Metro
23 May 2023
The Centre for Media, Policy and Accountability (CMPA), has called on journalists who report corruption cases and anti-corruption agencies in Nigeria to back the implementation of Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Performance Public Reporting project.
23 May 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC), frontline Presidential Aspirant, Tein Jack-Rich, has described the philanthropic gestures of his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Jack-Rich, as a veritable gesture capable of fetching the needed cohesion for Nigeria's rebirth, and for public good. Extolling the virtues of his wife in a special birthday message, Jack-Rich said her birthday celebration held…
23 May 2023
Nigeria's foremost utility company, Ikeja Electric, has taken customer experience to another level with the introduction of Singleview 2.0 web application. This latest version is an enhanced customer self-service package with consolidated account management features purposely designed and built for Ikeja Electric's customers, including prepaid, postpaid, maximum demand, non-maximum demand and bilateral customers.
23 May 2023
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be rounding off his first term in office with the commissioning of three housing projects located at Gbagada, Odo-Onosa Ayandelu and Agbowa. Sanwo-Olu, according to Commissioner for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai, will on Thursday commission Ndubuisi Kanu Estate in Gbagada. "Ndubuisi Kanu Housing Estate GBAGADA with 72 home units comprising…
23 May 2023
A group of female entrepreneurs under the umbrella name of WEConnect International Women, has lamented poor access to financial services as the major problem affecting the growth of their business.
23 May 2023
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers State gubernatorial candidate, Tonye Patrick Cole, has refuted claims that he has withdrawn his petition against declared winner of the election Sim Fubara. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Sim Fubara, who scored 302,614 votes, the winner of the…
23 May 2023
The United States (US) Embassy in Abuja says it is thankful that two of its employees who were kidnapped during the attack on its convoy in Anambra State on Tuesday, May 16 have been rescued. "Last week, our flags were at half-staff and this week, diplomatic corps members sign a condolence book for our 3…
23 May 2023
Two inmates who escaped from the Kuje correctional centre in 2022 have been arrested by the Adamawa police command. Spokesperson of the Adamawa Police Command Suleiman Nguroje said the names of the two escapees are Atiku Ibrahim and Adamu Ibrahim. He said they were arrested by the police crack squad on May 19. In July…
23 May 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has warned Nigerians to be wary of scam alert, especially relating to fake calls from its help desk. EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren on Tuesday in a statement said that the agency has no help desk, hence calls from such quarters are fake. "The attention of the Economic and…
23 May 2023
The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Usman Ododo, on Sunday, paid a courtesy visit to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The Candidate and his entourage were in Lagos to meet the Kogi Community in Lagos as part of activities lined up for consultations ahead of the governorship election in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu…
23 May 2023
Fear has gripped residents of Ire-Akari Estate and environs in Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, following activities of cult activities, which had paralysed activities in the area.
23 May 2023
A group seeking justice for late Sylvester Oromoni, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) II student of Dowen College, Lekki, who was allegedly tortured to death by some students, yesterday, lamented prolonged delay by the Coroner Inquest set up by Lagos State government to investigate the student’s death.
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<img src="https://guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/download-6-1.jpeg" alt="" width="299" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-2377592 The Kaduna Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) on Wednesday sealed the United Bank for Africa branches in the state metropolis over alleged N14.3million unpaid tax. Speaking to newsmen after the exercise, Hajiya Aysha Ahmad, the KADIRS Board Secretary/Legal Adviser, said the enforcement was to ensure tax compliance in the…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 12 Consuls General to some Nigerian Missions abroad the appointment also includes five new five new Chargé D'affaires. The Consuls General are, Auwalu Jega Namadina, Atlanta, USA; Nnamdi Okechukwu Nne, Bata, Equatorial Guinea; Francis Ntui Enya, Douala, Cameroon; Gbadebo Afolabi, Shanghai, China and Oludare Ezekiel Folowosele,…
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President Bola Tinubu recently signed an executive order on oil and gas reforms in Nigeria. Presidency spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said following extensive engagements, analyses, and benchmarking with other jurisdictions, Tinubu initiated the amendment of primary legislation to introduce fiscal incentives for oil and gas projects. Tinubu's aide on social media, Dada Olusegun, in an update…
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German police said Wednesday they had arrested 11 suspected members of a Nigerian mafia group behind a large-scale dating scam. The Black Axe gang was involved internationally in "multiple areas of criminal activity," with a focus in Germany on romance scams and money-laundering, Bavarian police said in a statement. The dating trick was a "modern…
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The Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, says no fewer than 1.94 million candidates sat for the 2024 examinations in the country. Oloyede said this on Wednesday in Kaduna, while inspecting Computer Based Test (CBT) centres in the state amidst the ongoing JAMB examinations. He added that at the end of…
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Former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, was served his charges through his counsel, Abdulwahab Muhammad (SAN). Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja ruled that the defendant should be served through his counsel, especially as he failed to appear before the court, yet again. The Economic…
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Bullied Lead British International School student Miss. Namtira Bwala has urged the school authorities to immediately investigate and pronounce the stiffest possible sanctions in the student's rule book on Ms.Maryam Hassan, Miss Faliya, and nine other students. In a viral video posted on the internet on April 22, 2024, Bwala who is a student of…
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The Federal Government has set up a seven-man committee to investigate the alleged bullying incidents at Lead British International School, Abuja. This was after the government convened an emergency meeting with the management of the school following disturbing video footage of some students bullying others emerged on social media earlier on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Bullying:…
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Former director-general of the Labour Party (LP) presidential campaign, Doyin Okupe, said its candidate for the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, never believed in the principles of the political party. Okupe made this assertion during his interview on Arise Television’s ‘The Morning Show’. He said Obi only saw the Labour Party as a platform to…
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A Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 17 for a ruling on a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi, SAN, adopted their processes and argued their case against…