Dangote resumes Naira-based petrol sales
Dangote Refinery has reinstated naira-based petrol sales after briefly suspending them due to crude allocation issues, following federal government intervention.
In the News
First woman on FBI most wanted list dies in Cuban exile at 78
Assata Shakur, the first woman ever placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list after being convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper in 1973 and fleeing to Cuba in 1979, has died at 78.
French divorcee loses £700k to ‘Brad Pitt’ scam by yahoo boys
A French interior designer lost more than £700,000 in a 14-month romance scam by fraudsters posing as Brad Pitt, later traced to suspects in Nigeria.
Methanol-laced vodka claims 25 lives in Russia, nursery teacher detained
A Russian nursery teacher has been arrested after allegedly supplying methanol-laced moonshine that killed at least six people, with more deaths feared.
Belarus receives Russian nukes, declares doomsday imminent
Belarus escalated nuclear tensions by accepting Russian warheads while warning the world is on the brink of nuclear apocalypse, prompting a muscular NATO response.
Abure alleges assault by suspected Obidient supporter
The Labour Party has demanded a police investigation after its National Chairman, Julius Abure, was allegedly assaulted by a woman identified as ‘Mama P’ at the Abuja airport.
Ogun monarch demands Mandy Kiss’ arrest
According to DAILY POST, the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has urged Lagos State authorities to arrest and subject social media influencer Mandy Kiss to a drug test over her plan to attempt a 24-hour marathon sex.
Nigerian News: Morning Headlines – 27 September 2025
Here is a summary of Nigerian news this morning.
PENGASSAN, Dangote clash over sacked workers
PENGASSAN has accused the Dangote refinery of sacking 800 Nigerians for joining the union, but the company insists only a few workers were dismissed for sabotage.
Diaspora Nigerians can now save pensions in USD — PenCom
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has unveiled new guidelines allowing Nigerians abroad and foreign currency earners to make pension contributions in dollars and withdraw benefits in the same currency, expanding access to the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).