When firefighters arrived on scene, they asked the driver to dump his load in the street, which would reduce the risk of anything on the truck itself—gasoline, CNG, etc.—catching fire. Then the firefighters could put out the blaze easily, treating it like a normal trash fire, and have Groot haul away the debris afterward. But this didn’t work either. The flames had spread far enough by this point to put the truck’s dumping mechanism out of commission. So, firefighters unrolled ho...

Sanwo-Olu inaugurates new bus station in Abule-Egba to enhance seamless mass transportation from the area to other parts of the State.  Says that this infrastructure reflects our commitment to continuously enhancing public transportation systems.  He also revealed that the State was expecting the arrival of new CNG buses and electric buses by the Q3 2025 to enhance bus services. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday February 18th (today) commissioned the newly completed Abule-Egba...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) through its subsidiary, NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) has agreed to take a 15-per cent equity shareholding in Starzs Gas Limited’s 2 million standard cubic feet per day (2mmscf/d) Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station in Iwhrekan, Ugheli South Local Government Area of Delta State. As part of the equity partnership, the national oil company has also agreed to guarantee gas supply to the multi-million-dollar facility on a competit...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited through its subsidiary NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML), has acquired a 15 percent equity stake in Starzs Gas Limited’s Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mother station in Iwhrekan, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The 2 million standard cubic feet per day (2mmscf/d) facility, estimated at over $7 million, is expected to be commissioned in the first quarter of 2026, with a planned scale-up to 5mmscf/d within 18 months. As pa...

Apex lgbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has faulted the recent comments of the Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, saying the leader of Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu does not deserve freedom. Ohanaeze said if former president Muhammadu could release Boko Haram Terrorists, why will the present administration led by Bola Tinubu not do the same by releasing Nnamdi Kanu. A statement issued on Friday, by a factional Deputy President-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isigu...

Igbo socio-cultural and political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has submitted that there is nothing wrong with the calls for President Bola Tinubu to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Ohanaeze group maintained that if former President Muhammadu Buhari, could pardon thousands of Boko Haram fighters during his time in power through a government rehabilitation programme, then President Tinubu can also release Kanu. It submitted in a statement...

Last year there was controversy when the Africa Stablecoin Consortium (ASC) confirmed plans to launch a Nigerian stablecoin in association with banks. It turned out that it jumped the gun. Now an ASC affiliate has finally launched a public pilot for the cNGN stablecoin, regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) as part of its Regulatory Incubation Program. However, there’s no mention of bank involvement, just a few fintechs. Users can buy the stablecoin direct or via exchanges...