NERC TRANSFERS ELECTRICITY REGULATORY OVERSIGHT TO LAGOS GOVT
According to the Nigerian Energy Regulatory Commission (NERC), the newly formed Lagos State Electricity Regulatory Commission (LASERC) has taken over regulatory control of the state's...
UPDATE: POLICE DETAIN PRINCIPAL OVER STAMPEDE AT IBADAN CHILDREN’S CARNIVAL
Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of Islamic High School in Bashorun, Ibadan, has been taken into custody by men from the Oyo State Police Command....
SPORTS: US-BASED FRIEDKIN GROUP COMPLETE EVERTON TAKEOVER
The Premier League team declared on Thursday that the US-based Friedkin Group had successfully acquired Everton. Everton announced that Roundhouse Capital Holdings Limited, a company...
WORLD NEWS: UKRAINE STRIKES RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY, TRIGGERING FIRE
According to Russian and Ukrainian officials on Thursday, an oil refinery in southern Russia caught fire overnight as a result of a large Ukrainian drone...
FCT HIGH COURT GRANTS YAHAYA BELLO N500M BAIL WITH THREE SURETIES IN LIKE SUM
Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, was granted N500 million bail by Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, along...
SECURITY: ARMY ACQUIRES 43 DRONES, WINGS 46 TURKEY-TRAINED PERSONNEL
The purchase of forty-three Bayraktar TB2 drones by the federal government has increased the Nigerian Army's operational capability, mainly for use in the North-West theatre...
ALGON CONDEMNS SUSPENSION OF EDO LG CHAIRS
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria has strongly condemned the Edo State House of Assembly’s suspension of 18 local government chairmen. In its emergency...
BUSINESS NEWS: DANGOTE REFINERY DENIES LIQUIDITY CHALENGES, DISMISSES NNPCL’S $1BN LOAN CLAIMS
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals (DPRP) has dismissed claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) used a $1 billion loan secured through...
NAFDAC SHUTS DOWN ABIA MARKET OVER FAKE, EXPIRED PRODUCTS WORTH N5 BILLION
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has shut down 150 shops at Eziukwu Market, Aba, Abia State, during a two-day...
JUST IN: FIRE BREAKS OUT AT LIBERIAN PARLIAMENT AFTER PROTESTS
A large blaze ravaged parts of Liberia’s parliament building on Wednesday, a day after tense protests erupted following months of political deadlock. Authorities said that...