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Former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano has been granted bail by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was disclosed by the Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Monday in an interview with journalists in Abuja on the sideline of 5th Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the Network of […]
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has demolished the regional headquarters of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, to pave way for the expansion of the Airport terminal. The building, which until mid-2020 was the headquarters of the bureau, was marked for demolition in order to […]
The president of the Niger Delta Youth Movement, Comrade Joe Jackson has been removed from office as the national president over an alleged abuse of office. The news of his removal was contained in a statement titled “Notice of removal from office as the national” issued on Sunday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has confirmed the removal of electricity subsidies by the federal government, adding that the commission will review tariff rates every six months. Over the weekend, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, had announced the removal of subsidy on electricity tariff. Speaking during a press briefing on Wednesday, Sanusi Garba, […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the house of representatives has endorsed the presidential bid of Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos. The legislators expressed their support for Tinubu during an interactive session on Wednesday at the national assembly in Abuja. Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Ado Doguwa, majority leader […]
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers, LPG Retailers Branch have decried the recent hike in price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas. The cooking gas has been on the rise in the last two weeks according to Mr. Chika Umudu, the NUPENG LPG retailers’ branch Chairman. Mr Chika […]
The national electricity grid suffered a system collapse on Tuesday — the second incident within two days. The grid had collapsed on Monday at 10:40am leading to power outage across the country. In a message to its customers, Ikeja Electric said the grid collapsed at about 5:10pm on Tuesday. “This is to inform you […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that speed violations and night travels were the leading causes of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) across the country. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at a seminar organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) in collaboration with the FRSC on […]
The Nigeria Police Force on Monday described as fake and mischievous claim of purported plans by its personnel to embark on strike. The police made the clarification in a statement by the acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. He said the claim, circulating in some social media handles, on plans by […]
An appeal was made on Thursday by the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), an umbrella body for pilots and engineers in the country, to Federal Government to intervene in the rising price of aviation fuel. The body said the price of a litre of aviation fuel at N700 was possible of […]
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