DON’T HIKE ELECTRICITY TARIFF – SENATE WARNS NIGERIAN GOVT, TO PROBE N2TRN SUBSIDY CLAIM
The Nigerian Senate has warned the Federal Government not to hike electricity tariff under any guise, noting that doing so would worsen the plight of...
DEMANDS WON’T CHANGE FUEL PRICE SAYS TANKER DRIVERS
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has disclosed its demands from the Federal Government won’t affect the price of petrol. NARTO had on Tuesday...
SENATE TO PROBE FAILED AGREEMENTS TO PRODUCE PREPAID METERS LOCALLY
In an attempt to improve electricity usage, the Senate has decided to look into a failed deal that would have seen regional producers create prepaid...
UPDATE: PROTESTERS STORM EFCC OFFICE, DEMAND RELEASE OF FORMER KWARA GOV AHMED
In an attempt to protest the ongoing arrest of former governor Abdulfattah Ahmed, members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Kwara State Chapter stormed the...
EMEFIELE THREATENS AKPABIO WITH N25BN LAWSUIT OVER ALLEGED DEFAMATION
The immediate-past Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has vowed to sue the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, for alleged defamation. The Senate president had...
EFCC DECLARES SUNRISE POWER PROMOTER, LENO ADESANYA WANTED FOR CORRUPTION
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Leno Adesanya, promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Limited, wanted for “an alleged consipiracy and corrupt offer...
LET THE POOR BREATHE, KOGI GOV WARNS AGAINST HOARDING PALLIATIVES
Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has warned political appointees against hoarding palliatives provided by the state government to cushion the effects of the rising cost...
AGF CAUTIONS ECOWAS COURT AGAINST UNENFORCEABLE JUDGMENTS
The Attorney General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has called on the Economic Community of West African States Court...
WHO RAISES ALARM OVER RAPID SPREAD OF MEASLES CASES
The World Health Organisation, on Tuesday, voiced alarm at the rapid spread of measles, with more than 306,000 cases reported worldwide last year – a...
BREAKING: NIGERIAN GOVT THREATENS TO OPEN BORDER FOR CEMENT IMPORTATION
The Federal Government has threatened to open the borders to enable cement importation if Nigeria’s cement manufacturers refuse to reduce the price of the commodity...