Category: News

Former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter Rufai, affectionately known as “Dodo Mayana,” was laid to rest yesterday at Ikoyi Cemetery in Lagos, following a solemn funeral service conducted by the Catholic Church of Visitation in Festac Town. Rufai, who passed away on 3rd July after a brief illness, was honoured by family, friends, and football dignitaries […]

Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West, has expressed deep disappointment and frustration with the way Nigerian football heroes are treated after their playing careers. Speaking at Rufai’s burial in a video posted by News Central on Friday, West lamented the neglect and lack of support for retired players, citing Rufai’s family struggles to fund his […]

Marriage comes with all sorts of moments , some sweet, some spicy, and some that make you raise an eyebrow and ask, “Did he really just compliment the neighbour’s banana bread… again?” When husbands start ‘grazing’ closer to home , subtly seeking attention from women within the local circle , it can be awkward, amusing, […]

Three Crowns, a popular milk brand in Nigeria, has launched a campaign to find the Mum of the Year for 2025. This campaign aims to celebrate and honour mothers in Nigeria for their essential roles in their families and to promote healthy nutrition. It will reward exceptional mothers with an all-expenses-paid getaway to Zanzibar, Tanzania. […]

Domestic investors have continued to dominate the Nigerian Exchange Limited’s trading activity, with N1.67 trillion worth of transactions recorded in July 2025, outpacing foreign participation. This development underscores the growing influence of local investors in shaping the Nigerian capital market’s trajectory. Also, the significant increase in the total value of domestic transactions in July 2025 […]

The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has set a new revenue record, raking in N16.4 billion in a single day through its newly deployed digital system, B’Odogwu. The landmark feat, recorded on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, represents the highest daily revenue collection in the command’s history. Confirming the development, Comptroller […]

Nigeria’s oil and gas service provider, Kenyon International, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to leadership development, youth empowerment, collaboration, and innovation. The firm recently demonstrated its technical capabilities, referencing a recent success in unlocking over 6,000 barrels per day from a previously inaccessible well, as well as the deployment of the company’s proprietary Sleep Lock […]

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has vowed to intensify monitoring and enforcement mechanisms to ensure indigenous and foreign shipping companies comply fully with international environmental obligations in Nigerian waters. Thus was disclosed by the director-general of the Agency, Dr Dayo Mobereola, while charging all ships operating within Nigerian waters to ensure strict […]

Despite notable increases in oil and gas production and sales, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has reported a plunge in its July 2025 profits. The company disclosed in its Monthly Report Summary that July’s Profit After Tax (PAT) stood at N185 billion, marking a dramatic 389.2 per cent crash from June’s PAT of […]

Nigeria has signalled its readiness to compete worldwide by matching the most attractive investment incentives available in the global oil and gas industry. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, gave this commitment while engaging with international partners keen on re-entering Nigeria’s energy sector. Addressing a delegation from Vaalco Energy, an independent […]