FG INCURS N1.95 TRILLION ELECTRICITY SUBSIDY SHORTFALL IN 2024 AS DISCO REVENUES SURGE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Federal Government of Nigeria incurred a total electricity subsidy shortfall of N1.95 trillion in 2024 due to non-cost-reflective tariffs,...
WORLD’S OLDEST MARATHON RUNNER, FAUJA SINGH, DIES AT 114 IN ROAD ACCIDENT
By Aishat Momoh. O. Legendary Indian-born British marathoner Fauja Singh, widely believed to be the world’s oldest distance runner, has died at the age of...
FEDERAL HIGH COURT CONVICTS THREE COMPANIES FOR ILLEGAL CAPITAL MARKET OPERATIONS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday convicted three companies FARM360 Limited, MCBHADMOS Trans-Atlantic...
TWO MEN AWAIT SENTENCING FOR “MINDLESS” FELLING OF ICONIC SYCAMORE GAP TREE
Agency Report Two men found guilty of the “deliberate and mindless” destruction of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland, UK, will be sentenced...
US EMBASSY, CONSULATE IN NIGERIA CLOSED JULY 15 TO HONOUR LATE PRESIDENT BUHARI
By Aishat Momoh. O. The United States Embassy in Abuja and the Consulate General in Lagos have announced their closure on Tuesday, July 15, in...
INDIA ORDERS INSPECTION OF BOEING FUEL SWITCHES AFTER DEADLY AIR INDIA CRASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. India’s aviation regulator has directed all domestic airlines to inspect fuel control switches on several Boeing aircraft models following preliminary...
BUHARI MIGHT HAVE DIED EARLIER IF TREATED IN NIGERIA – FORMER AIDE FEMI ADESINA
By Aishat Momoh. O. Former presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, has defended the decision of the late President Muhammadu Buhari to seek medical treatment abroad,...
EXPLOSION ROCKS KURDISTAN OIL FIELD, OPERATIONS SUSPENDED BY U.S. FIRM HKN ENERGY
Agency Report A powerful explosion at the Sarang oil field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region early Tuesday has led to the suspension of operations...
SECURITY AGENCIES DEPLOY HEAVY PRESENCE IN KATSINA FOR BUHARI’S STATE BURIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with other security agencies, has deployed comprehensive security measures across...
JUST IN: REMAINS OF FORMER PRESIDENT BUHARI DEPART LONDON FOR FINAL BURIAL IN DAURA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The remains of former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari have departed London for Daura, Katsina State, ahead of his state burial...