Edo Gov. Godwin Obaseki has received names of potential political appointees that will make his cabinet from the 15-man screening committee he inaugurated for the exercise. Obaseki, who received the names of the appointees in Edo Government House in Benin…
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas, has skyrocketed to a record high of N500 per kilogramme, forcing some Nigerians to turn to alternatives such as charcoal, kerosene and firewood amid high unemployment and poverty levels…
The National Youth Service Corps has appointed Abdullahi Jikamshi as the new coordinator in Nasarawa State. This was contained in a statement signed by the NYSC Public Relations Officer in the state, Lucy Laha, and made available to newsmen in…
Establishments in Abuja have lamented the N100, 000 emission permit levied on business operators by the Abuja Municipal Area Council for the emission of gas from generators and other heavy duty machines. They described the levy as outrageous and capable…
The National Industrial Court, Abuja Judicial Division has stopped the National Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) from either picketing the offices of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) nationwide or calling for a strike at any of the Service’s offices…
THE Federal Government has said that the COVID-19 pandemic has wiped off 20 per cent from the $25bn annual diasporan remittances to Nigeria. The government noted that various targeted programmes were being implemented to shore up the deficit. Disclosing this…
The key market indices of the Nigerian Exchange improved further by 0.21 per cent on Friday, ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The MPC is expected to hold its fourth meeting of the year on July 26 and…
Rep. Babatunde Hunpe, representing Badagry Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Friday assured his constituents that the Badagry Deep Seaport project was still on course. Hunpe gave the assurance on the sidelines of the presentation of relief materials…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, before it on July 29. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave…
Sen. Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo (APC – Bayelsa East) has urged Niger Delta senators not to instigate violence in the region by making malicious and unfounded statements over the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The lawmaker made the call at a…
