…labour leaders are warning that the latest petrol price movement could drive up food and transport costs for NigeriansPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in your Google feed!Legit.ng journalist Dave Ibemere has over a decade of experience in business journalism, with i…
…across Nigeria, with major marketers raising pump prices and creating fresh pressure on transporters, commuters, households and businesses. Another headline features the Dangote Petroleum Refinery opening its landmark N2.15 trillion initial public offer (IPO) today. Vanguard also reports that as primary and secondary s…
…the crash happenedMuneera Allie, spokesperson for Western Cape Mobility, the provincial transport department, confirmed the time of the crash.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!According to the department, investigators believe two minibus taxis struck each other head-on, a…
…12, at his home in Ogun StateThe OGSPAM chairman was a prominent figure in Ogun State's transport sector with ties to the NURTWA video circulating on X showed mourners carrying his remains to the graveside for an Islamic burialPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Alhaji Akeem Bodunrin, p…
…along the route embarked on a strike over alleged extortion by law enforcement and transport regulatory agencies. Vanguard investigation revealed that the drivers were protesting alleged incessant extortion by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA; the Police; the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC; and me…
…regimeCPPE CEO Dr Muda Yusuf urged the government to channel subsidy savings into transport, energy, food security and MSMEsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Motorists across Nigeria are now paying as much as N1,450 per litre at filling stations following another round of petrol price…
…brief moment between Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) president MC Oluomo has set social media ablaze after a video from a recent book launch began making the rounds online.In the footage, Sanwo-Olu was seated alongside his wife and other guests when MC Oluomo…
…by troops conducting operations to disrupt criminal activities and safeguard major transportation routes in the area. 10. Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered an investigation into the killing of an Accord Party chieftain, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, during a clash over control of a moto…
…drugs were recovered from 58-year-old Paul Ogbuwala, who the agency said was planning to transport the consignment to Jos for onward distribution. In Kaduna State, a female suspect, Hannah Michael, was arrested at Gonin Gora with 369.6kg of cannabis. Meanwhile, four suspects, including 70-year-old Godwoman Gboriye, wer…
…owners are considering sending fresh bills to parents to reflect the rising cost of transportation. Similarly, more parents may resort to private transporters and tricycle operators to convey their children to and from school. A parent, John Aderiye, said it would not make economic sense for him to spend about N10,000…
…support for opposing presidential interests. If providing campaign logistics, including transportation, for Peter Obi is not political support but statesmanship, then Benue people are entitled to understand the principle guiding such a curious political arrangement. Away from this, perhaps the most revealing aspect…
…injuries, including the complete loss of both legs. Those wounded were initially transported by motorcycle before being taken to IBB Specialist Hospital in Minna for medical attention, given the remoteness of the community.Commander questions why bandits passed unharmedAccording to TheCable, Kamas said he was baffled b…
…stepped up patrols along the Anka–Gummi corridor to protect motorists, secure the major transport route and prevent criminal elements from operating freely in the area. Troops rescue three kidnap victims after terrorist attack in Zamfara
…could face higher prices at filling stations in the coming weeks, higher cost of transportation and more financial burden on households. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja showed that some filling stations had started adjusting their petrol prices upward, with motorists paying more for the pr…
…and facilitate the movement of people and goods along one of Maiduguri’s important transportation corridors. Credit: Borno State Government. He said, “The Post Office nine-span flyover was constructed at a cost of fifteen billion, nine hundred and fifty-eight million, five hundred and eighteen thousand, six hundred and…
…Atiku said Nigerians have paid the price of subsidy removal through higher fuel costs, transport fares, food prices, energy bills and school fees, yet public universities remain underfunded and lecturers are yet to receive what is owed them. “If the subsidy is gone and Nigerians have paid for that decision through unpr…
…a lack of answers to pressing concerns such as the rising cost of living, food prices, transportation, electricity, education, healthcare and insecurity. “When those defending the government can no longer explain the difficulties ordinary families face, they turn to old political arguments. This does not address the co…
…that James stole an assigned AK-47 rifle (Bridge No. 02028), deserted his post, and transported the weapon to Otukpo, Benue State. James sold the firearm to a middleman, Abakpa Simon Anthony, for N700,000, who subsequently resold it to an illicit buyer, Sunday Akor (aka IBB), for N800,000,” the statement said. The oper…
…premium brands and particular markets can push prices significantly higher.Location, transportation costs, grain quality, wholesale margins and retailer pricing will continue to determine the final price paid by consumers.Rice prices crash across NigeriaLegit.ng earlier reported that Nigerian consumers are finally gett…
…to apply their knowledge to develop solutions to challenges in areas such as education, transportation, culture and climate change. Salau said, “They cannot just continue to memorise information. We need for them to think, we need for them to create, we need for them to collaborate, we need for them to communicate.” Al…
…Natural Gas infrastructureMore than 120,000 vehicles converted to CNG, boosting transportation optionsGovernment targets 1,000 CNG stations to offer cheaper transport solutionsPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Pascal Oparada is a journalist with Legit.ng, covering technology, energy,…
…the victims had reportedly connected a pipe to a tapping point on a pipeline said to transport petroleum products from Indorama Eleme Petrochemicals through the Port Harcourt Refinery to vessels that visit the area to load products for export. Fyneface said the product was being pumped at high pressure when the victims…
…to Dumnamene, the victims had connected a pipe to a tapping point on a pipeline that transported petroleum products from the Indorama Eleme Petrochemical facility through the Port Harcourt Refinery to vessels that regularly came to load products for export. “The report further stated that while a vessel was loading the…
…market, which is valued at $450 million in 2026. The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria, AUATON, condemned Uber’s exit. In a statement by its spokesperson, Jossy Adaraniwon, the union said Uber’s exit was due to its alleged “exploitative foundational business model.” The union also slammed Uber for…
…of the country to travel long distances for treatment, creating additional costs for transportation and accommodation. Cancer burden Buhari cited GLOBOCAN 2022 estimates, which put Nigeria’s annual cancer burden at about 127,763 new cases and 79,542 deaths. She said breast, cervical, prostate and colorectal cancers wer…