Cross River police have arrested a vigilante member accused of shooting a villager in Etung and robbing him of $5,000; a locally made pistol was recovered.
NAFDAC lab tests found high concentrations of methanol and cannabis in herbal concoctions blamed for 48 deaths and seven cases of blindness in Ondo State.
Nigerian petrol prices remain above N1,200 per litre despite crude oil crashing to $73 per barrel on Wednesday, its lowest point since the US-Iran conflict began.
Aliko Dangote rejected NNPC's bid to lift its 7.25 percent refinery stake, saying his $20 billion Lekki plant plans a public listing for ordinary Nigerians.
Aliko Dangote's group has dismissed as false claims of a rift between him and Tony Elumelu, plus reports that personal borrowing financed the refinery.
Aliko Dangote has pledged 95,000 skilled jobs as his Lagos refinery scales from 650,000 to 1.4 million barrels per day, set to overtake India's Jamnagar.
Forbes has valued Aliko Dangote at $30.3 billion for the first time as his now operational Lagos refinery closes the gap with Bloomberg's wealth tracker.
The Federal Government has asked fuel marketers to give Nigerian airlines a 30-day credit window as Aliko Dangote's refinery rakes in record jet fuel margins.
Aliko Dangote has offered to build a refinery in Tanzania matching his 650,000-barrel-per-day Lagos plant, with Kenya and Uganda already in talks on the project.
Cross River police have arrested a vigilante member accused of shooting a villager in Etung and robbing him of $5,000; a locally made pistol was recovered.
NAFDAC lab tests found high concentrations of methanol and cannabis in herbal concoctions blamed for 48 deaths and seven cases of blindness in Ondo State.
A teacher abducted from an Oriire school in May told the Federal High Court how 46 captives, including toddlers, survived 56 days on dirty water and plain rice.
Federal workers have written to Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele warning that the unpaid 40% peculiar allowance and promotion arrears are building restiveness in the public service.