NNPC targets $60bn investment, 600tcf gas reserves
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced an ambitious plan to grow the nation’s gas reserves from 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) to 600 tcf while attracting about $60 billion in new investments into the gas sector. According to a statement on NNPC’s X handle on Friday, the disclosure was made by the company’s Executive Vice President,...
2027: Kwankwaso meets Aregbesola, Kano ADC leaders in Abuja
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Thursday met with the National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, in Abuja amid growing speculation over possible political realignments ahead of the 2027 general election. Kwankwaso announced Aregbesola’s visit via a post on X on Friday, March 27, 2026, but did...
NNPC targets $60bn investment, 600tcf gas reserves in new master plan
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced an ambitious plan to grow the nation’s gas reserves from 210 trillion cubic feet (tcf) to 600 tcf while attracting about $60 billion in new investments into the gas sector. According to a statement on NNPC’s X handle on Friday, the disclosure was made by the company’s Executive Vice President,...
Ondo govt to establish court to prosecute traffic offenders
The Ondo State Government has announced its readiness to establish mobile courts to prosecute road traffic offenders in the state. The Ondo State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dr Kayode Ajulo, made this known via a statement issued on Friday, March 27, 2026. Ajulo said the initiative was aimed at speedy adjudication of traffic offences in Ondo State. Ajula stated that the...
Army bids farewell to 18 senior officers after 35 years of service
The Nigerian Army on Thursday honoured 18 senior officers of the Nigerian Army Corps of Supply and Transport who retired after 35 years of service, marking their exit with a colourful pulling-out parade in Benin, Edo State. The ceremony concluded a three-day corps conference themed: “Optimising Supply and Transport Capabilities Towards Providing Effective Service Delivery to NA Operations in All...
FULL LIST: Wizkid, Ayra Starr shine at 2026 MOBO Awards
Nigerian singers Wizkid and Ayra Starr recorded major wins at the 2026 MOBO Awards, while British-Nigerian media personality Niko Omilana also secured a top honour at the event held in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Thursday, March 26. Wizkid was named Best African Music Act, edging out fellow Nigerian stars Davido, Rema, Shallipopi, Tiwa Savage, and Adekunle Gold. Ayra Starr claimed the...
Latest developments in Middle East war
Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war on Friday, March 27, 2026: Kuwait's main port hit Kuwait's main commercial port was damaged in a drone attack at dawn. The Shuwaikh port was targeted "by enemy drones, preliminary reports revealed material damage but no human casualties", the Kuwait port authority said in a statement on X. Iran warning to US soldiers Iran's...
Rapper Balen Shah sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister
Nepal’s rapper-turned-politician Balendra “Balen” Shah was sworn in as prime minister on Friday after his party swept the first national election since last year’s deadly anti-corruption uprising that toppled the government. The 35-year-old leader and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a commanding majority, winning 182 of the 275 seats in the House of Representatives on a platform driven by...
Oil prices set for steepest weekly fall in 6 months
Oil prices fell on Friday, March 27, 2026, and were on track for the steepest weekly decline in six months after United States President Donald Trump said talks to end the war with Iran were going well and that he would pause attacks on the country's energy plants for 10 days. Brent futures fell 84 cents, or 0.8%, to $107.17...
Owo church attack: How DSS tortured me to force confession ― Suspect
One of the suspects facing trial over the 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, Jamiu Abdulmalik, has alleged that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) tortured him in custody to compel him to confess to the crime. Abdulmalik said this on Thursday, March 26, 2026, while testifying before the Federal High Court in...
