Nigeria
10 Dec
•Canvass competence as criterion for appointments to public offices Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat, yesterday, said that without national unity and cohesion, Nigeria cannot develop. Hamzat stated this as the keynote speaker at the 8th General Assembly of the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) held at the University of Lagos…
10 Dec
Following demand by some Civil Society Organisations asking the Minister of the Federal Capital (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to resign, the Nigerians Patriotic Forum (NPF) has accused corrupt individuals and land grabbers of trying to frustrate the minister's move towards sanitising the nation’s capital. Chairman, NPF, Aliyu San, stated this when he led protesters to the…
10 Dec
AMCON A business professional group has advocated for urgent amendment to the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to wake them from slumber and put a stop to the frequent banks and businesses’ liquidation. The group, Turnaround Management Association of…
10 Dec
The leadership of the Labour Party has debunked the insinuations that it is part or has endorsed the new coalition of concerned political parties launched earlier in the week. It was reported that a group of seven opposition political parties formed a coalition tagged, Coalition of Concerned Political Parties. A statement by the party’s National…
10 Dec
The Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, Elvert Ayambem, has urged members of the state assembly to support Governor Bassey Otu’s development plan. Ayambem, who stated this during a three-day retreat by the assembly in Ikom Local Council, noted that the N250b budget proposal is an evidence of the governor’s dedication to uplifting residents.…
10 Dec
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), at the weekend, said land fraud and cyber crimes are tops in cases being handled in the Southeast geopolitical zone. The EFCC Southeast Zonal Commander, Aliyu Nuhu Naibi, who disclosed this shortly after a road walk in commemoration of this year's International Anti-corruption Day, lamented that the ugly…
10 Dec
Stakeholders in Nigeria are seeking leeway to raise the fund required to bring an end to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) through budgetary allocation and the private sector. The United Nations said countries like Nigeria and 132 others would require $42b to end the violence. Of this sum, $32.5b is needed in new investments in the next…
10 Dec
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said despite the uncertainty in the global business world, his administration cannot give excuses "but must work to achieve its set out goals as promised during the campaign period." He assured the business community that his administration will not allow disruption of businesses in the state. Sanwo-Olu gave…
10 Dec
The Ondo Elites Assembly (OEA), at the weekend, lashed out at Ondo State Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, Razaq Obe, over the allegation that some persons within the state cabinet were forging the signature of his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The group said the allegation raised by Obe was an attempt to cause chaos…
10 Dec
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has offered clarifications to the Senate Committee on Public Accounts on the debt sum of N1 billion, which the committee said was not clarified in the report of the Auditor General of the Federation. Its clarifications also extended to the $852,093,731.10 cited in the Auditor General of the Federation’s report…
10 Dec
The family and friends of Mrs. Rhoda Jatau, who was incarcerated for 18 months on charges of blasphemy, following her comments over the murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State, have been in ecstatic mood as she regained her freedom last Friday. According to reports, the mother of five regained her freedom 18 months after…
10 Dec
President Bola Tinubu yesterday sought the prayers and support of Nigerians towards the efforts of his administration to revive the ailing economy of the nation and bring about the good old days when the naira was at par with the dollar and other western currencies.
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The Air component of Operation Hadarin Kai (OPHK) has executed a precision airstrike on the hideouts of ISWAP terrorists nestled within Kolleram village along the shores of Lake Chad. The operation, conducted on April 13, 2024, reportedly yielded significant success as the Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) post-strike conducted revealed the neutralization of over 30 terrorists.…
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President Bola Tinubu has declared April 7 as National Police Day. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made this known on Monday night during the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendations ceremony held in the Transcorp Hilton, Abuja. He identified a complete overhaul of the institutional mentality and memory of police…
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There seems to be no respite for Nigerians on food prices despite the rise in naira value as the March inflation figure rose to 33.20 per cent.
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Nigeria’s power grid, operated from Osogbo in Osun State, collapsed in the early hours of yesterday, throwing the country into nationwide darkness amid ongoing furore over the hike in electricity tariff for premium consumers.
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More South-West leaders have disowned the Yoruba Nation agitators that forcefully invaded the Oyo State Secretariat on Saturday, as the Oyo State's Police Command, yesterday, paraded no fewer than 21 of the suspects at its Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan.
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Following the recent attack on President Bola Tinubu’s administration by the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged federal appointees of Northern extraction to either support the President or relinquish their positions.
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Vice President and Chairperson, Trade Promotion Board of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Abimbola Olashore, has said this year’s edition of Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF), would unlock new trade and better business opportunities for local businesses in the country.
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The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has claimed that the Federal Government now pays more for fuel subsidy.
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Chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC) Vanguard, Farmasum Fuddang, has given soldiers 48 hours to withdraw from Bokkos Local Council, Plateau State, as their presence cannot guarantee safety any longer.