Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the hike in electricity tariff, saying it will worsen the suffering of the people. In a series of tweets on Friday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the last election accused the government of unleashing another dose of reforms without adequate notice and without an adequate post-reform…
Two communities, Agojeju Odo and Abejukolo in Omala local government area of Kogi state have been invaded by suspected herdsmen. By the time the dust settled, no fewer than 19 people have been killed while yet to be ascertained number of houses have been razed. Eye witnessed accounts told our correspondent in Lokoja on Friday…
President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the appointment of a managing director and two executive directors to serve on the management team of the National Education Loan Fund. They include Akintunde Sawyerr as Managing Director, Mr. Frederick Akinfala as Executive Director, Finance and Administration, and Mr. Mustapha Iyal as Executive Director, Operations. The appointments are…
The Federal Government has unveiled a new system of making social and financial payments in the country. With this, settlements of bills for goods and services can now be done via the new national identity cards. According to a statement, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has collaborated with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed eagerness to improve collaboration in education, mining, culture, and tourism with the newly-appointed ambassadors to Nigeria. Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, announced on Friday that President Tinubu had received letters of credence from newly-appointed ambassadors, with a focus on mining and education During…
The Kwara State National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Command has pledged to enhance their participation in sports events as a way to combat drug abuse and child trafficking. Bashir Ibrahim, the Commander of NDLEA in Kwara, pledged during a visit by the state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) in Ilorin. Ibrahim…
The Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the promotion of 10,581 junior officers in the Inspectorate Cadre and the Rank and File. According to a statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Department of Finance and Administration…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined the Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) ₦200m for violating a new tariff order. In a statement on Friday, NERC stated, “AEDC has been fined ₦200,000,000 (Two Hundred Million Naira) for failure to comply with the prescribed customer band classifications for the tariff billing.” The decision comes…
In less than a day after the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) announced a planned protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the organization has accused the Nigeria Police and the United States of plotting to disturb their International Quds Day procession in the country. The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiites…
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