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Olakanmi AbdullateefFor the first time since December 2021, Brent crude oil futures dipped below $70 per barrel, signalling a significant slump driven by rising supply, waning demand, and a wave of…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefA new plan has been proposed by key security Agencies to protect the country’s oil and gas industry through tightening border controls and improving security around petroleum products conveyors. Part…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefFive suspects linked to kidnappings in Obinze, Avu, and Ihiagwa, Imo State, have been arrested, and the kidnapped victim rescued by the police. The suspects, identified as Umaru Usman (40)…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef‘Because Even Donald Trump, Hunter Biden Were Investigated In US’ The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has denied allegations of human rights abuses levelled against it by the United Kingdom…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, has admitted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s inevitable reforms have increased Nigerians’ economic hardship. According to him, Tinubu’s…
Read moreconfidence NewsTechnical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, Austin Eguavoen, has denied stepping down as the interim coach of the Super Eagles after the two 2025 AFCON qualifiers against the Benin…
Read moreconfidence NewsIn what could be likened to “catch them young” preparatory for future leadership positions, seventy secondary students in Ibadan, Oyo State capital have been trained on Ubuntu methodology to attain…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefA student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Abdulyeken Abdulqoyum, has been tragically killed by an officer of the Nigerian Police Force, prompting calls for urgent government intervention and police reform. The…
Read moreMuhammad ShuaibBy Muhammad Bashir Shuaib EXPLAINER REPORT A fraudulent scheme has been uncovered targeting applicants who participated in the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) recruitment screening exercises held on…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefTo enhance operational flexibility, inject fresh perspectives and optimize leadership capabilities, the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has approved the posting and redeployment of some…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe MOK Foundation has successfully repaired a borehole in the Gaa Oko Awo Fulani community in Irepodun Local Government Area, providing clean water access to the residents. The borehole, which…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has issued a stern demand for justice following the tragic murder of Abdulqoyum Bamidele, a second-year Electrical and Electronics Engineering…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef… Threatens Protest The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has issued a stern demand for justice following the tragic murder of Abdulqoyum Bamidele, a second-year Electrical…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Department of the State Services (DSS) has arrested the Nigeria Labour Congress President, Joe Ajaero. According to Vanguard, the labour leader was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef_Rafiu Ajakaye_ One of the most difficult conversations to have these days is around our local government councils and grassroots development. This is made more complicated by the split judgment…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef•• Bags Chieftaincy title in Oke-Ero Honourable Peter Gbenga Makanjuola, a former lawmaker representing the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero federal constituency in the House of Representatives, organized an interfaith Thanksgiving ceremony at his…
Read moreMuhammad ShuaibBy Muhammad Bashir Shuaib In a move to comply with Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) regulations, OPay and Palmpay have announced a new levy on electronic transfers into personal and…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Festus Adedayo No doubt, photographs evoke metaphors, imageries and diverse interpretations. Imagery was evoked in my mind as I read President Bola Tinubu’s remarks during his recent adventure to…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Taiwo Adisa ON Monday, September 2, Nigeria took huge leaps towards ending a 28-year scourge of fuel importation, when Dangote Refineries announced the commencement of the production of Premium…
Read moreconfidence News2024 U-20 WWC: Falconets Outclass Venezuela 4-0, Seal Round Of 16 Ticket Nigeria’s Falconets have qualified for the round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup after…
Read moreconfidence NewsPresident Bola Tinubu has accepted the exit of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as his official spokesperson. On Saturday morning, Ajuri announced that he was proceeding on an indefinite leave of absence…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Temitope Muhideen Sani Abacha became the 10th head is state in Nigeria on the 17th of November 1993, he was the brain behind the coup that threw Earnest Shonekan…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefBy: Sikirullah Abdussomad Olose Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become integral to our modern world, from the algorithms recommending what we watch to systems powering self-driving cars. However, as AI becomes…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefGovernor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has announced the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective September 6, 2024. The governor made this known in a…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has stepped down from his role with immediate effect. In a statement issued by the Presidency on…
