Strike: Arrest NLC President for inflicting pains on Nigerians – Ex NBA Chair
The former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Gusau Branch (covering Zamfara State), Bello Galadi has called on the Inspector General of Police, IGP to arrest, investigate and prosecute the President of Nigeria…
Air Peace faults Saudi Arabia, says visas of passengers airlifted from Nigeria verified
Air Peace on Wednesday faulted the Saudi Arabian authorities over the cancellation of visas of 264 passengers airlifted by the company from Nigeria on the grounds of incorrect information. In a statement…
Collective investment funds hit N2.1tn – SEC
The Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Lamido Yuguda, has said the amount of Collective Investment…
‘Tinubu is Godsent’ – Oluwo begs Nigerians for more understanding
The Paramount Ruler of Iwoland, HIM Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has called on Nigerians to exercise more patience with President Ahmed Tinubu-led administration and trust his mental capacity to deliver…
Airtel pegs exchange rate for interim dividend at N858/$
Airtel Africa Plc has announced that it will pay the interim dividend for the half-year period ended September 2023 to its shareholders who will receive the payment in Naira at…
EFCC operatives forced me into agreeing to refund N1b – Ex-BPE DG
A former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Benjamin Dikki, on Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory High Court that operatives of the Economic…
How Trump and His Allies Plan to Wield Power in 2025
Former President Donald Trump declared in the first rally of his 2024 presidential…
Guber Poll: Kogi Indigenes Laud INEC, Back Election Outcome
. Knock ‘bad losers’ for blackmailing umpire Indigenes of Kogi State, on Wednesday, marched, in their numbers to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, to declare their utmost…
PHOTOS: Saheed Osupa graduates from UI
Fuji musician Saheed Osupa has graduated with a degree in Political Science from the University of Ibadan, Oyo State. Osupa shared photos from his…
EFCC warns skit makers to stop using its identity
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has warned skit makers and other social workers to desist from using the operational identities for…
MTN Nigeria mulls 9mobile acquisition
Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator, MTN Nigeria, is said to have rebooted talks to acquire the spectrum of licence 9mobile (formerly known as Etisalat). According to sources familiar with the deal, MTN Nigeria…
Palliative loan: World Bank disburses $299.99 million to Nigeria
The World Bank has finally disbursed about $299.99 million to Nigeria out of the $800 million approved for the National Social Safety Net Program-Scale Up. This is according to information obtained from the World Bank,…
Saudi Arabia Provides Clarification on Deportation of Nigerian Passengers
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Abuja has issued a statement clarifying the deportation of Nigerian passengers at the point of entry into the Kingdom.The statement issued on Wednesday said that the passengers who…
Labour Suspends Nationwide Strike
The leadership of the organised labour has suspended its nationwide indefinite strike which began on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to protest the attack on the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. The…
How I Was Kidnapped After Leaving Aso Rock – Journalist
One of the correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) assigned to cover the Presidential Villa in Abuja has narrated how he was abducted by gunmen. The correspondent had mistakenly boarded a wrong vehicle at the…
BREAKING: A’court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s victory, dismisses Jandor’s appeal
The court of appeal in Lagos has dismissed the suit filed by Abdulazeez Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a unanimous decision…
JUST IN: Ex-Finance Minister, Soleye, Dies Four Days After 90th Birthday
Dr Onaolapo Soleye, a former finance minister of Nigeria, has passed away at the age of 90.He marked his 90th birthday last Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun…
“We are Copying the FG” – TUC President, Osifo, Speaks on Alleged Flouting of Court Order
Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Festus Osifo has announced that the union will proceed with its planned strike despite a standing court order prohibiting it.…
Rapper Oladips dies at 28
Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji, the Nigerian rapper better known as Oladips, has passed away. The management of the rapper announced his death in a statement released via his Instagram page on Wednesday. The…
BREAKING: Nigeria’s inflation rate increases to 27.3% amid rising food prices
The consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 27.33 percent in October 2023 — up from 26.72 percent in the previous month. This was disclosed by the National…
One year after takeover of DisCos, darkness, liquidity crisis persist
• Stakeholders highlight cash flow, government policies as key challenges for DisCos under AMCON’s control• Kaduna, Benin, two others record…
Court revokes ex-AGoF co-defendant bail in alleged N109bn fraud
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Abuja, has revoked the bail earlier granted Geoffrey Akindele, one of the…
Union Bank finalises process to delist shares from NGX
Union Bank of Nigeria has announced an increase in the price at which the stakes of minority shareholders would be acquired from N7 per unit to…
Netanyahu slams Trudeau for call to stop killing of women, children
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday slammed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his call to stop the killing of women and children in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu again appealed for support…