Metro
31 May 2023
Ondo State governor Rotimi Akeredolu has vowed to deal with petroleum marketers and owners of fuel stations in the state hoarding the product. Akeredolu made this known in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, in Akure. Akeredolu, has therefore directed the states Task Force to move round and deal with those…
31 May 2023
Women's Lifestyle Hub (WLH) has marked a significant milestone with its Nigerian members as they joyously commemorated the graduation of the inaugural cohort of the Hub. This May, the WLH community gathered for an exquisite brunch event, applauding the remarkable achievements of the program's graduating class.
31 May 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has sought the withdrawal of its amended charge against the Kano Central senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdulsalam Abdulkareem Zaura before the Federal high court sitting in Kano. Prior to Wednesday's retraction, EFCC at the last proceeding failed to produce prosecution witnesses to prove the…
31 May 2023
Former spokesman of President Bola Tinubu in the Southeast, Dr Josef Onoh has advised that Nigeria will be better off when the high cost of the nation’s spending on petroleum subsidy is removed and the money diverted in other sectors of the economy which will reflect directly on the lives of the middle and low-class…
31 May 2023
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), in partnership with Keffi Local Government (Keffi LG), Nasarawa State, on Wednesday, sensitised secondary school students in Keffi on end to shame and stigma on menstruation. The event organised by AHF, also instituted a sanitary pad bank in collaboration with Keffi LG, Keffi Primary Healthcare Agency and Keffi Ministry of Women…
31 May 2023
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has ordered the immediate suspension of all kinds of transport levies. The directive is contained in a statement by Otti’s spokesperson, Ferdinand Ekeoma, on Wednesday. Ekeoma said the state government has directed the immediate suspension of all types of transport levy payable imposed on tricycles, buses, taxis, and…
31 May 2023
The African Action Congress (AAC) candidate during the 2023 Presidential election, Omoyele Sowore, has berated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. Tinubu in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja on Monday after he was sworn…
31 May 2023
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has cautioned motorists queuing up for fuel at different filling stations not to cause traffic congestion and hinder other road users. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr. Bolaji Oreagba, said this yesterday while deploying more officers on monitoring traffic around filling stations including other traffic-prone areas across the State.…
31 May 2023
A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has slammed the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over the debt he left behind for his successor, Senator Uba Sani. Sani in a tweet on Wednesday also dared El-Rufai to make public his assets by publishing the content of the form he submitted at the…
31 May 2023
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said subsidy removal is very important to Nigeria economy. IPMAN spokesperson Yakubu Suleiman on Channels Television’s Sunrise Dailyprogramme on Wednesday said the move is the only way to make Nigeria great. During his inaugural speech after he was sworn in on Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
31 May 2023
The Nigerian army high command boss, Lt. General Faruk Yahaya today performed a groundbreaking ceremony for the proposed army conference centre situated at Lungi Barracks, Asokoro, Abuja. General Yahaya, who was elated over the construction of the facility, noted that on completing the project, the challenges faced by the Nigerian Army in securing ample space…
31 May 2023
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday said he feels relieved one day after leaving office. "It has been the easiest day I can recall in nearly ten years, no wake up calls or knocks on my bedroom door, no packed schedules from Adejoh Momoh, no running up and down to…
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The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has vowed to resign his position if former Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello is not prosecuted. Olukoyede said this in a chat with journalists at the EFCC Headquarters in the Jabi area of Abuja on Tuesday. The EFCC is seeking to arraign Bello…
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Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has been apprehended by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an alleged N8 billion fraud. The PUNCH reports EFCC arrests Sirika over N8bn Nigeria Air fraud that Sirika got to the EFCC's Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command in Abuja around 1pm on Tuesday. Sirika is currently being…
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Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi has released N309.5 million for the payment of foreign scholarships to 86 indigenes studying in India and Egypt. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said “Gov. Nasir Idris has made payment of foreign scholarship…
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Dangote Oil and Petroleum Refinery has once again slashed the prices of diesel and aviation fuel. Dangote on Tuesday announced a further reduction in the prices of both diesel and aviation fuel to N940 and N980 per litre respectively. This latest round of reductions is coming about two weeks after the company slashed the price…
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Flutterwave is ready for an initial public offering (IPO), says CEO, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola (Right)[/caption] Nigeria’s top company in the financial technology sector, Flutterwave, has rolled out plans for an initial public offering (IPO). This was disclosed by the chief executive of Flutterwave, Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, at Semafor’s World Economy Summit in Washington D.C. on…
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro,…
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The Nigerian government has said that every Nigerian borrower who goes for made-in-Nigeria product would get better terms on their credit facility. This was revealed by President Bola Tinubu's spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale during in an interview on TVC. "The president has put in a stipulation that we are going to be giving through the Consumer…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the request made by a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, that his order of arrest should be discharged. The court rejected the request on Tuesday after Bello who was absent at his arraignment said he is ready to make an appearance but he is afraid…
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Former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate the arrest warrant order issued to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against him on April 17. Bello, through his lawyer Adeola Adedipe, SAN, made the application following an order by Justice Emeka Nwite, directing the EFCC…
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The management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Tuesday apologised to its customers in some parts of Lagos and Ogun states over the recent power disruption. Mr Babatunde Lasaki, General Manager, Corporate Communications, EKEDC, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. Lasaki said the problem was caused by a fault on Badagry Express…