NNPC's April Revenue Jumps 79% to N4.97trn, Profit Climbs to N481bn Crude oil output rises to 1.68m bpd, gas production stable at 7.73bn scf/d Statutory remittances hit N3.71tn in four months
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)
recorded an improvement in its financial and operational
performance in April 2026, with revenue rising by more than
79.2 per cent month-on-month to N4.971 trillion, driven largely
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Nigerian Governors to Tinubu: Consider Increasing Minimum Wage to N100,000 AbdulRazaq recalls anxiety over Tinubu's subsidy removal, says govs expected riots
Hammed Shittu in Ilorin
The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has asked President Bola
Tinubu to consider increasing the national minimum wage from N70,000 to N100,000. Chairman of NGF and Kwara
State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, made the call on Friday night during a meeting between Tinubu and state
governors at the president's residence in Lagos. AbdulRazaq also revealed that governors deployed
security agencies across all states and convened emergency security council meetings ahead of President Tinubu's 2023 fuel
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2027: PDP, NDC, APM Affirm Jonathan, Obi, Makinde as Presidential Candidates Former president declared candidate in absentia Obi vows to tackle insecurity, poor governance, hunger, unemployment Makinde pledges to rebuild Nigeria through reforms, transparent governance, people-centred leadership See story on page 5
A SHOW OF SOLIDARITY AHEAD OF 2027…
L-R: All Progressive Congress chieftain, Senator Ayo Adeseun; Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila; Oyo North Senatorial candidate, Mrs. Hannah Ogunesan; Oyo South Senatorial candidate, Remi Oseni; Oyo Central, Yunus Akintunde; State APC Chairman, Chief Moses Alake; President Bola Tinubu; Oyo State APC governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli; former Deputy Governor, Iyiola Oladokun; APC leader, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle; Hon. Soji Adedeji; and Mr. Gbenga Olayeni, when President Tinubu received the candidates in Lagos…yesterday