Nigeria
3 Apr
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday signed the amended Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024 into law at the State House, Abuja. The executive bill titled “A Bill for an Act to repeal the Students Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act, 2023 and Enact the Student Loans (Access to…
3 Apr
Global cryptocurrency trading platform Binance on Wednesday called for the release of Tigran Gambaryan, its executive in Nigerian custody. A spokesperson for the crypto giant said Gambaryan helped Nigeria's anti-graft and security agencies recover assets and tackle money laundering, fraud, and kidnapping around June and late 2023. READ ALSO: Detained Binance executive escapes from custody…
3 Apr
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the increase in tariff will only affect customers enjoying 20 hour power supply across the country. other customers in Bands B, C and D. Mr Mr Musliu Oseni, Vice Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him,…
3 Apr
Katsina State Government said on Wednesday that it has not borrowed any loan since its inception on May 29. The government is responding to a claim by the Debt Management Office (DMO) which indicated that the state, together with some other states of the federation, collected fresh loans. In a statement issued in Katsina, the…
3 Apr
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, has urged the Federal Government to make retirement easy for Nigerian workers, especially now that the country is facing economic challenges. Ajaero made the plea on Wednesday when he received a delegation from XEM Consulting Limited, a subsidiary of XEM Group, the organisers of…
3 Apr
Windstorm has claimed one life, injured several others and destroyed over 100 houses in Agbashi community in Doma Local Government Area (LGA) of Nasarawa State. Confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, the Vice-Chairman of Doma council area, John Bako-Ari, said that the tragedy occurred on Tuesday. Bako-Ari said that…
3 Apr
The Ekiti State Government's Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has announced the launch of a data collation project to boost employment. The Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment in a statement on Wednesday said the initiative is aimed at mapping out all artisans and unemployed active citizens within the state. The government said the…
3 Apr
Urhobo Council of Traditional Rulers, known as Ukokor Ivie r Urhobo appealed to the federal government to allow the long-suffering innocent aged people and children of the Okuama community to return to their ancestral home. The appeal came after the council met with representatives of Okuama's neighbouring communities of Ewu, Okparabe, and Arhavwarien who said…
3 Apr
The detained President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that he had no criminal record. Bodejo, who was arrested for allegedly raising up an armed militia in detriment of the nation’s unity, told Justice Inyang Ekwo in a motion for bail filed by his lawyer, Ahmed Raji, SAN.…
3 Apr
The Federal Government has described as alarming the rising cases of abscondment by academic staff of various Nigerian universities sponsored for training in foreign countries. This is even as authorities of the Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Zaria have revealed that it has taken legal action against its lecturers who absconded after studying abroad via a…
3 Apr
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fixed N225 Kilowatt per hour for about 15 per electricity customers, who are in a new band A category. Announcing this in Abuja Wednesday, NERC said the increase would not affect band B to E, adding that the number of customers who were previously on band A have…
3 Apr
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an interim order sought by the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain Emmanuel Osase, a Nigerian suspected to be a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for 60 days. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after counsel for the DSS, A.A. Ugee,…
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Ahead of the Ondo State governorship poll, the National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has called on aggrieved aspirants of the party to bury their hatchet and work in concert with Governor Lucky Aidatiwa towards his victory. Speaking at the start of the reconciliatory meeting held Thursday at…
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Wednesday, April 24, will ever remain memorable in the minds of residents, passersby, and business owners along Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Uyo, as it marked a major turning point in the gory history of the road and its environs, with the inauguration of projects by former President Goodluck Jonathan. Inaugurating the 1.3-kilometre, 8-metre-deep, 2x2x0.3-metre-deep underground flood…
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The Taraba State Police Command has paraded 28 suspects arrested for various offenses, including kidnapping, armed robbery, culpable homicide, cybercrime, banditry, cattle rustling, criminal conspiracy, and theft. Commissioner of Police David Iloyanomon addressed journalists at the police headquarters in Jalingo and highlighted the collaborative efforts between law enforcement agencies and the public, which have resulted…
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Lagos State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, on Thursday, said the government has shut down 12 private schools for safety infractions and illegal operations. Speaking at the ongoing annual ministerial press briefing to mark the first year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Alli-Balogun, said the decision was to…
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Senator Ayogu Eze, a former lawmaker who represented Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 to 2015, is dead. The former senator who was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) died in an Abuja Hospital after a protracted illness. Born in 1958, Eze died at 66. Although the cause of his death was…
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Dana Air has announced that it is processing refunds for flights affected after it was suspended by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development Festus Keyamo directed the NCAA to suspend the airline to conduct a safety and financial audit following a runway incursion incident involving one of the…
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The Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has hailed road marshals nationwide for their doggedness and sacrifices in checkmating routes violations thereby reducing road traffic accidents by 42 per cent.
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The Oyo State Police Command has announced that it is investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the early hours of Monday, April 22nd, at a popular nightclub along the "Under G" area of Owode-Ogbomoso. The police, in a statement on Thursday, said the shooting incident claimed the life of one Iyanda Damilola. A distress…
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Authorities have confirmed the escape of 118 inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre, Niger state, following a heavy downpour that wreaked havoc on the facility, Wednesday night. The rain which lasted hours was said to have destroyed part of the main facility and the perimeter fence giving way for the inmates to escape.…
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A yet-to-be-identified elderly passenger has passed away in a commercial bus while travelling along the Ogbomoso-Ilorin expressway in Kwara State. Eyewitnesses said the deceased was believed to be in his late 60s. The incident, which left fellow passengers in shock, reportedly occurred after the bus experienced mechanical problems near Ote town. According to Abeni Okin,…