Benue Chief Judge Dismisses Gov Alia’s Motion Seeking Dismissal Of LG Bosses
The Chief Judge of Benue State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, has dismissed the Motion on Notice filed by Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, asking the State High Court to set aside the judgment obtained by 23 suspended Local Government (LG)…
Senate Seeks Suspension Of The Proposed Electricity Tariff Hike
Nigerian Senate on Tuesday, called on the federal government to intervene and halt the proposed increase in electricity tariff by the distribution companies, DISCOs. It also urged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) to decentralize the proposed engagement with stakeholders…
Reps Propose Banning GSM Providers from Reselling Registered SIMs Cards
The House of Representative has proposed the prohibition of the resale of already purchased and registered Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards by Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) providers in Nigeria. The motion was moved on Tuesday at the plenary…
Subsidy Removal: Cash Transfer Is Scam – Kaduna Gov Uba Sani
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna state, has described the proposed cash transfer policy of the Federal Government as a scam. Sani stated this while speaking in an interview with Arise Television’s News Night on Friday. The governor said, “My position…
NDE Moves To Build Competent Workforce In Oyo
…Urges GAP Participants To Be Good Ambassadors As part of efforts to improve the employability of the teeming unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions, in the country, the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, Oyo State, has recruited 23 unemployed graduates into…
Nigerian Government Increases Fees for Its Unity Colleges’ Students
Despite pressure from lawmakers to the contrary, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has allowed a hike in school fees for Federal Government Colleges (FGCs), otherwise known as Federal Unity Colleges, from ₦45,000 to ₦100,000, at a time Nigerians were yet…
In Six Months FIRS Rakes-in Record N5.5 Trillion
Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has announced a total tax revenue collection of N5.5 trillion for the half-year period of January to June 2023. This is the highest tax revenue collection ever recorded by the Service in any first…
Women Seek 35% Female Ministerial Appointment
The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to deliver on his campaign action plan of having at least 35 per cent of women on his ministerial list. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mufuliat Fijabi, made the…
N1.7m Fraud: EFCC Docks Two In Maiduguri
The Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, July 18, 2024, arraigned one Mohammad Idris before Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on one count charge of obtaining by false…
House Of Reps To Investigate Destruction of Vessels With Stolen Crude Oil
The House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday resolved to investigate the brazen destruction of a vessel caught with stolen crude oil and what happened to the 150,000 barrels of crude in the vessels. The resolution…
