Tacha Former Big Brother Naija reality show star, Natacha Anita Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has claimed that she was once offered $20,000 (N29 million) just to sit at the same table with a male fan at an event. Speaking in the latest episode of her show, the Big Friday …
Read More »Insecurity: Wike urges FCT residents not to panic
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says the FCT Administration is taking steps to address security challenges affecting some sections of the territory. Wike gave the assurance while addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, before a close door emergency meeting with …
Read More »Shell To Sell Nigerian Onshore Subsidiary, For $2.4bn
Shell Shell Plc on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited. It said this in a statement on its website on Tuesday, noting that the transaction has been designed to preserve the full range of SPDC’s …
Read More »INEC Backs Governor Sule As Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In PDP’s Appeal
L-R: Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule and PDP Governorship candidate, David Ombugadu The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the appeal filed by David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule. Counsel for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Onyechi Ikpeazu, urged the apex …
Read More »Supreme Court reserves judgement in Nasarawa election dispute
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdulahi Sule The Supreme Court, has on Tuesday, reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, David Ombugadu against the decision of the Appeal Court which validated Abdullahi Sule as the governor of the State. The five-member panel led by Justice …
Read More »UNILAG convocation gowns stolen
File Photo of graduates at UNILAG Academic gowns of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) post-graduate scheduled for distribution to the graduating students, have been stolen after a bus conveying it was vandalized. The institution holds its 54th convocation ceremony this week with a total of 340 graduands to be awarded …
Read More »Memo to Tinubu: Unlocking Nigeria’s dormant $1 trillion asset
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), a Nigerian asset Nigeria’s federal government faces significant financial challenges and actively seeks revenue sources to fund operations, address outstanding loans, invest in infrastructure, and boost the economy. The 2024 federal budget has a N9.18 trillion deficit, adding to the N87.38 trillion (US$113.42 billion) …
Read More »NNPC Ltd GCEO, Defence Chief Inspect Illegal Vessel Arrested In Warri
NNPC Ltd GCEO, Mele Kyari The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd Mr. Mele Kyari, and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, visited Oporoza, Warri, Delta State, to inspect MT Kali, an illegal crude oil vessel loaded with thousands of metric tonnes of …
Read More »Tinubu’s minister faces CCB today over N438m contract scandal
The Code of Conduct Bureau will (today) on Tuesday quiz the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, over the alleged connection of his company in a N438m contract ‘fraud’ at the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. It was alleged that New Planet Projects, reportedly belonging to the minister, benefited from …
Read More »HabariPay’s Squad Launches Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 for Young Innovators
In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first-ever hackathon, “Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0.” The social coding event is scheduled to hold on January 19th and 20th 2024, at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, …
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