Subsidy removal exposed Nigeria’s crude shortfall — Oyedele
Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele says Nigeria lacks enough crude oil to supply Dangote and other local refineries due to production costs and contracts. Read More: https://punchng.com/subsidy-removal-exposed-nigerias-crude-shortfall-oyedele/Continue Reading
Rohr Slams Argentina Stars For Refusing Shirt Swap With Benin Players In Messi’s Final International Match
Benin head coach Gernot Rohr says Argentina’s stars brutally snubbed his players at Lionel Messi’s final international match. The African side travelled to Buenos Aires midweek to take on the 2026 World Cup finalists in commemoration of the star’s incredible international career. But following the match, footage surfaced of ArgentinaContinue Reading
Euromatch NPFL: Sports Psychologist Backs Shooting Stars Coaching Staff Amid Slow Start
Sports psychologist Kehinde Adeyemi has appealed to supporters of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) to exercise patience with the team’s technical crew, strongly urging fans to halt personal attacks against Director of Football Tobi Adepoju and Coach Salisu Yusuf. Speaking on the Oluyole Warriors’ sluggish early-season form, Adeyemi noted thatContinue Reading
Legacy Debts: Nigerians May See Steadier Power As NBET Starts Paying GenCos N729bn
For the households that run on generators and the small businesses that count the cost of every blackout, a debt settlement now under way in the power sector could eventually mean more reliable electricity. The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has begun paying power generation companies (GenCos) and theirContinue Reading
Euromatch NPFL: Rivers United Goalkeeper Ozoemena Returns To Training After Injury Layoff
Rivers United goalkeeper Ani Ozoemena has returned to full training following a lengthy spell on the sidelines due to injury, Completesports.com reports. Ozoemena sustained the injury earlier this year, forcing him to miss a significant part of the second half of the 2025/26 season. The home-based Super Eagles goalkeeper hasContinue Reading
If You Can’t Get To The Stars, Land On The Moon! — Odegbami
A friend brought a young boy and his parents to meet with me earlier this week at the Eagle7 Bamboo Garden in Wasimi. Such a meeting has become a regular feature in my routine as proprietor of a sports secondary school with the mission to empower young boys and girlsContinue Reading
Despite High Interest Rates, Consumers Say Loan Apps Remain Lifeline
Despite punishing interest rates, Nigerian consumers say digital loan apps remain a lifeline, giving households and small businesses fast cash when incomes cannot cover urgent expenses, even as analysts warn that the borrowing is deepening debt. Borrowers who spoke with LEADERSHIP Weekend, said they turn to the platforms out ofContinue Reading
Experts Fault Local Airlines’ Global Competitiveness, Blame Individual Ownership Model
Aviation experts have raised fresh concerns over the declining global competitiveness of Nigerian airlines, blaming the dominance of individual ownership structures, weak access to institutional capital and rising operating costs for the inability of local carriers to compete effectively on the international stage. They said that while Nigeria had recordedContinue Reading
Nigeria Targets $7.1bn Sugar Investment To Cut Import Dependence
Nigeria is targeting sugar self-sufficiency through a $7.1 billion investment programme over 10 years, with projected annual foreign exchange savings of $4.1 billion and about 110,000 direct and indirect jobs. The plan aims to raise domestic production from about 27,000 metric tonnes to more than two million tonnes annually. TheContinue Reading
Federal Govt Intensifies Accountability Across MDAs
The federal government has intensified efforts to enforce accountability, improve efficiency and ensure measurable performance across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), warning that non-performance will no longer be tolerated. The renewed push for institutional accountability was highlighted at the MDA High-Level Strategic Engagement and Press Briefing, in Abuja, yesterday. TheContinue Reading