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Barbican Capital sues First Bank for wrongly stating shareholding
…seeks to enforce rights over its 5.38bn (15.01%) shares The legal quagmire in Nigeria’s oldest financial institution, FBN Holdings, has just got more complicated, with the largest single shareholder, Barbican…
The billionaire’s social calendar: The must-attend events for the world’s wealthiest…
Despite their scarcity, these billionaires are surprisingly easy to find. After all, birds of a feather —…
Boko Haram Kills 2, Abducts 7 In Borno
Two people were killed and seven passengers abducted in separate attacks suspected to be carried out by Boko Haram terrorists along the Maiduguri/Gamboru Ngala Road on Saturday. Daily Trust had reported that…
NNPC Must Go
Let’s face it, Nigeria has a problem called Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL. That problem begins with the organization’s rather ambiguous identity. ‘NNPC’ is one of the foremost household names in…
I Have Reason For Tearing My Husband’s Passport – Woman
A woman who put up a drama at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Saturday by tearing her husband’s passport says she has her reasons. The couple with their three children arrived from…
‘From N150k to N60k’ — basket of tomatoes price drops amid new harvest
The price of a basket of tomatoes has dropped amid new harvests, traders in Ketu and Berger markets told TheCable. A trader at Ketu market said a big basket of tomatoes is currently selling for about N55,000 to…
Delta traditional ruler asks Tinubu to reverse ‘harsh’ economic policies
Oghenevwogaga Richard Ebelle, the secretary-general of the Urhobo council of traditional rulers, has asked President Bola Tinubu to reverse “harsh” economic policies affecting citizens. Ebelle, who is the…
Salary: Present Reps different from Obasanjo’s era — Deputy spokesperson
Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Mr. Philip Agbese, yesterday picked holes in the recent comment by former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, that members of the National Assembly fix their…
More car owners trade big cars for fuel-efficient, smaller ones
THE era when people pose with expensive cars are gone, as smaller cars are popular in Nigeria. The economy no longer supports the luxury of showcasing big cars because the fuel consumption will put a…
No to palliative governance
There is a Chinese proverb which is very popular among contemporary economists and leaders: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for life”. The path a government…
Immigration summons woman who tore Nigerian passport at MMIA
The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS on Monday said it has launched a formal investigation following the circulation of a video on social media, showing a female traveller destroying a Nigerian Standard Passport…
NLC demands apology from FG, police over raid of headquarters
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded an immediate apology from the Federal Government and the police for the unwarranted invasion of its headquarters last week Wednesday. The Congress also called for a…
Electricity tariff may spike over weak fiscal position, N2.1tr subsidy
Barring any last-minute intervention, Nigerians will, in two months, start paying the full cost of electricity as the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) seeks to eliminate the stabilisation…
We can’t sabotage Dangote refinery after investing billions in it, NNPCL says
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited has reiterated that it is not involved in any sabotage of the Dangote Refinery, highlighting its substantial investment of billions of naira in the…
Food import gulps $1.2 billion in six months
The escalating food prices are worsening the country’s foreign exchange (FX) crisis as the country spent about $1.183 billion on the importation of food between the last quarter of 2023 and the first quarter of this…
English schools to teach pupils how to spot online fake news
The UK government said on Sunday schools in England could teach children how to spot extremist and online content spreading “putrid conspiracy theories”, under planned changes to the national curriculum. Education…
2027: Osinbajo, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso, others urged to unite to unseat Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and other prominent figures like Peter Obi, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Yemi Osinbajo have been called upon to join forces to unseat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027…
Attempt to truncate Tinubu govt will be resisted – Yoruba group
An affiliate group of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation Afenifere, the Conscience of Yoruba Nation, has warned that the Yorubas will not stand aloof and allow the administration of President Bola Tinubu…
UK Riots: Nigerian to receive £28k for new car
A Nigerian man, Brendan Nwabichie, will receive £28,000 for a new car following the destruction of his former vehicle during the UK riots. This update was shared on X by The Daily Mirror reporter, Melissa…
Edo Refinery laments NNPCL’s failure to supply crude oil for production
The management of AIPCC Energy Limited, operators of the Edo Refinery and Petrochemicals Company Limited (ERPCL), has raised the alarm over the persistent lack of crude despite being a fully functional 1,000…
How Tinubu hurriedly terminated CBN’s special investigation
President Bola Tinubu may have capitulated to political intrigues in the Presidency as well as other vested interests and called off his earlier resolve to sanitise leading government-owned enterprises (GOEs), which…
Why I prefer to sing in Yoruba – Asake
Asake, the Afrobeats sensation, has responded to fans criticising him for singing in Yoruba. During a live Instagram session on…
Mpox: Health ministry mandates ALL Nigeria-bound travellers to fill health declaration form
The ministry of health has mandated all travellers entering the country to fill and submit a health declaration form over the monkeypox (Mpox) outbreak in some parts of Africa. The ministry said the directive,…
Niger Gov Blows Hot As Hoodlums Burn Down RCCG Zonal Headquarters
Hoodlums have burnt down the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Champion Zonal Headquarters along Federal College of Education Road in Kontagora, Niger State. Daily Trust gathered that valuables were…