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Subsidy, Palliatives: Tinubu On Right Track, Says World Bank Country Director
The Country Director of World Bank, Dr. Shubham Chaudhuri, has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s policies on subsidy removal and the subsequent palliative measures announced to cushion the effects. Chaudhury said…
Jet Crash: Buhari Mourns Soldiers Killed In Niger
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his anguish over the death of several soldiers who were killed in an ambush and a subsequent helicopter crash in Niger State. Buhari, in a statement Saturday by…
Group alleges plot to portray Akpabio as incompetent over ‘credit alert’ comment
A group known as the Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPDN) says some senators and people outside the parliament are working to portray Senate President Godswill Akpabio as “incompetent”.…
Two Nigerians risk 30-year jail term in US over COVID unemployment benefit ‘fraud’
Sakiru Ambali, a 45-year-old Nigerian man, has been arraigned before a US district court over allegations of wire fraud. Ambali was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany, as he travelled to Canada from Nigeria,…
Olubadan supends Ibadan chief over alleged land grabbing
Olalekan Balogun, Olubadan of Ibadan, has supended Olawale Oladoja, Mogaji of Akinsola village, over land grabbing issues. The suspension was announced on Friday after an emergency meeting attended by members of…
BREAKING: Lagos Declares Public Holiday For Isese Day
The Lagos State Government has declared Monday, August 21 as a public holiday for public servants in the state in honour of…
Developers avoiding Lagos areas with poor infrastructure – Report
The poor provision of basic infrastructure amenities has led to a shortage of affordable housing supply that has continued to widen the housing deficit in Lagos State, a report by Proptech company, BuyLetlive, has…
‘N5bn palliative to states diversionary, wasteful’ – Falana
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has described the Federal Government’s N5 billion fuel subsidy removal palliatives as diversionary and wasteful. Falana disclosed this on Friday during an…
Explainer: Blue economy and what it means for Nigerians
The creation of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy is a novel development in the annals of Nigeria’s political development since 1960 when Nigeria…
DSS arrests NIRSAL boss for ‘conspiring with Emefiele’ to loot printing, minting firm
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Abbas Umar Masanawa, the chief executive officer of Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), for his alleged role in the…
UNILAG debunks claim of additional hike in tuition fees
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has clarified that no additional charges are added to the previously increased tuition fees. The institution, in July, increased its fees from N19,000 to N190,250 for students studying…
Makinde directs ex-political appointees to return official vehicles
The Oyo state government on Friday directed all the immediate-past political appointees to return all official vehicles allocated to them on or before Aug. 25. The secretary to the state government (SSG), Olanike…
Subsidy Removal: Tinubu approves establishment of presidential CNG initiative
President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) to ease the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs. This…
‘He’s fit for the job’ — Arewa group hails Wale Edun’s appointment as finance minister
The Arewa Youth Assembly (AYA), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), says Wale Edun, the newly appointed minister of finance, is well-equipped to steer Nigeria’s economy towards sustainable growth and development. In…
Abuja Hotel Owners reacts to appointment of Wike as FCT minister
The Hotel Owners Forum Abuja (HOFA) has said the tenure of Nyesom Wike as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory would be marked with progressive policies, sustainable development initiatives, and a focus on…
Fans mourn with Wizkid as singer loses mother
Popular Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun fondly known as Wizkid, has lost his mother. Mrs Jane Dolapo Balogun died around 1:30 am on Friday. Wizkid’s long-serving manager, Sunday Are, confirmed the tragic news on Friday…
You Can’t Scrap Niger Delta Ministry – PANDEF Warns Tinubu
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu against scrapping the ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. The forum said this in a communiqué signed by its…
BREAKING: CBN brings back BDC, introduces new Operational Mechanism for Bureau De Change Operations…
In a bid to enhance the efficiency of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unveiled a series of operational changes…
Floating of naira: Falana takes CBN to court, describes action as illegal
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has taken legal action against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the Federal High Court…
I will sue NDLEA if Naira Marley smokes again – Okowa’s aide
Mr. Ossai Ovie Success, an aide to former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has vowed to take legal action against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency if Nigerian Music star, Afeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is…
10 key takeaways from CBN’s forex price verification system
The Central Bank of Nigeria has introduced a foreign exchange price verification system designed for importers to have access to forex. The apex bank in a statement from its Trade and Exchange Department on Thursday…
Emefiele: Lawyers Condemn New Charges, Demand Immediate Sack Of DG DSS For Persecution
A group of lawyers under the platform of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy (LDD), has condemned the alleged endless use of fabricated charges by the Director General of…
You’re A Valuable Asset To Tinubu’s Administration – GAC Tells Wale Edun
The entire members of the Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) extend their warm and hearty congratulations to Mr. Wale Edun on his appointment as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating…
REVEALED: FG’s N5bn subsidy removal palliative to states is a loan
The relief aid given to the states by the federal government to cushion the effects of the removal of the petrol…