MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Aliko Dangote, the Chairman of Dangote group, has disclosed that the 650,000 bpd refinery will ensure the availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in Nigeria. Dangote made this promise while addressing the press during the official rollout of petrol from the refinery on Tuesday. Tribune Online reported on Monday that Devakumar […] Read more
By Lasisi Olagunju MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas At 89, old age has confined Dr. Omololu Olunloyo to the wheelchair, but he remains as sharp as he was 29 years ago when I first met him. He still does not wear eyeglasses, even to read. A genius who proved his prodigy as a toddler. I thought I […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Inside abandoned 250-bed Ogun hospital where termites, others are patients Kehinde lost her brother, Idowu, to a car accident recently. The 26-year-old woman fought back tears as she struggled to recall the incident that claimed the life of her sibling. “Idowu was a 34-year-old mechanical engineer. He had an accident just before […] Read more
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Someone called my attention to a post he had forwarded to me last week and said: “You must have seen the post I forwarded to you (he was not the writer)”. I hadn’t seen it and I said so. “Then, check it out!”, he barked at me. Continuing, he […] Read more
REUBEN ABATI MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas I was away on vacation for just two weeks only to return to meet fuel queues still on the streets of Nigeria with the fuel stations rationing fuel in Lagos and other parts of the country. It is a big shame, and an embarrassment that the world’s sixth largest producer […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas A soldier Accuses Nigerian Leaders Of Enabling Banditry By Paying Ransoms, Failing To Order Military Action To Crush Terrorists, Bandits He claimed that bandits are emboldened to kidnap and set ransom terms, knowing the government will pay. In a viral video, Suleiman S., dressed in a Nigerian Army uniform, alleged that the […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The SSS arrested and detained Mr Soyinka at the airport in Lagos on his arrival in Nigeria from the United Kingdom early Sunday morning. The State Security Service (SSS) has given the reason for arresting a Nigerian journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, early on Sunday. PREMIUM TIMES reported that SSS operatives arrested Mr Soyinka, […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Online taxi firm Bolt has restricted “inter-country” requests between Nigeria and South Africa after the two countries’ social media rivalry reached an all-time high – or low – with people booking and then cancelling rides in the other nation as a prank. The drivers were pawns in this malicious game as they […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Online merchants based in Nigeria can now accept American Express payments through Africa-based payments technology firm, Flutterwave. American Express card members will now be able to make payments to e-commerce businesses using Flutterwave in Nigeria, with plans to expand the service to Flutterwave merchants in the likes of Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Uganda in the near […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas Management of Dangote Petroleum Refinery has urged the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), to enforce the domestic crude supply obligation as specified in the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). The management insisted that refineries in Nigeria should be allowed to buy crude directly from the companies that produce it in Nigeria rather […] Read more