Read moreconfidence NewsPolitician and social media influencer, Rebo Omokri has highlighted few solutions to Nigeria problem amid economic crisis, Reno communicated the solutions via his official Facebook account, he wrote:What Nigerians need…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef……unveils 5-point agenda By: Olakanmi Abdullateef Olawale The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chairmanship candidate for Offa Local Government, Com. Salahudeen Lukman, known as ELUKU Omo-Adugbo, In a recent media chat…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefUrge Ekiti Stakeholders, Artisans, Community Leaders to Attend The Ekiti -Kwara Youth Navigators “EKYN” a community development based organization Saddled with promotion and development of Ekiti is set to host…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe federal government has unveiled an electronic quality assurance system, Federal Education Quality Assurance Service Cloud Server—FEQAS-collect, to boost the quality of basic and secondary education in the country. Minister…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe federal government has agreed with a Singaporean firm to improve the quality of Nigerian soil and enhance its capacity for increased crop productivity by applying scientific solutions for higher…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefIn Mani Village, located opposite Indomie factory in Rido Ward of Chikun Local Government area of Kaduna State, a woman and her three children were abducted on Thursday morning. A…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Nigeria Customs Service has yet to implement a duty waiver on food imports to reduce prices in the country, despite the presidential directive. The federal government announced a 150-day…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefPresident Bola Tinubu has called on global leaders to embrace multilateralism and reject protectionism as essential to achieving lasting peace, security, and stability. President Tinubu addressed a high-level meeting on…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe National Economic Council (NEC) has given all states until September 9, 2024, to make their stand known on the establishment of State Police. NEC gave the deadline on Wednesday…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefNational Association of Nigerian Students, Kwara Axis has demanded justice for one of its members who was reportedly killed by men of Nigerian Police Force. In a statement signed by…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe Kwara North chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Bashir Ashura, a seasoned media practitioner, to lead its new media team for the upcoming Local Government Elections.…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Temitope Muhideen, Confidence News Nigeria An Ilorin-based Islamic Scholar, Dr. Sanusi Lafiagi made a U-turn from his Initial post via his official Facebook page where he earlier advised single…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Executive Director of a prominent human rights advocacy organisation, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC), Okechukwu Nwanguma, has berated President Bola Tinubu over his administration’s criminalisation…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has clarified that the order it issued restricting anti-hunger protesters to the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja was only valid until August 10.…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefFollowing an earlier report suggesting that the Sokoto State government, under Governor Ahmad Sokoto, awarded a N1.2 billion contract for the renovation of 25 boreholes, the Commissioner for Environment, Nura…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe National Association of Polytechnic students (NAPS) have called for a protest against the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) boss, Prof Is-haq Oloyede. This was communicated in a statement by…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefNo fewer than eight persons were confirmed dead on Wednesday following two separate attacks by gunmen in the Congo and Zarap communities in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefIn recent years, there has been a disturbing trend of young individuals falling victim to various societal issues such as substance abuse, crime, human trafficking, and exploitation. While these problems…
Read moreconfidence News…….Beneficiaries reacts ahead of the forthcoming election By Oluwatoyin Hawal Momolosho, Confidence News Nigeria The Foundation for Community Development (MOK Foundation) has again empowered twenty petty traders inside Owode market,…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefNigeria has become the third largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) as of June 30, 2024, marking a significant increase in the country’s borrowing from the…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefPromises end of polypropylene importation from October For the first time, Nigerians will gain a clear understanding of the country’s actual fuel consumption, according to Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Nigerian Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has expressed concerns over the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) recent focus on pricing regulations, suggesting that the commission’s actions may inadvertently…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefNigerian President Bola Tinubu has told his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, that the economic reform efforts of his government is on a similar course as that of the Chinese…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefGunmen suspected to be herdsmen have killed Mr. Sunday Oche, the Labour Party Chairman for Igumale Ward 1 in Ado Local Government Area, Benue State. The attack occurred as Oche…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Kano state Governor, Abba Yusuf, has inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) to look into the violence that followed the nationwide protests in Kano, where billions of Naira…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe National Association of Nigeria Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other Nigerians to release more intervention funds, either in the form of…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has been given the sole buying rights of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also called petrol to be refined by the Dangote Refinery…
