India Oil Corporation Shuns US Crude, Buys 2m Barrels from Nigeria Country says it will get from places that suit its needs
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
Top Indian refiner, the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) skipped the purchase of US crude oil in its latest tender and instead bought
two million barrels from Nigeria and one million barrels of Middle Eastern grade, trade sources told Reuters. Specifically, the state refiner bought one million barrels each
of Nigerian oil grades Agbami and Usan from French oil major TotalEnergy, and another million barrels of Abu Dhabi's Das crude from Shell, the report stated. Nigerian oil has been bought
on a free-on-board basis and Das’ has been purchased on a delivered basis for arrival at Indian ports in late October-early November. In its previous tender last week, IOC bought 5 million barrels of US
West Texas Intermediate (WTI). Nigeria’s crude oil output climbed to over 1.7 million barrels per day in July 2025, for the first time in about seven months. This represented a strong rebound from
the 1.54 million bpd recorded in September 2024, a 16.6 per cent increase, and marked progress toward the country’s 2025 target Continued on page 5
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Silent Killer: Experts Sound the Alarm on Hypertension Surge One in four Nigerian adults affected, with rising cases among youth Experts warn of late detection Stress, poor diet, alcohol, tobacco fueling incidents
Sunday Ehigiator
Health experts have raised fresh concerns over the alarming rise in hypertension cases, warning
that the condition has become one of the most urgent global and national health challenges. According to the World Health Organisation, more than 1.3 billion
adults worldwide are living with hypertension, yet almost half of them remain unaware of their condition. Even more troubling is that only one in five people
has their blood pressure under control. In Nigeria, the situation is particularly severe. The World Heart Federation stated that
hypertension affects one in four adults globally, and studies in Nigeria have indicated that roughly 25 per cent of emergency admissions in urban hospitals
are due to hypertension-related complications. Speaking with THISDAY Continued on page 5
Tambuwal: Tinubu, APC Destabilising Opposition Parties, Warns Against One-party State Vows coalition will unseat president democratically in 2027 Insists he never betrayed Wike Outrage, condemnations trail police invitation of El-Rufai, others for alleged disturbance of public peace, attack on Malami, Katsina elders
Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Sunday Ehigiator in Lagos Former Sokoto State Governor and serving Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has accused President Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) of working to destabilise opposition parties in Nigeria, warning that the country was dangerously drifting towards authoritarianism. Equally, the invitation of former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El- Rufai and some leaders of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) by the Nigeria Police Force, over an allegation of disturbance of public peace in Kaduna, has elicited outrage and condemnation with many lamenting that it was a precursor to Continued on page 5
FOSTERING CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR NIGERIAN ARMY...
L-R: Vice Chairman, Surulere Local Government, Mr. Muiz Dosumu; Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, and Acting Director, Nigerian Army Corps, Abalti Military Barracks, Lt. Col. Michael Toriola, at the inauguration of the 1,200 Capacity Bola Tinubu, Multipurpose Hall at Abalti Military Barracks, Surulere, Lagos…yesterday