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Fire Breaks Out at Yinka Ayefele’s Fresh FM Headquarters in Ibadan

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A fire that destroyed Fresh FM Nigeria’s head office in Challenge, Ibadan, on Friday night has been confirmed by the organization’s management. The station said that the fire outbreak had impacted important facilities, including the studios of Fresh 105.9 FM and Blast 98.3 FM, in a statement issued late Friday by Samson Akindele, Group Head of Corporate Affairs, Fresh FM Nigeria, and Yinka Ayefele Limited. The statement claims that the fire caused significant damage after spreading to other workplaces, including the newsroom, transmitter/server room, and other crucial broadcasting equipment. According…

Trump, Putin hold high-stakes Alaska summit today

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Friday’s high-stakes, high-risk summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska could be pivotal for Ukraine’s future. Before the summit, Putin will make his first foray onto Western territory since ordering the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a war that has claimed tens of thousands of lives and in which Russia has not backed down. At the Russian leader’s proposal, Trump invited him, but the US president has since become defensive and threatened to end the meeting in a matter of minutes if Putin…

Fuel consumption dropped to 1.44bn litres in June 2025 — NMDPRA

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According to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, total fuel evacuation for June 2025 dropped to 1.44 billion liters, marking a notable decrease in fuel usage. In a study released on Wednesday, NMDPRA‘s Director of Public Affairs, George Ene-Ita, verified that the average daily fuel consumption was 48 million liters, refuting previous estimates that claimed a lower amount of 38.94 million liters. The News Agency of Nigerian on Wednesday quoted Ene-Ita, as saying, that “the total fuel evacuation for June was precisely 1,440,768,129 litres, representing a 16.42 per…

Nigeria, US advance high-level talks over visa restrictions

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Despite diplomatic requests from the Federal Government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that the United States has not yet lifted the recent visa restrictions placed on specific Nigerian nationals. “Engages are ongoing but the policy is yet to be reversed so far,” ministry spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa told stated  on Wednesday. Given that the United States has not formally responded to Nigeria’s request for a review, the development implies that the visa restrictions might stay in effect. Certain non-immigrant visas, such as those falling under the B1/B2 (business and…

US Targets Absent Students with Visa Revocation

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International students have received a warning from the US about the repercussions of breaking student visa laws. The US Mission in Nigeria emphasized that students who discontinue their studies, skip classes, or abandon their academic programs without informing their schools run the possibility of having their US student visas revoked in a message posted on Monday via its official X Twitter. It said that such behavior can potentially result in exclusion from future US visas. To prevent any immigration problems, the mission recommended all holders of student visas to maintain…

Ribadu delivers relief to 500 Adamawa flood victims

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The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has distributed relief materials to 500 households affected by the flood that struck Adamawa State last Sunday. Alhaji Mustapha Ribadu, the organizing secretary of the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, stated during the distribution on Saturday that the goal of the intervention was to lessen the pain of the flood victims. The water severely damaged homes, livelihoods, and vital infrastructure in several areas of Yola South Local Government Area, according to Atiku, the younger brother of the NSA. A gallon of…

Tinubu presents ₦1.78trn FCT budget to N’Assembly

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President Bola Tinubu has presented a ₦1.78 trillion budget proposal for the Federal Capital Territory to the National Assembly. Tinubu, in a letter read on the floor of the Green Chamber on Tuesday by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, urged the lawmakers to fast-track its passage to facilitate critical development projects in the nation’s capital. Tinubu stated that the budget presentation was in compliance with Section 299 of the Nigerian Constitution, which empowers the president to lay the FCT’s budget before the legislature. In his letter, the…