Read moreOlakanmi Abdullateef… Amid allegations of load shedding The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has rolled out a set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Quality of Service (QoS) of all telecommunications…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefDirector general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has cautioned members of the public on the existence of several unauthorised social media accounts making…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Ilorin Emirate has been plunged into mourning following the passing of revered Islamic scholar and philanthropist Sheikh Adebayo Yahaya Azeegazy after a brief illness. Azeegazy, known for his tireless…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe mother of former Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua has passed away at the remarkable age of 102. According to reliable sources, she died peacefully at her home, surrounded by loved…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefDeclare British citizen, Andrew Wynne, wanted | I am ready to answer questions – Suspect | Arraign 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has claimed it has uncovered…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed that its former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, along with Labour Party’s Peter Obi and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) leader Rabiu Kwankwaso, are…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) has admitted to significant debts owed to international oil traders, exacerbating fuel scarcity across Nigeria and leading to longer queues at filling stations.On…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Northern States Governors‘ Forum (NSGF) has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling the rising insecurity in the region. Chairman of the NSGF and governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, expressed…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe chairman of the presidential committee on fiscal policy, Taiwo Oyedele, has revealed that the committee has proposed to the federal government the removal of taxes on food, public transportation,…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe Briton accused of inciting insurrection against President Bola Tinubu’s government, Drew Povey has urged the Nigerian government not to treat protests as treason.Mr Povey, whom the Nigerian government said…
Read moreconfidence NewsA Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Ahmad Gumi, has accused the Nigerian authorities of turning bandits operating in North-west and North-central Nigeria into religious fighters like Boko Haram insurgents operating in the…
Read moreconfidence NewsRenowned billionaire and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, is scheduled to visit Nigeria on Tuesday. The visit was disclosed in a statement from the Bill…
Read moreconfidence Newsin a twist of fate, the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Peter Mbah pays a solidarity courtesy visit to the legendary Igbo musician, Mike Elegha, you will recall that Elegha’s…
Read moreconfidence News…..Donates 350k to registered members in Moro LG MOK Foundation has successfully completed its first round of empowerment programs in Kwara North, with a donation of ₦350,000 to beneficiaries in…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefAsks applicants to appear at their LGAs Sept. 5 The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) wishes to inform the general public that all applicants for its community-based recruitment…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefSuper Eagles players are expected to report to their Uyo camp on Monday (today), ahead of the 2025 AFCON qualifier matches against the Benin Republic and Rwanda, according to the Nigeria…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThere are indications that the pump price of premium motor spirit, popularly known as petrol, may rise in filling stations as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited finally admitted that…
Read moreconfidence NewsLiverpool maintained their flawless start under new manager Arne Slot as they outclassed woeful Manchester United at Old Trafford. The visitors were on a different level to United in a…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to roll out the sale of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, CONFIDENCENEWSNG can report authoritatively. This is coming a few days after the…
