FG ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SECURE $122BN INVESTMENT TO DIVERSIFY ENERGY SOURCES
The Federal Government has announced plans to secure a total investment of $122.2bn to diversify the country’s energy sources, reduce dependence on the national grid,...
GUNMEN ASSASINATE BUSINESSMAN IN ONDO
A businessman, Ismaila Awoyinka, was reportedly assassinated by some gunmen in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday. It...
CRIME: POLICE ARREST MAN OVER DEFILEMENT OF THREE-YEAR-OLD IN OGUN
The Ogun State Police Command said on Sunday that it has taken into custody 25-year-old Muniru Haruna for allegedly defiling a three-year-old (name withheld) at...
DIASPORA: UK COURT SPARES NIGERIAN MAN FROM DEPORTATION AFTER CLAIMS OF BEING ‘DEMONICALLY POSSESSED’
A Nigerian man convicted of armed robbery and drug dealing has avoided deportation from the UK after a judge ruled he would be considered “possessed”...
EFCC NABS 11 SUSSPECTED INTERNET FRAUDSTERS IN NIGER HOTEL
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Directorate have arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Niger State. The agency said the...
DABIRI-EREWA HAILS VOKE OGUEH ON BAGGING US PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has congratulated Voke Ogueh as a recipient of the US President's Award for Excellence in Mathematics...
APPEAL COURT DECLINES FALANA’S REQUEST TO BAN PUBLIC OFFICERS FROM MEDICAL TOURISM
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking...
UPDATE: NLC REJECTS ELECTRICITY TARIFF ADJUSTMENT, THREATENS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In...
19TH ANNUAL MERIT AWARD: EDUCATION DISTRICT II HONOURS OUTSTANDING STAFF
The Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of Education District II, Mrs. Anike Adekanye, has reaffirmed the District’s commitment to excellence in education at the 19th Annual Merit Award...
LAGOS GOVT RESTORES POWER TO EPE FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL REPLACEMENT OF VANDALIZED INFRASTRUCTURE
The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced that Ikeja Electric has successfully replaced all vandalized portions of the Agbowa feeder, leading...