Day: August 10, 2026

Domestic Crude Supply Soars as NUPRC Records 97.4% DCSO Compliance

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has recorded a 97.4 per cent performance in the enforcement of the Domestic Crude Supply Obligation (DCSO) in the second quarter of 2026, as local refineries received a total of 53.7 million barrels of crude oil and condensate between April and June.   The Commission disclosed this in its Q2 2026 DCSO statistics released on Monday, saying the performance reflected the active administration and enforcement of the DCSO in line with Section 109 of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.   Under the…

Navy Raids Bayelsa Militant Camp, Arrests Three Associates of Wanted Kingpin

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Navy has raided a suspected militant camp in Fununu Community, Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, arresting three suspected associates of a wanted militant kingpin, Sunday Godlaw.   The operation, conducted on August 6, 2026, by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) FORMOSO, was part of sustained efforts to dismantle militant networks and curb criminal activities across the Niger Delta waterways.   According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Godlaw is allegedly linked to criminal activities including sea…

Amb Braimah Woos NIDO Partnership, Moves to Reposition Nigerians in Hungary

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Nigeria’s Ambassador to Hungary, His Excellency Engr. Abasi Ogwime Braimah, has pledged to prioritise the welfare, unity and legitimate interests of Nigerians in Hungary as part of efforts to strengthen relations between the Nigerian Embassy and the country’s diaspora community. Ambassador Braimah made the commitment on Friday when he received the executive members of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Hungary Chapter, at the Nigerian Embassy in Budapest. The meeting, described as a familiarisation engagement, provided an opportunity for the Ambassador and NIDO leadership to discuss issues affecting Nigerians in…

Tinubu Hails Nigeria’s Customs Model as AfCFTA Picks Nigerian Firm for Multi-Billion-Dollar Project … Commends Bergmans, Says Nigerian Solutions Can Drive African Trade Integration

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the growing continental recognition of Nigeria’s Customs modernisation programme following the selection of a subsidiary of Nigerian-owned Bergmans Security Consultant and Supplies Limited to implement a 20-year, multi-billion-dollar African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Customs Modernisation Project. The President said the development validates Nigeria’s growing capacity to develop homegrown technology and infrastructure capable of serving the wider African market. Tinubu’s commendation was contained in a statement issued on Monday, August 10, 2026, by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, following the…

Firms Raise Alarm Over Counterfeit Menofix Herbal Capsules, Introduce Verification Sticker

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Pure Eve Ltd and GuduGudu Herbal Worldwide Enterprise have raised the alarm over the circulation of counterfeit versions of their herbal product, Menofix Herbal Capsule, in the Nigerian market. The companies, in a joint statement signed by their Head of Corporate Communications, Peter Oriri, urged consumers to be vigilant and avoid purchasing suspected fake products. Oriri clarified that the officially approved and registered name of the product is Menofix Herbal Capsule, and not simply “Menofix,” adding that the company would henceforth use the full approved name in all communications and…

Niger Govt Records 192 Child Abuse Cases in Eight Months, Agency Rescues 19 From Mining Sites

Emporium Reporters

By Uthman Baba-Naseer, Minna     The Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency has recorded at least 192 cases of child abuse and rights violations between November 2025 and June 2026, including rape, maltreatment, child trafficking, forced marriage, abandonment and denial of child maintenance. The Director-General of the agency, Hajiya Ummul Mohammed, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Minna, saying the cases reflected the growing challenges confronting children across the state’s 25 Local Government Areas. According to her, the agency recorded 30 cases in November 2025, 31 in…

Police Foil Bandit, Robbery Attacks, Arrest 34 Suspects, Recover Firearms in Six States

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Police Force has recorded a series of operational successes across six states, foiling armed banditry and robbery attacks, arrested 34 suspects and recovered firearms, ammunition and other exhibits.   The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, disclosed this in the State-by-State Executive Summary of police operational successes for Monday, August 10, 2026.   In Benue State, police operatives on August 9 foiled an attack by armed bandits on Jootar Police Station in Ukum Local Government Area. The operatives engaged the attackers with superior firepower, forcing them to…

Fayose’s bedroom electrification By Lasisi Olagunju

Emporium Reporters

Starting a week with the joke of a joke can be very distressing. The ‘architect of modern Ekiti State’, Mr Ayodele Fayose, started his job as chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency board with a farce. And he is trending. At his farcical best, he reduced rural electrification to nights, nightlife and baby-making. Give the people electricity and they will stop uncontrolled procreation, he said on national television. Coming from Fayose, I am not shocked by the indelicacy of the ‘joke’; the shock is in the poverty of thought behind…