GCEO declares state of emergency on crude production; Delay in concluding divestment detrimental to Nigeria, say producers Emmanuel Addeh and Peter Uzoho in Abuja The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited
Says Nigerians spend N1tn on grid electricity, N20tn on generators Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday said that full commercialisation of the electricity supply
Appoints Adebise, Muttalab Chairman and MD respectively Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of 10 qualified Nigerians to the Board of the Family Homes Funds
Dutch bank, FCMB sign $25 million deal to boost entrepreneurship; FG pays off outstanding debt of $850m owed European airlines Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Michael Olugbode and Folalumi Alaran in Abuja Nigeria’s
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Ministry of Works to immediately revoke the contract for the construction of flooded East-West Road to Rock
Nume Ekeghe and Kayode Tokede Access Holdings Plc yesterday conducted a formal signing ceremony as part of its arrangements to raise a total of N351,009,103,017.25 through a Rights Issue to
Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States, Samuela Isopi has said renewable energy is the
Says cost of inaction could reach $39bn by 2050 Funmi Ogundare Lagos State Chief Resilience Officer (LASRO), Dr. Folayinka Dania, yesterday, called for sustainable solutions to the numerous challenges testing
Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City The Director General of All Progressives Congress, Campaign Organisation, Senator Matthew Urhoghide, Tuesday, insisted the performance of the party’s candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo, and Dennis
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Despite emergency interventions being spearheaded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), death toll from cholera epidemic has risen to 63 lives The
Michael Olugbode in Abuja Africans Rising and 400 civil society organisations and movements across Africa and the diaspora have sent a strong letter to President of Kenya, William Ruto to
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A member representing Bonny/Degema Federal Constituency of Rivers State, Cyril Hart, in the House of Representatives has accused the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, of discriminating
James Sowole in Abeokuta The Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, yesterday, asked the federal government to declare July 13 every year, as Wole Soyinka Day.
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto Despite outcry, the Sokoto State Government, yesterday, at a public hearing, presented a bill to the state House of Assembly to amend a section of the
Decries hasty conduct of poll few days after party’s candidate was jailed Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Labour Party (LP), has set up a 22-member Electoral Reform Committee to articulate
Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa Nigeria daily oil production was again threatened yesterday after angry youths from the Anyama Clan of Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) and Onuebum community of Ogbia local
Francis Sardauna in Katsina Gunmen suspected to be terrorists have killed one Dr. Tiri Gyan David, a lecturer with the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Katsina State, and kidnapped his two children
Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The Osun State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill to establish the Osun State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission in the state. The bill
Security agencies could do more to contain the increasing violence If any proof was ever needed that the war against Boko Haram is far from being over, it is in the
Bennett Oghifo The federal government has started the construction of the Renewed Hope Housing project in Delta State with a three-month completion deadline. “Under the renewed hope agenda, we are
Stanbic IBTC Insurance, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, has launched Education Endowment Insurance Plan, an offering that empowers parents and guardians to secure the academic future of their children
International Energy Insurance (IEI) Plc, a subsidiary of Norrenberger Group, is adjusting its models of product offerings and risk management capabilities to respond to climate change. This is coming on
AYODELE OKUNFOLAMI argues that local governments should not be political entities but administrative departments of states On Thursday, June 13, 2024, Justice Garba Lawal, who led the seven-member panel of Justices of the Supreme Court…
Oluchi Chibuzor Leading steel manufacturing company, Aarti Steel Nigeria Limited has debunked media report alleging that the company plans on exiting Nigeria. The firm according to its statement titled, “False Media
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja Angry members of the House of Representatives Tuesday have demanded that non-performing service chiefs and ministers of defence should be sanctioned. The lawmakers made their views
Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Mr. Mohammed Sheidu as Executive Secretary of Nigeria Police Trust Fund (NPTF). The governor in
Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja The move by the House of Representatives to create an additional state in the South-east received a boost after a Bill to create Etiti State passed
Sylvester Idowu in Warri A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta South Senatorial District, Chief Ayirimi Emami; the member representing Warri South Constituency II in Delta State
Ikechukwu Aleke in Abuja The High Command of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has called for the emplacement of appropriate actions to break the incessant air mishaps involving its platforms
Rotarian Jide Ogunleye has officially assumed office as the 21st President of the Rotary Club of Omole-Golden as Rotarian Jide Ogunleye officially assumed the role of the 21st President of the club.