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FG to inaugurate 20km of Lagos-Calabar Highway in May 2025
Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is being constructed with safety and economic…
Why we called for withdrawal of tax reform bills, by Makinde
Says it was a decision by National Economic Council Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has justified the…
Assembly promises close monitoring of 2025 budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly said it would strengthen its oversight mechanism to ensure proper implementation of the 2025 Appropriation Bill. The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Strategy and…
FCMB Group Shareholders Approve N340 Billion Capital Raise
FCMB Group Plc has secured shareholder approval for a 340 billion naira capital raise. The approval, granted during an extraordinary general meeting held in Lagos…
Dangote Eying N650 Per Litre In Petrol Price War
Petrol prices in Nigeria may be headed downhill to as low as N650 per liter in the first quarter of 2025 as Africa’s largest refiner, Dangote…
Fuel to sell at N935 per litre from Monday – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), says the price of petrol will drop to N935 per litre by Monday in view of Dangote Refinery’s new arrangement. IPMAN said the new price was…
Naira for crude initiative has reduced prices of petroleum products – Aliko Dangote
Aliko Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s naira for crude swap deal, citing its…
Abuja Stampede: 10 persons including four children dead – Police
The FCT Police Command has said no fewer than ten persons including four children lost their lives in stampede around Maitama, Abuja while struggling to…
NYSC DG DECORATES AIDES WITH NEW RANKS
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has decorated two of his military aides with their new ranks. The duo…
Asake, Rema make Obama’s favourite songs of 2024
Former United States President Barack Obama has revealed his highly anticipated annual playlist, showcasing his favourite tracks of 2024. In a post on his verified X account, this year’s playlist showcases a diverse…
BREAKING: NNPC reduces ex-depot petrol price to N899/litre
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reduced the pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N899 per litre. The product previously sold at N1,020. According to the…
BREAKING: Alms Seekers Killed In Stampede At Abuja Church
Some alms seekers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have lost their lives in a stampede. The stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution of rice and other palliatives at Holy…
North Impoverished By Its Political Leaders For Over 40 Years –Dogara
A former Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has attributed the North’s current state of backwardness to its leaders. He also urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in…
Court Reinstates Suspended Edo LG Chairs, Deputies
The presiding judge, Justice Efe Ikponmwonba, granted the order following a suit instituted by the affected chairmen and vice chairmen. The court however restrained Governor Monday Okpebholo and Edo State…
Ekiti State Magistrate Court Under Fire Over Oppressive Bail Terms Imposed On Dele Farotimi
Human rights activist, Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi, has condemned in strongest terms, the "obnoxious and oppressive" N30million bail terms imposed on human rights lawyers, Dele Farotimi by the Kangaroo Ekiti State…
NNPCL Again Denies Shutdown Of Port-Harcourt Refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has again denied claims that the Old Port Harcourt Refinery, recently re-streamed two months ago, has ceased operations. In a statement issued on Saturday,…
Many feared dead as rice distribution causes stampede in Anambra
An unconfirmed number of residents of Okija community in Anambra state have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede. TheCable understands that the stampede occurred on Saturday morning during an event for the distribution…
The Many Reversed Appointments Of Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has made several appointments since he assumed office in May last year. But the frequency with which many of the appointments have been reversed after making them public, is raising…
FG to scale down Lagos-Calabar coastal highway to six lanes
The federal government says the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project will be reviewed from ten to six lanes and for a lower cost. The minister of works, David Umahi, made the disclosure during a tour of the…
Peter Obi offers to meet Dele Farotimi’s bail conditions
The Coordinator of the Obidient Movement globally has announced that former presidential candidate and movement leader, Peter Obi, has offered to fulfill the bail conditions for human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi. This…
Wike Issues Fresh Ultimatum To Abuja Landowners Over C-Of-O
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has given owners of the 762 plots of land in Maitama II District, Cadastral Zone, A10, Abuja, a fresh two-week ultimatum to pay for their Certificates of…
CBN Permits BDCs To Buy $25,000 Weekly To Meet Yuletide Demands
The Central Bank of Nigeria has granted temporary permission to Bureau de Change operators, to purchase up to $25,000 in foreign exchange weekly from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, which was launched…
BREAKING: Court Grants Dele Farotimi ₦30m Bail
Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. Farotimi, who has been remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, arrived at the…
Lawyer Crowned 45th Miss Nigeria
A lawyer, Doris Ogah, has emerged as the Queen after winning the 45th Miss Nigeria early on Friday in Lagos. Ogah, who represented the South-South region, began her pageantry prowess among the 20 finalists, scaling to the…