The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has disqualified Olusola Ebiseni as the Labour Party candidate for the upcoming Ondo State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, 16 November 2024. The judgement was unanimously delivered by the three members of the panel and read out by the chairman of the panel, Justice Adebukola Banjoko, on Wednesday. […]
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that within less than two years of his administration, Nigeria has successfully attracted $30 billion in Foreign Direct Investments, FDI, commitments. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu who represented President Tinubu stated this while opening the Comptroller General of Customs, CGC, 2024 conference in Abuja. “In the significant search […]
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Sen. Marco Rubio to serve as secretary of state in his incoming administration. Trump made this known in a statement via his official X handle on Wednesday. The statement reads in part, “It is my Great Honor to announce that Senator Marco Rubio, of Florida, is hereby nominated to […]
The immediate past governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has embarked on what he described as post-tenure vacation. Obaseki said the vacation would enable him to “rest and undergo extended medical checks.” This was disclosed by the immediate past governor’s spokesman, Crusoe Osagie, via a statement on Wednesday. Osagie said Obaseki, “Once again expressed his […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has said there will be no chance for the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to secure the party’s ticket in 2027. Wike disclosed this during a live media parley in his office in Abuja on Wednesday. Responding to […]
The Nigerian government said the country needs $10 billion in investment in the power within five to ten years to achieve a 24-hour electricity supply. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, disclosed this when the Director General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, paid him a visit in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced that armed vandals invaded and damaged a 330/132/33 kilovolt, 150 megaamperes power transformer radiator at the ongoing Obajana Transmission Substation. The spokesperson of TCN, Ndidi Mbah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. According to her, the incident occurred on the night of November 12, 2024, at approximately […]
The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources said on Wednesday that evacuation notice would be served to shanties around Kuramo waters to address flash flooding in the state. The Commissioner of the Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known while speaking with journalists after an inspection tour of some drainage and projects around Eti […]
After much anticipation, the United States, US, President-elect, Donald Trump has returned to the White House. Trump met with President Joe Biden at the White House on Wednesday. He walked into the White House triumphantly for the first time in four years to meet Biden. Biden invited Trump for the traditional visit, a show of […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC on Wednesday warned the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC and the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC against flouting its directives on obsolete meters. Media recalls that FCCPC had on Tuesday last week ordered the IKEDC and EKEDP to immediately halt the replacement of Unistar prepaid meters due. […]
The proof of finances requirements for international students to study have increased, according to the UK government This means students who intend to study in London must now demonstrate that they have £1,483 per month International students must now demonstrate that they have the funds to cover their stay under the new regulations The proof-of-fund […]
As we draw closer to the end of 2024, we are compelled as a reputable business to remind Nigerians of one very important fact; the economy becomes tougher by the day, only the well prepared and smart can make it through 2025 and beyond. Prices of goods and services have gone so high largely beyond […]
The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has disclosed that Nigeria’s average daily crude oil production increased marginally to 1.33 million barrels per day (bpd) in October 2024. This was contained in the cartel’s Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) released on November 13, 2024. It noted that the figure was obtained from direct communication with […]
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has announced that Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) price will be slashed by N50 upon lifting Dangote Petrol directly. The National President of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday. This comes as Maigandi revealed that Dangote Refinery has agreed to sell petrol […]
The Edo State Controller of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Martins Moye, has raised the alarm over the increasing number of irregular migrants entering Nigeria. Moye raised the alarm at the 2024 Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, enlightenment campaign against irregular migration in Benin, Edo State capital. He underscored the need for public awareness to curb irregular […]
Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has ordered contractors handling failed portions of roads within the Benin metropolis to return to site. Media reports that Okpebholo had in his inaugural speech reeled out his five-point agenda to include Security, Infrastructure and Road Development. Others are affordable Healthcare, Water and Food Sufficiency, and Value-Driven Education across […]
The federal government has secured a loan facility of $134m from the African Development Bank, AfDB) to help farmers boost seeds and grain production in the country. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari disclosed this in Calabar when he, alongside Gov Bassey Otu, represented by his Deputy, Peter Odey, and international development partners, […]
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members. The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024. This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on […]
The Nigerian Government has vowed to kick the Lukarawas terror group out of Nigeria. Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, made the vow at the Comptroller General of Customs’ Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. “This Lukarawas terror group, or whatever it is called, is making a mistake. “Nobody ever dares Tinubu and wins. They have […]
The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adeniyi, has announced that the service has hit a 2024 revenue generation target of N5.07 trillion. Adeniyi disclosed this at the Comptroller General of Customs’ Conference in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, as of November 12, 2024, the service has been able to collect N5.07 trillion. […]
