Electricity Tariff To Be Hiked By 50% In Nigeria –NCPN
Nigeria Consumer Protec- tion Network (NCPN) has said that the electricity tariff in Nigeria will be increased by 50 per cent as implementation of a review of the Multi-Years…
IHS, MTN differ over extraordinary meeting
MTN Group has asked the IHS board to call an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders. According to the firm, this is to ensure IHS considers its proposal, and any other shareholder proposals relating to…
How I Landed In Cell After Married Woman Visited My Hotel Room — Lawyer
A Nigerian lawyer and activist, Ayo Sogunro, has recounted how he slept in a police cell in Abuja after a married female friend visited him in his hotel…
Boards dissolution: 2,000 vacancies open for APC faithful, Tinubu’s allies
President Bola Tinubu is set to fill no fewer than 2,000 vacant positions following Monday’s dissolution of governing boards of over 153 agencies, parastatals, institutions, and government-owned companies. The…
Ndigbo in APC affirms Igbokwe as leader
Ndigbo in All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has affirmed Joe Igbokwe, former special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on drainage and water resources, as its leader. State Co-ordinator, Chief Chris Ekwilo,…
Kano Man Sues In-laws For Taking His Wife
A man identified as Kabiru Muhammad has sues his in-laws before a Shariah court for allegedly taking his wife from her marital home without his…
Enugu govt suspends issuance of Certificates of Occupancy
Enugu State government has suspended the issuance of Certificates of Occupancy, Deeds of Conveyance and other land-ownership documents. Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, the Secretary to the State Government, announced this on…
Rescuing President Tinubu from liberal economists
I must admit that the policies put into action by President Bola Tinubu these first few days are hard to explain. And indeed, it is not my duty to do so. But there are beginning to be some complaints and many – including…
DisCos generated N247.3bn in Q1 2023 — highest in 15 months
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in Nigeria made a total of N247.33 billion in the first three months of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in its latest report on electricity for Q1 …
JAPA: ‘People Leaving is a Good Thing’ — Bill Gates supports Nigerian Youths seeking Greener…
Billionaire businessman and philanthropist, Bill Gates has weighed in on the Japa syndrome, where young Nigerian professionals leave Nigeria in…
Pregnant mom shot dead by two-year-old son in US
A pregnant woman and her unborn child died after a toddler got hold of a gun and shot her in the back last week, Ohio police said. Laura Ilg, 31, called 911 on Friday…
Titanic submersible: Ships and experts from across the world now helping with search efforts
The world seems to be watching the daring rescue effort for the Titan submersible as crews from across the globe join in the days-long search.…
Subsidy Removal: Govs Going About Business As Usual With Endless Convoys – TUC President
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) President, Festus Osifo, has said that despite the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu administration, state governors have not changed…
No Tension At Nigeria House, Says High Commission In London
The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday, condemned the recent circulation of videos, photos, and stories in the media from an…
Dollar Videos: Reinstated Kano Anti-Graft Czar Vows To Reopen Probe Against Ganduje
Newly reinstated chairman of the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti Corruption Commission, Barrister Muhuyi Magajin Rimin-Gado, has pledged to reopen the…
Mourinho banned for four games over Anthony Taylor rant
Roma coach Jose Mourinho has been banned for four matches by Uefa for confronting English referee Anthony Taylor after the Europa League final. The charge relates to an incident in a car park after the game, when Mourinho, 60, directed a…
EKO Rice hits market as Sanwo-Olu launches N5bn forward contract for paddy rice
Rice produced from the Lagos State-owned 32-metric tonnes per hour Imota Rice Mill in Ikorodu has now hit the market, with the listing of the commodity for trade in Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) on…
Lagos Taskforce serves eviction notices to squatters in Lekki
The Lagos State Taskforce has carried out a follow up eviction operation and also served a five-day eviction notice to squatters and suspected miscreants around Lekki Coastal Road and Marwa Gardens. The operation…
Fashola charges Eko Club’s new executives to initiate 50 years plan
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has charged the new executives of Eko Club to initiate 50 years plan on sustainable development. Fashola, who was honoured with Eko Club double Excellence awards…
Ex-Naval Chief Gambo’s Handover Confirmed for Friday – Navy Dispels Rumours
Former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo (retd), will officially hand over to his successor, Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, this…
EFCC warns skit, movie producers over unauthorised use of jackets, symbols
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a warning to content creators, movies and skit producers against the use of EFCC-branded jackets, symbols, insignia, and other accoutrements without…
100 Nigerian military generals set for retirement
About 100 top officers, including Generals, Brigadiers-General, Air Vice Marshals, and Admirals in the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Nigerian Navy are very likely going to be retired following the appointment of…
Rotimi Akeredolu will soon resume – Ondo Speaker
Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Olamide Oladiji, has assured that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu would soon resume duties. Akeredolu, last week, embarked on medical leave and handed power to his…