Strike: Dangote Refinery Lauds Tinubu, Ribadu, Ajayi, Others over Roles in Settling Dispute Describes PENGASSAN as anarchists, oligarchs, agents of darkness Some NMDPRA branch members accuse PENGASSAN leaders of dictatorial tendencies
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
praised President Bola Tinubu, the Director General of the their roles in ending what it and Natural Gas Senior Besides, the management the National Security Adviser Department of State Services described as the ‘disruptive’ Staff Association of Nigeria of the refinery in a statement The Dangote Refinery has (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu and (DSS), Oluwatosin Ajayi, over activities of the Petroleum (PENGASSAN). Continued on page 5
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Uncertainty as US Delays on AGOA Renewal, UN Expresses Worry Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso (centre), is flanked by select students of the University of Lagos after a meet-and-greet session ahead of the inaugural edition of the CBN Governor’s Lecture, organised as part of the Bank’s Knowledge Acceleration and Thought Leadership Initiative, held at Lagos Business School on Friday
There's mounting uncertainty over the delayed renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) by the Donald Trump-led Continued on page 5
NUPRC Releases 4-year Scorecard, Nigeria's Rig Count Jumps 762% to 69 Says 400 dormant oil fields identified, quick actions to follow N358.6bn remitted to host oil communities Sahara Group targets 350,000 barrels per day oil production, acquires seven rigs – Page 32 Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja and Peter Uzoho in Lagos The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday published a list of 16 high impact achievements four years after its establishment, listing
as one of its highpoints, the geometric rise in Nigeria's rig count from a low of eight in 2021 to 69 as of October 2, 2025. Rig count is a key indicator for assessing the health and future production Continued on page 5
Science Minister, Uche Nnaji, in Messy CARTIER’S THREE-DAY WORKING VISIT TO NIGERIA... L–R: Hussein Younsi, Jennifer Obayuwana, and Maud Rinaldi during Cartier’s three-day working visit to Nigeria, which included an exclusive tour of Polo Certificates Forgery Scandal... Luxury boutiques in Lagos and the newly unveiled Cartier Espace at the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. Page 33