Read moreconfidence NewsArne Slot’s first visit to Manchester United as Liverpool head coach was billed as his most serious examination since succeeding Jurgen Klopp – but he had every answer to pass…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefEfforts by the Federal Government to ramp up power generation seem to be suffering a setback following the refusal of the electricity distribution companies to off-take the power allocated to…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefFormer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has demanded that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) be immediately listed on the stock exchange by the Petroleum Industry Act. Atiku said this…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cleared itself of claims that it refused to register Science and Laboratory Technology (SLT) graduates at its orientation camp in Gombe State. According…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefAfenifere, Ohanaeze, Middle Belt want new constitution | ACF, PANDEF seek amendment, power sharing In a growing wave of contention, leaders from the Northern and Southern parts of the country…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefFlood victims in Katsina State have decried unturn hardship in the aftermath of the devastating floods that ravaged their livelihoods and inhabitants. According to the victims they are yet to…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefIn the six counts filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, the Federal Government also named a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, aka Andrew Povich, a defendant.In the charge sheet…
Read moreconfidence News15-year-old Goodluck Bison has been taken into custody by the military for battering and raping a 14-year-old girl to near death in Ebonyi State on August 28, 2024. Goodluck, the…
Read moreconfidence NewsNigeria’s non-oil export sector experienced a marginal increase of 2% in earnings, reaching $510 million in April 2024, up from $500 million in March. This is according to the Central…
Read moreconfidence NewsNIGERIANS have taken to social media to lambast Edo State’s former governor, Adams Oshiomole, for calling the state’s incumbent governor and wife childless. Oshiomhole, who led the state between 2008…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Chief Nyesom Wike, has revealed that the immediate-past chairman of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers (RSCTR), Ohna Sergeant Awuse, played a…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefA federal high court in Abuja has summoned Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to appear before it regarding the money laundering case brought against Binance Holdings Limited…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefA chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Jesutega Onokpasa, has again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to stop those around him from hounding former governors Nasir el-Rufai and Yahaya Bello…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe comprehensive training program facilitated by Senator Saliu Mustapha for 920 artisans and market women in the Kwara Central Senatorial District has successfully concluded. The first phase of the training…
Read moreconfidence NewsWarns against exclusion of genuine farmersKogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off the distribution of over 20 trucks of fertilizer to farmers in the 21 local government areas…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Is’haq Modibbo Kawu Kashim Shettima, Nigeria’s Vice President, was born 58 years ago, on September 2nd, 1966. And what a year to be born! It was indeed one of…
Read moreconfidence NewsBy Bapai Takai, Kano With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries to have taken similar measures against the social…
Read moreconfidence NewsFormer governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has reacted to those criticising him on social media, saying that their abuses and insults lack basis. The former governor said he did…
Read moreconfidence NewsGermany on Friday reversed a policy to stop returning migrants to Afghanistan due to human rights concerns after the Taliban took power in 2021. The first group of 28 Afghans…
Read moreconfidence NewsThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has terminated the appointments of all executive directors at the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL). This decision, approved by CBN…
Read moreconfidence NewsX, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country. Alexandre…
Read moreconfidence NewsNot our fault kidnappers are not tracked despite Comm Satellite, SIM, NIN — NCC •One person owning 3,000 lines, another 1,000 Many times, people have wondered how the kidnappers and other…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefSet to unveil Policy Brief Towards Ekiti Local Government Growth || Townhall Engagement holds September 7th The Ekiti -Kwara youth navigators EKYN a community development based organization Saddled with promotion…
Read moreconfidence NewsDefending champion Novak Djokovic followed Carlos Alcaraz out of the door at the US Open as he suffered a shock defeat by Alexei Popyrin in the third round. Australia’s 28th…
Read moreconfidence NewsEnugu State governor, Peter Mbah has commissioned an asphalt production plant built by his administration In furtherance of his campaign promise to construct 10,000 roads in eight years. Inaugurating the…
Read moreconfidence NewsNational Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has expressed confidence that the party will capture all 36 states in Nigeria if they achieve their goals. Ganduje spoke…
Read moreconfidence NewsA Nigerian woman based in Canada, Amaka Sunnberger, is under probe for threatening to poison Nigerians of Yoruba and Benin extractions. A representative of the Toronto Police Service, Sergeant Bassey…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefThe Akeem Ayinla Foundation extends its heartfelt congratulations to the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq CON, on his recent conferment of the prestigious Sardauna Ngeri title by…
Read moreOlakanmi AbdullateefA constitutional lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor has called on the newly appointed Director General of Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Adeola Ajayi to profile and order the release of Nigerians…
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