One week into the new electricity tariff regime, information flowing from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has indicated that over 20 percent of consumers categorized as Band A do not have prepaid meters, a major factor in determining actual usage for the purpose of bill settlement. Consequently, the consumers would be made to pay…
No fewer than 39 lecturers in the nation’s tertiary institutions have been indicted and dismissed over sexual misconduct in the past five years, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH has revealed. Sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian higher educational institutions with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s Women revealing…
Minister for Works, Senator David Umahi, Tuesday faulted former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for his criticism of the cost of the 700km Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project. Umahi described Atiku’s statement as a gross misrepresentation of facts and figures, as well as a plot to mislead the public. Responding to the analysis Atiku made on the…
Allen Onyema, chairman of Air Peace, has raised the alarm over the alleged conspiracy by foreign governments to frustrate his airline out of business. Recounting his experience on the Lagos-London route during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, on Tuesday, he said Air Peace commenced its London flight with special students’ fares to make…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the outbreak of a disease of unknown origin in Sokoto state, with a total of 164 suspected cases identified in six wards of Isa local government area. Dr Jide Idris, the director general of the agency, stated, “Most of these cases are children aged…
The World Bank, on Monday, said Nigeria’s inflation rate will drop to 24.8 per cent year-on-year, YoY, in 2024. The development comes after the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) pegged the current rate at 31.7 per cent in February from 29.9 recorded in January. “Inflation is cooling in most Sub-Saharan African economies but remains high….
The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued a reminder to the public to prioritize security and report any suspicious activities during the Eid celebrations. In a press release, Peter Afunanya, Director of PR & Strategic Communications at the DSS, emphasized the agency’s commitment to collaborating with other security agencies and stakeholders to ensure a…
Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation has renewed its call for the end of persistent harassment faced by Chioma Okoli, a customer of Erisco Foods Limited, who has been in legal troubles since 2023 due to her review of the company’s tomato product on Facebook. Okoli has endured intimidation orchestrated by Nigerian authorities allegedly…
The Federal Government (FG) is drafting a law that mandates judges not to grant injunctions to aircraft that violate the dry lease This was announced by the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo on the Arise Television Morning Show on Monday. Speaking during the interview, Keyamo thanked FG for his support and emphasized how this is…
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