Two states – Lagos and Sokoto – and the Federal Capital Territory paid more for road transportation in 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. The NBS said this in its Transport Fare Watch data. Data for December 2020…
The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has destroyed no fewer than 2 Boko Haram Terrorists’ (BHTs’) gun trucks and eliminated some of their fighters along the Wamdeo-Chul axis in the Southern part of Borno State. Coordinator, Defence Media…
By Kayode Tokede Polaris Bank has continued to receive plaudits from cross section of customers since it commenced payment of US dollars to beneficiaries of money transfer in line with Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recent payout policy directive. The…
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki opened his defence on Tuesday at the Federal High Court Abuja, calling two witnesses one of whom was the Deputy Registrar, Legal, University of Ibadan, Mr Abayomi Ajayi. Ajayi told the court that the fact…
As the state gears towards conducting local government election, Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has again, urged the people to elect only competent individuals to provide necessary leadership at the local government level. Engineer Sule, while hosting members of…
By Ogaga Ariemu Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has denied reports in some media that its ordered 50 per cent electricity tarriff increase. This is was contained in a statement signed by the management of the commission on Tuesday 5th.…
Justice Lateefa A. Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, convicted and sentenced Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for over N10 billion fraud. The Economic…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has revealed that 731 members of Batch B National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19. The chairman, PTF on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has donated a sum of 10 million naira and two motorcycles to the state chapter of the Nigerian Legion while promising to ensure the delivery a patrol van to the retired…
…Says Nigeria not a failed state The Federal Government has reassured that the latest economic recession the country slid into owing to the impact of COVID-19 will be short-lived. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the…
