Petrol marketers across the Lagos metropolis at the weekend raised the pump price of the commodity to between N925 per litre and N935 per litre. This is in response to the increase in the landing cost of petrol, the stoppage by Dangote Refinery of the sales of the commodity inContinue Reading
•14 arrested as Gov suspends security corps boss, illegal vigilante groups The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Sunday, strongly condemned the killing of 16 hunters in Edo State, vowing that the perpetrators will be brought to justice. The CDS pledged, as the Edo State government said, thatContinue Reading
The World Bank is set to approve fresh loans totalling $632m to Nigeria today (Monday) amid mounting concerns over the country’s rising debt profile, Frontline reports. The loans are to support critical areas, including nutrition improvement and quality basic education. Information obtained from the World Bank’s website on Sunday showedContinue Reading
Barely two weeks after Chiedozie and Joan Okoye tied the knot in Lagos, their love story came to a tragic, untimely end. A devastating gas tanker explosion near Otedola Bridge snatched them from their families. Now, their loved ones are left drowning in grief and grappling with the unbearable weightContinue Reading
I Tears flowed on Saturday in Uromi, Edo State, as the remains of the hunters who were lynched by a mob were interred. Members of the Hausa community converged on the community cemetery to pay their last respects to the victims, who were burnt to death on Friday after beingContinue Reading
From left: Wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima; Vice-President, Kashim Shettima; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu; and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, during the Special Iftar and prayers for President Tinubu on his 73rd birthday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. President Bola Tinubu lastContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS, MARTINS DURU President Bola Tinubu has said there is no going back on the tax reforms bills. Tinubu, who stated this during a media chat in Lagos on Monday, said the tax reforms were necessitated by the need to eliminate colonial-based assumptions in the nation’s tax environment.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has been recognized as Nigeria’s foremost champion in primary healthcare delivery, earning the title of Best-Performing Governor in Primary Health Care. This remarkable accolade is a testament to Soludo’s transformative leadership and groundbreaking initiatives within the healthcare sector during hisContinue Reading
R-L: Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON; Secretary General, International Maritime Organisation, IMO, Arsenio Dominguez; Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Government of Spain, Oscar Puente and others during the 2024 World Maritime Day Parallel Event, held in Barcelona, Spain. BY GODWIN OBIThe Minister of MarineContinue Reading
Comptroller Nnadi, officers of the Command and other NDLEA officials at the handover ceremony.. BY GODWIN OBIThe Tin Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on yesterday showcased three containers with 684 packets of Cannabis Indica seized at the port.The drugs weighed 341.025kg with a street value ofContinue Reading