi Awolowo stadium in Ibadan, the state capital. Describing the late technocrat as a man of intellect and deep cultural values, Governor Makinde said the […]

The High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder of a National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Simon Aboki found Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide, having killed and dismembered the victim. Ajayi was convicted on a one-count charge of culpable homicide, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria and punishable […]

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde says plan is underway to digitalise the private library of the late a former governor Omololu Olunloyo. Speaking during an executive session held in honour of the elder statesman at the House of Chiefs, Agodi Secretariat, Ibadan, Governor Makinde said the initiative is a tribute to Olunloyo’s significant contributions to the education sector. The remains of the late former governor were brought in a casket, […]