Three Firefighters Injured as Abuja Filling Station Fire Guts Tanker, Damages Property

Three firefighters sustained varying degrees of injuries while battling the massive fire that engulfed the AYM Shafa Filling Station in Abuja on Thursday night, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Fire Service has confirmed. The incident occurred at the filling station in Area 3, Garki, after a petrol tanker reportedly exploded, triggering a blaze that spread... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Overlapping Global Energy Conferences Raise Questions Over Africa’s Investment Agenda

A scheduling overlap between the 2026 WPC Energy Congress in Saudi Arabia and African Energy Week (AEW) in South Africa is prompting debate over its potential impact on investment flows, high-level participation and Africa’s ability to shape its own energy agenda. The 25th WPC Energy Congress is scheduled to take place in Riyadh from October... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Dangote Refinery Retains Position as Europe’s Largest Jet Fuel Supplier

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has retained its position as Europe’s largest supplier of imported jet fuel for the second consecutive month, surpassing exports from the United States and reinforcing Nigeria’s growing presence in the global refined petroleum products market. The company disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, describing the achievement as a reflection of the... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

UK High Commission Meets Turaki-Led PDP, Discusses Nigeria’s Democratic Landscape

The United Kingdom High Commission has held talks with the Kabiru Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the state of Nigeria’s democracy, the role of the opposition and the country’s evolving political landscape ahead of future elections. The meeting, held on Thursday, was led on behalf of the UK High Commission by... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Tinubu’s Academic Credentials Spark Fresh Exchange Between ADC, APC

Fresh debate over the academic credentials of President Bola Tinubu took centre stage on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, as representatives of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) traded arguments over allegations relating to the President’s educational records. The discussion comes amid renewed political scrutiny of President Tinubu’s academic... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Customs Intercepts Cache of Rifle Parts, Cannabis Worth N373.8m at Lagos Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a container carrying concealed components of pump-action rifles at the Tincan Island Port in Lagos, alongside cannabis-infused products with an estimated street value of N373.8 million, in what authorities described as a significant breakthrough in the fight against transnational smuggling and organised crime. Announcing the seizures during a... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Nigeria Rejoins World Energy Council, Targets Gas Growth, Energy Access, Investment

Nigeria has formally rejoined the World Energy Council (WEC), marking a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen energy security, expand access to electricity, accelerate gas development and attract investment to drive industrialisation and sustainable economic growth. The country’s return to the global energy body was marked by the inauguration of the World Energy... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

PFIPC Probe: ICPC Uncovers Two More Fake Agencies Linked to Adeyemi

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered two additional fake government agencies allegedly operated by the self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Matthew Adeyemi. ICPC Chairman, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu (SAN), disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents after submitting the commission’s interim... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

Tinubu Receives Outgoing ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray at State House

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday received the outgoing President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Touray, at the State House in Abuja. Photographs released by the State House media office showed Touray arriving at the Presidential Villa alongside the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sola Enikanolaiye. Although details of the closed-door meeting were not immediately... Read More

Africa News

August 7, 2026

NLC, TUC Demand N500,000 Minimum Wage as Fresh Talks with FG Loom

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the Federal Government to approve a new national minimum wage of N500,000, arguing that the current wage structure no longer reflects Nigeria’s economic realities. The demand was made on Thursday by the National Deputy President of the NLC and President of... Read More

Africa News

Three Firefighters Injured as Abuja Filling Station Fire Guts Tanker, Damages Property

Overlapping Global Energy Conferences Raise Questions Over Africa’s Investment Agenda

Dangote Refinery Retains Position as Europe’s Largest Jet Fuel Supplier

UK High Commission Meets Turaki-Led PDP, Discusses Nigeria’s Democratic Landscape

Tinubu’s Academic Credentials Spark Fresh Exchange Between ADC, APC

Customs Intercepts Cache of Rifle Parts, Cannabis Worth N373.8m at Lagos Port

Nigeria Rejoins World Energy Council, Targets Gas Growth, Energy Access, Investment

PFIPC Probe: ICPC Uncovers Two More Fake Agencies Linked to Adeyemi

Tinubu Receives Outgoing ECOWAS Commission President Omar Touray at State House

NLC, TUC Demand N500,000 Minimum Wage as Fresh Talks with FG Loom

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