The Kano state government has been condemned for arbitrary arrest and illegal detention of a journalist with Radio Nigeria, Pyramid FM Kano, Muktar Dahiru, for sharing media content which is believed to be critical of the state government officials which include Governor Abba Yusuf and Lamido Sanusi who was reinstated …
Read More »Ogun shuts down two Chinese companies
Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA has sealed two Chinese companies for operating in dirty environments, with improper waste disposal. The companies are Yibao Industrial Limited, Bara Village along the Sagamu – Abeokuta Expressway and Ronchang Industrial Park, opposite Julius Berger yard Lagos -Ibadan Expressway. Special Adviser and Managing Director …
Read More »Portable calls out celebrities who donated money for Bobrisky for ignoring TG Omori
Controversial singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has called out Nigerian celebrities over their failure to make financial contributions towards the medical bills of ailing music video director, TG Omori. TG Omori recently underwent an unsuccessful kidney transplant surgery in Lagos. The ace cinematographer revealed that his only brother …
Read More »Over 31 Million Pills, Bottles Of Illicit Drug Worth N17.9Billion Seized At Lagos, Port Harcourt Ports
The seizures were made following intelligence processed by the Agency on the movement of the shipments from their port of origin in India, leading to a demand for a 100 percent joint examination of the watch-listed containers with the Nigerian Customs Service and other sister security agencies. Operatives of the …
Read More »N21Million Jumbo Pay: SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas For ‘Fixing National Assembly Members’ Allowances, Running Costs’
The lawsuit is over “the failure to end the apparently unlawful practice by the National Assembly of fixing its allowances and running costs, and the failure to account for the monthly running costs paid to members”. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Senate …
Read More »Education Rights Campaign Urges Students To Stand Firm As University Of Ibadan Shuts Down Over Fee Hike
This position was communicated by Comrade Namdi, the Acting Branch Secretary of the organisation in a statement on Saturday. The Education Rights Campaign has condemned the management of the University of Ibadan over its alleged tactics against the anti-fee hike protests in the school. This position was communicated by Comrade …
Read More »Junior Defence Minister Matawalle, Military Chiefs Relocate To Sokoto As Insecurity Worsens In North-West
This move is to intensify the government’s counter-insurgency efforts and eradicate the scourge of banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism plaguing the North-West region. In a bid to bolster national security and combat the escalating threats of banditry, kidnapping, and terrorism ravaging the North-West region, the Minister of State for Defence, Bello …
Read More »Again, MoneyMaster gets nod for Lagos food discount market
The Lagos State Government has reappointed MoneyMasterPSB, a leading payment service bank, for the second phase of the “Ounje Eko” food discount market, which will open throughout the state on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The Lagos State Government launched Ounje Eko, a programme that offers the people a 25 percent …
Read More »Growth In Oil Sector GDP Contribution Shows NNPC Strategies Working
Ukpe Philip The strategies adopted by Nigeria’s wealthiest and most profitable company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) to ramp up crude oil production has again proven to be effective after a surprise 3.19 per cent growth in Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which defied expert projections. The GDP …
Read More »There’s a plan to derail Tinubu’s petroleum industry revolution
Tajudeen Suleiman It was a pleasant shock for me to read the National Bureau of Statistics’ report released last Monday that Nigeria’s economy grew by 3.19% in the second quarter of 2024. The growth rate was quicker than the 2.51% growth seen in the second quarter of 2023, and the …
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