DisCos collected ₦247.09 billion from customers in Q1/2023
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) collected only ₦247.09 billion in revenue out of the ₦359.38 billion billed to customers in the first quarter of 2023. This is according to the Q1 2023 Electricity report from the Nigerian…
2023 presidential election: Wike did nothing for APC’s victory in Rivers – Party leaders
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers have said that former Governor Nyesom Wike is not responsible for the impressive growth of the party in the state. In a document released to journalists on Thursday,…
Knocks for Sanwo-Olu’s wife for describing Lagos doctor’s death as ‘arrow…
Netizens have continued to react to a viral video of the Lagos State First Lady, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, where she attributed the death of Dr. Vwaere Diaso in an elevator accident at the General Hospital Odan, Lagos Island to…
JUST IN: Tompolo’s Tantita Security Outfit intercepts Vessel with Stolen Crude Oil
Operatives from Tanita Security Services, a private security contractor for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited,…
DMO lists N130billion Sukuk on the NGX and FMDQ
The Debt Management Office (DMO) of the Presidency has announced the listing of N130 billion sovereign sukuk on the Nigerian Exchange and FMDQ starting on August 8, 2023. This was disclosed in a statement from the debt…
Former Skye Bank Chairman, Tunde Ayeni Retrieves Multi-Million Naira Office Gifted To Female Lawyer,…
Nigerian businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni has evicted his estranged lover, Adaobi Alagwu from an office building he gifted her, SaharaReporters has gathered. Ayeni is alleged to have…
TCN confirms cutting off power supply to Niger
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed cutting off electricity supply to Niger Republic as a direct consequence of its recent coup plot which saw the ousting of the country’s president by the…
BREAKING: GSK Group to cease operations in Nigeria
GSK UK Group has informed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria PLC of its strategic intent to cease commercialization of its prescription medicines and vaccines in Nigeria. The Company made this announcement via an…
Niger Coup: Military Action Last Option, Says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters says the proposed military actions being considered by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is the last option against the juntas who have taken over government in the…
Release President Bazoum Immediately – Biden TellsNiger Republic Military Junta
The United States’ president, Joe Biden, on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger Republic’s elected President Mohamed Bazoum and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I call for President Bazoum and…
UNILAG To Suspend Implementation Of School Fees Hike, Set Up Joint Committee After Outcry,…
The University of Lagos has been asked to halt the implementation of the new hike in school fees and set up a joint committee comprising representatives of management, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),…
BREAKING: APC NEC Elects Ganduje National Chairman, Basiru As Secretary
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, elected former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National…
APC National Legal Adviser resigns
National Legal Adviser of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Ahmed El-Marzuk, has resigned from the party’s National Working Committee, NWC.…
Hundreds gather in Niger capital for pro-coup rally
Hundreds of people backing the coup in Niger gathered Thursday for a mass rally in the capital Niamey with some brandishing giant Russian flags, AFP journalists said. The demonstrators converged at Independence Square in the heart of the…
Fela Bank-Olemoh, Buhari’s ex-aide, appointed team lead at Knit Technologies
Fela Bank-Olemoh, former senior special assistant (SSA) to the president on education interventions, has been appointed as the team lead at Knit Technologies Ltd and FBO Training and Research Centre. Bank-Olemoh…
Prize money: FIFA will still pay Falcons through NFF — Aisha Falode
Chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League, Aisha Falode, has clarified that FIFA will still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup prize money through the country’s federation. FIFA secretary-general, Fatma Samoura…
Drama As Ministerial Nominee Dodges Question On Husband
There was drama at the senate on Wednesday when Dr Doris Uzoka, one of the ministerial nominees of President Bola Tinubu, skipped a question on her husband. Uzoka, who is from Imo State, had initially introduced…
U.S. orders evacuation of personnel in Niger Embassy
Ordered Departure of Non-Emergency U.S. Government Personnel from U.S. Embassy Niamey Matthew Miller, Department Spokesperson The Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of U.S.…
Tinubu’s subsidy removal, forex unification will bring Nigeria economic prosperity – UK
The British government has lauded President Bola Tinubu for unifying the forex market and removing the petrol subsidy, adding that the policies will facilitate economic prosperity for Nigeria. In a statement by the…
FG says ‘brown card’ replaces ’emergency travel document’ for Nigerians
The Federal Government has clarified that the Brown Card project as initiated by the immediate past Minister of Interior, Mr. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbeshola at the twilight of the last Administration, was meant to replace…
Drivers abandon Second Niger Bridge, say it’s now robbers, kidnappers’ den
The national president of the Heavy Duty Drivers Association, Uchenna Nebuwa, says members of the association and other drivers no longer use the second Niger Bridge due to security concerns. Mr Nebuwa stated on…
Keyamo, Fayemi, Fani-Kayode, Big Names Missing On Ministerial List
Some bigwigs in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who were expected to form President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s cabinet are conspicuously missing on the ministerial list. Daily Trust had last Thursday reported how…
Devaluation: Nigerian Firms Book N716.8bn FX Losses
Major companies quoted on the Nigerian stock exchange have reported a cumulative N716.8 billion in FX losses as a result of…
Man Dies Protecting Son From Collapsed Building In Akure
A man was on Tuesday killed in Akure, Ondo State, following over 24 hours of rainfall which led to part of a building collapsing. Witnesses said the incident…