Nnamdi Kanu (middle) ..Says SEDC Bill At Conference Committee Stage Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu has revealed that frantic efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. He said that while the court …
Read More »Recapitalisation: No Need For Panic, Banks Assure Customers
The Association of Corporate and Marketing Communication Professionals of Banks (ACAMB) has said it welcomed the release of the circular of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the banking sector recapitalisation. Recall that at the first announcement of the planned recapitalisation by the CBN Governor, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, ACAMB, …
Read More »‘We never applied for N14.26bn loans’ – Zamfara governor faults DMO report
Dauda Lawal, governor of Zamfara state, says his administration never borrowed N14.26 billion as disclosed in the Debt Management Office (DMO) report. According to him, the debt reported by DMO was part of the proceeds from a N20 billion loan floated by the previous administration in the state. The governor disclosed …
Read More »Traders Count Losses As Fire Destroys Popular Market In Kwara State
A video of the incident seen captured the moment some of the shop owners were mourning as they watched their properties destroyed by the fire. Several shops were razed by a fire outbreak which started in the early hours of Tuesday at Owode Market in Offa, Kwara State. A video …
Read More »Crude oil price rises to $87 per barrel — highest since October 2023
Crude oil prices, on Monday, increased to a five-month high. Brent crude increased by 0.56 percent to $87.54 a barrel while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 0.79 percent, to $83.83 percent, at 20.00 WAT. Consequently, the development puts both crude benchmarks on track for their highest closes since …
Read More »Discos make N1tn amid grid crisis, unmetered customers hit 5.8m
Electricity Grid Despite the persistent epileptic power supply nationwide, revenue generation by electricity distribution companies in Nigeria surged to N1.1trn within the 12 months of 2023, a new report has revealed. The figure represents an increase of N234.4bn or 28.2 per cent from the N831bn generated by the power firms …
Read More »Nigerians to pay more for electricity as FG increases gas price
The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that the new price of natural gas for power generation companies is now $2.42 per metric million British thermal unit, higher than the previous rate of $2.18mmbtu. Nigeria generates over 70 per cent of its electricity from thermal power plants that are fired by gas. …
Read More »ZENITH BANK EMERGES NIGERIA’S BEST BANK FOR THE FOURTH YEAR IN THE LAST FIVE AT GLOBAL FINANCE AWARDS 2024
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time since 2019. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa recognised as the prestigious Global Finance announced its 31st Annual Best …
Read More »IDP Camp Fire Incident: We Are Investigating Claims Of NGOs Involvement- Borno Govt
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum. The Borno State Commissioner of Information and Internal Security, Professor Usman Tar, has confirmed that the government is investigating claims of some non-governmental organizations’ involvement in the fire incidents involving the Internally Displaced Persons(IDPs) Camp in the state. Tar in a statement on Sunday, stated that …
Read More »Blackout: TCN Raises Fresh Alarm Of Planned Attack On Electricity Facility
Barely a week after the national grid collapsed, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has raised the alarm over a planned attack on its facilities in the Federal Capital Territory. The TCN spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, in a statement, said there were alerts of planned attacks on the power installations in …
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