The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin. The station’s staff were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol, intended for illegal transport across the border The operation was part of a week-long sting by Operation…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that an attempt to embrace smoking as a young man could have led him down a destructive path, stating, "I could have become addicted." Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Fly Above The High anti-drug campaign conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, who admitted he once…

Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as part of a calculated move to secure re-election in 2019. Clark alleged that Buhari, in collaboration with his then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…

The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) that brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, closed yesterday with a new financial goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters

With the headline inflation heading up again after a short-lived breather ahead of Christmas spending as well as the renewed pressure on the naira, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears set to announce another interest rate hike when it wraps up its meeting tomorrow.