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October 6, 2024 No Responses

Liyel Imoke: Alleged Expenditure Of $16b Delayed Power Sector Reforms

Former minister of power, who later served as Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, has described alleged “expenditure” of $16 billion on the power sector by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration as misleading. Imoke, who was also Chairman of....

October 6, 2024 No Responses

Kaduna Denies Borrowing ₦36b

The Kaduna State Government has described a media report as false and misleading, alleging that the state has borrowed ₦36 billion in the past six months. The state government explained that it is paying nearly three times the loan size...

October 5, 2024 No Responses

FG Orders Overhaul Of Road Safety Measures

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima has ordered a holistic overhaul of Nigeria’s road safety measures. Vice President Shettima gave the directive during a meeting with the leadership of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) led by its Corps Marshal, Shehu...

October 5, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu, Akume, Others For Catholic Herald Centenary Lecture

NIGERIA’S oldest surviving newspaper, The Catholic Herald weekly newspaper, a publication of the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, is set to hold its Centenary Lecture and Awards presentation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Secretary to the Government of th...

October 5, 2024 No Responses

NDDC To Remodel Foreign Scholarship Scheme

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to remodel its Foreign Post Graduate Scholarship scheme to incorporate a tracking system to monitor the progress of its scholars after graduation, Addressing more than 200 scholars of the Commission, studying in...

October 5, 2024 No Responses

DATA INTEGRATION: LAGOS, NIMC EXPLORE COLLABORATION

In a significant step towards enhancing the synergy between National and State Identity Management systems, the Lagos State Residents Registration Agency (LASRRA) hosted Principal Officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) at the Agency’...

October 4, 2024 No Responses

Tinubu Submits Tax Reform Bills To NASS

The Senate has received President Bola Tinubu’s communication seeking consideration and passage of the proposed Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Bill to align with ongoing financial reforms of the Federal Government and enhance efficiency in tax compliance. The ...

October 4, 2024 No Responses

Nurses Protest Doctor’s Alleged Assault Of Female Student Nurse In Ogun

Nurses with Ogun State Hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta joined by their colleagues mobilised from other parts of the state, defied the rain on Thursday to protest the alleged assault of a final year student nurse by a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Nurudeen...

October 4, 2024 No Responses

Delta Festival Begins Nov 22, Targets CEOs, Youths, Others

All is now set for the 2024 DELTA Festival (Delfest 2024) scheduled to hold at the DOME Event Centre, Opanam Road, Asaba from November 22 – 24, 2024. According to the organisers, the festival will serve the dual purpose of bringing...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

SEC, NGX Group Visit Johannesburg Stock Exchange

A high-level delegation from Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), led by the Group Chairman, Alhaji (Dr.) Umaru Kwairanga, alongside top officials from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), headed by the Director General, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, recen...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

More Zenith Bank Customers Lament Online Service Disruptions

More Zenith Bank customers are groaning over their inability to access their accounts or carry out any transactions almost 24 hours after the bank announced a routine IT maintenance. Contrary to the promise by the bank that online transactions would...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

ICPC Recovers N13b Diverted Funds

In the Month of September 2024, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) recovered over ₦13 billion diverted public funds. The Chairman of the ICPC, Musa Aliyu, disclosed this during the launch of the commiss...

October 3, 2024 No Responses

Edo 2024: PDP Supporters Protest At INEC Office

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State staged a protest on Wednesday at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Benin City, the state capital. The party supporters, who wielded placards and PDP insignia,...