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The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has directed MultiChoice Nigeria to halt any increase in its subscription rates until an ongoing investigation into its proposed tariff adjustments is completed. In a statement issued on Thursday made available to Nigerian NewsDirect, the FCCPC’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, confirmed the directive, which follows ...
...Meranda resigned as Speaker during peace meeting — Obasa ...Embattled Fmr Speaker presides over plenary with four lawmakers ...Several Lawmakers reject Obasa, declare support for Meranda ...As Labour Party confirms talks with 36 lagos lawmakers, demands state of emergency By Sodiq Adelakun The ongoing speakership tussle in the Lagos State House of Assembly has taken ...
The Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and Heirs Holdings Group, Tony Elumelu, has called for a strategic and collaborative approach to drive sustainable economic growth across Africa. Speaking at the inaugural Cameroon Economic Meeting in Yaoundé, Elumelu stressed the need for governments, private sector leaders, and development partners to work together to ...
…As APC budgets N30 billion for 2025 By Ismail Azeez The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has stated that President Bola Tinubu is more concerned about the next generation than the next general election. Speaking during a national television programme on Thursday evening, Senator Basiru emphasised that President Tinubu’s ...
A request by the Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos to recuse itself from the trial on the allegation of bias has been rejected. The embattled CBN Governor is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt ...
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has called for increased protection for herself and staff of the agency in their nationwide clampdown on counterfeit drugs. The NAFDAC DG made this known while disclosing that her life and that of staff of the agency ...
...Approves reconciliation committee, relocation of ‘Buhari House’ ...Ganduje reveals how he inherited N8.9bn debt as APC Chair ...Why Buhari missed APC NEC meeting — Garba Shehu By Sodiq Adelakun President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for calm among aggrieved leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), assuring them that he would not let them down. ...
...Proposes 64 kobo dividend to shareholders Transcorp Hotels Plc has posted an impressive growth of 144% in Profit After Tax (PAT) for the 2024 fiscal year. Transcorp Hotels which is the hospitality subsidiary of Transcorp Group, made this known in its latest audited results, submitted to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). The hospitality company recorded a ...
Leaders and stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 10 Local Government Areas of Oke Ogun in Oyo North Senatorial District have hailed Oyo State governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde for his achievements in infrastructural development for the zone. The stakeholders, rising from a meeting held at the residence of the Deputy Governor of ...
Heyden Petroleum, MRS and Ardova Plc retail stations will begin the sale of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) commonly referred to as Petrol at N860 - N865 per litre today. This new price comes on the heels of the crash in the ex-depot price by Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals by N65 from the previous price ...
...Says only two trains operational despite six available ...Urges Government to prioritise security of gas assets Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Dr. Philip Mshelbila, has decried losses suffered by the company to insecurity on gas assets. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES) in ...
By Matthew Denis The Federal Government has signed the EPC+F contract component of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project with Messrs. Hitech Construction Company Nig. Ltd which will facilitate foreign financing of the construction. This is as the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi disclosed that that the 750km Lagos - Calabar Coastal Highway project would ...
By Seun Ibiyemi Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in real terms (Constant price) grew by 3.84 percent in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024 on a year-on-year basis, showing is 0.38 percentage points higher than 3.46 percent recorded in Q4 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that released the data on Tuesday ...
...Says Ribadu’s 2031 election ambition behind various plots ...I’ll never join PDP, but will join others if… — Fmr Gov clarifies By Sodiq Adelakun Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has broken his silence regarding his exclusion from President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet, stating that it was the President himself, not the National Assembly, who ...
...As FG sets up joint committee to tackle fiber cuts The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has blamed the 30,000 incidences of fiber cuts in 2024 on road construction activities. The NCC made this known at a meeting with the Federal Ministry of Works and the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy in Abuja ...
...Empowers Kaduna women with N50m By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has disbursed a N50 million grant to empower 1,000 women traders in Kaduna State, reinforcing the federal government’s commitment to economic upliftment and grassroots development. At an event held at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Conference Centre, Senator Tinubu, through the ...
...Expresses pain over late Gov’s absence to witness his inauguration ...As Tinubu, Govs congratulate Aiyedatiwa Ondo State’s newly sworn-in Governor, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has vowed to build on the enduring legacy of his late predecessor, the visionary Rotimi Akeredolu, who passed away before witnessing his successor’s historic inauguration. Aiyedatiwa, who assumed office alongside his deputy, ...
By Seun Ibiyemi Petroleum marketers have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the N100 billion debt owed to them, warning that a supply disruption is imminent if the issue is not resolved. The marketers, under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and other industry stakeholders, claim that ...
...To complete existing projects, embark on new ones By Sodiq Adelakun Today marks a milestone in Ondo State as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami take the oath of office, officially becoming the elected governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa will be completing the second term tenure of late Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, whom he ...
...As Gov Adeleke swears in newly elected Council Chairmen ...Don’t truncate democracy — Makinde tells FG ...APC fires back, tells Makinde to focus on Oyo’s problem, respect party boundaries ...Disregard report stopping council official from resuming office on Monday — APC By Jeleel Olawale and Ismail Azeez The Governor’s Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party ...
…Rejects IBB’s defence of June 12 election annulment, slams memoir By Jeleel Olawale An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has rejected attempts by former military head of state, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), to exonerate himself from the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election fiasco, saying he “returned Nigeria to ...
Attempt by a 24-year-old Thai lady, Ms. Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, weighing 46.60 kilograms into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja Lagos has been thwarted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who arrested her after discovering the illicit ...
The Ogun State Government is set to be one of the beneficiaries of a $2.5 billion by the largest protein producer in the world, JBS of Brazil in Nigeria. This was disclosed when the Controlling Shareholder of the company, Wesley Batista, alongside Controlling Shareholder of EMN, Mr. John Coumantaros and the Chief Executive Officer of ...
