Crisis looms in Lagos health sector as doctors petition Sanwo-Olu
Crisis looms in the Lagos State health sector as the medical doctors under the auspices of the Medical Guild on Wednesday petitioned Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, threatening to embark on an indefinite strike over poor…
Hardship: We can’t withdraw from protest we didn’t organise – Labour
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has debunked the report that it has pulled out of the planned national protest over hunger and high cost of living in the country, saying that it cannot withdraw from a protest…
Meta removes 63,000 accounts belonging to ‘Yahoo Boys’
Meta Platforms Inc. (the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp) announced on Wednesday the removal of 63,000 accounts associated with the Nigerian cybercrime scene, which were engaged in financial…
Nigeria’s forex utilization for foreign education falls by 83%
Nigerians spent $38.17 million on foreign education expenses between January and March 2024. This is according to data from the quarterly statistical bulletin of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for the first…
FCMB Takes Aim at Gender Disparity in Business with Zero-Interest Loans
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is addressing gender inequality in Nigeria's business sector with its SheVentures…
Kogi group alleges plot to invade government house in search of Yahaya Bello
The Kogi Ethnic Nationalities Forum (KENF), a socio-cultural group, says there is a plan by some politicians to arm hoodlums with weapons to invade the state government house. On July 14, TheCable that Yahaya…
Netflix increases subscription price by 40% in Nigeria
Video streaming platform, Netflix, has once again increased its subscription prices in Nigeria with its Premium Plan going up by 40% to 7,000 from N5,000 per month. The latest price increment makes it the second price…
Court remands two for allegedly cutting dead woman’s breast
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday remanded two suspects: Adekunle Fatai, 40 and Sabitu Kolapo, 33, in a correctional…
Court document reveals P Diddy paid $1 million for Tupac assassination
U.S. rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was further implicated in new court documents that claimed he paid $1 million to have Tupac Shakur assassinated in 1996. Mr Combs’ name appeared in the records over 75 times. Key…
Elon Musk backs down from $45 million a month pledge to Trump
Elon Musk is not spending $45 million a month to elect former President Donald Trump, though he has created a new super political action committee (PAC) to fund the Republican…
Strategic use of PR: The landmark and Dangote cases as study by Joseph Edgar
Duke of Shomolu Speaks In the last twelve months, these two cases have…
Dormant accounts are more susceptible to fraud, CBN wants to safekeep the funds- Cardoso
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Yemi Cardoso has stated that dormant accounts in Nigeria are more susceptible to fraudsters in Nigeria and the reason for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
Nigeria’s external reserves hit 17-month high, gain $2.35 billion in 18 days
Nigeria’s external reserves have increased yet again, reaching $37.05 billion as of July 18, 2024. This is according to the Governor…
BVN enrollments reach 62.7 million in July 2024 – NIBSS
Enrollments for the Bank Verification Number (BVN) by bank account owners in the country increased to 62.7 million this July. This was revealed by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) in its…
LAMATA begins Red Line Metro test runs in preparation for Q4 passenger operations
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) initiated the trial run for the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line on Tuesday, gearing up for passenger operations slated to begin in the last quarter of…
FG allocates over N438 billion to 34 States, FCT under economic stimulus programme
The Federal Government has disbursed over N438 billion to 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) Programme. According…
NOC names Amusan as Nigeria’s flagbearer for Paris 2024 Olympics
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in collaboration with the Sports Ministry, has named Tobi Amusan as Nigeria’s flagbearer…
Dangote-regulator rift threatens jobs, investments
…Creates bad waves for Nigeria globally- Adesina Imagine interviewing in a company, and you get to know at the last stage of the interview that current employees of the company are unhappy, citing unpaid…
You Expect Tinubu To Transform Nigeria In One Year But Failed ‘Miserably’ As Anambra Gov…
The ruling All Progressives Congress has blasted the Labour Party candidate in the last…
Russian Government Offers Moscow Residents Up To $22,000 To Fight In Ukraine
In an effort to bolster troop numbers, Moscow authorities are offering a historic signing bonus to new recruits to fight in Ukraine, CNN reports. This move is the latest indication of Russia's struggle to…
Aondoakaa, ex-AGF, agrees to testify against Nigeria in $2.3bn Mambilla arbitration
Michael Aondoakaa, former attorney-general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, has…
Chelsea, Arsenal on alert for Osimhen amid ‘fading’ PSG deal
There are fears that the deal for Victor Osimhen could collapse as Napoli and Paris Saint-Germain reportedly failed to conclude the deal, leaving the flanks open for English Premier League duo of Chelsea…
Support for Dangote Refinery Swells, Kyari Denies Owning Blending Plant in Malta
Some prominent Nigerians yesterday added their voices to the groundswell of support for President of…
NPA rakes in N541b revenue, remits N255b in first half of 2024, says outgoing MD
Koko hands over new staff clinic, five other completed projects to successor Immediate-Past Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr.…