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DG NCAA Seeks Collaboration with Transport & Aviation Correspondents, Tasks Media Practitioners
The acting Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, at the weekend tasked media practitioners on correct narrative of events that bring about positive impact to the agency, the aviation industry and wealth of the country amongst…
OPPO Releases Reno11 F with Water Resistance Feature: Redefining Style and Performance
OPPO, being a leading global smart device brand, is proud to announce the launch of the OPPO Reno11 F in Nigeria. This new addition to the Reno series redefines style and performance, offering a range of innovative features and improvements…
Samsung Reiterates Commitment To Affordable 5G-enabled Technology
Samsung Nigeria, has reiterated its commitment to democratising 5G technology, making it accessible to a diverse range of consumers without compromising on performance, features, or design. This is even as the technology company has unveiled two new additions to its…
Fraudsters Clone Air Peace Website, Fleece Customers
Indigenous aviation company, Air Peace, on Tuesday, raised the alarm that some passengers intending to book United Kingdom (UK) flights on its portal were fleeced by fraudsters who cloned its official website. The alarm was coming a few days after…
CBN Clears Inherited $7 billion FX Backlog
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has cleared the $7 billion foreign exchange (FX) backlog inherited by Governor Yemi Cardoso. This move fulfils a key pledge on his appointment and signifies a significant step towards restoring confidence in the economy….
Economy
Naira Rebounds Against the Dollar At Parallel Market
The Naira recovered against the United States (US) dollar at the parallel market as it appreciated to N1280/$, according to market information obtained by Nairametrics from currency traders. This implied that the Naira appreciated by N120, representing a gain of…
Repositioning EFCC: Olukoyede Effects Critical Challenges, Makes New Appointments
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mr. Ola Olukoyede has appointed Mr. Michael Nzekwe as his Chief of Staff. He has also appointed Zonal Directors for each of the 14 Zonal Commands of the Commission. Nzekwe,…
10 Compelling Reasons to Embrace Insurance for a Secure Future
Introduction:Insurance is often seen as an unnecessary expense, but the reality is that it provides a safety net for unexpected events that can have a significant impact on your finances and well-being. From protecting your assets to providing peace of…
Customs Suspends 25% Penalty on Improperly Imported Vehicles
Amid economic hardship occasioned by high cost of living in Nigeria and to encourage compliance, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at the weekend announced that the federal government has approved the suspension of the 25 percent penalty previously imposed in…
TCN Expands Regional Capacity, Increases Capacity of Port Harcourt Main Substation with 100MVA Transformer
In a bid to boosts regional capacity, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has commissioned a 100MVA 132/33kV power transformer at its Port Harcourt Main Substation, enhancing the bulk transmission capability of the substation by 80MW. This initiative, which is…
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Enugu’s Land Grabbing Crisis: NGIJ Investigation Unveils Exploitative Woes As “Captain” Accused of Using Soldiers For Land Grabbing Linked To Lagbaja Family
By NGIJ Team In recent years, Nigeria has been grappling with a pressing issue known as land grabbing, where land rights are violated and increasingly stripped away from local communities and vulnerable individuals. This contentious practice, often fuelled by powerful…
President Tinubu Directs Mandatory Recitation Of National Pledge After National Anthem At Official Functions
To ensure absolute respect for the national symbols, strengthen allegiance and fidelity to country, and to preserve Nigeria’s ethos and defining character, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory recitation of the National Pledge after the National Anthem at every…
Save Enugu Group Sends SOS To Tinubu, Mbah, Over Misuse Of Soldiers In Enugu
Worried by the harassment and intimidation of citizens in the state over land matters, a frontline pressure group and human rights advocate, the Save Enugu Group (SEG), has sent a Save-Our-Souls (SOS) alert to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the…
Ministers, Ambassadors Won’t Be Spared As Illegal Structures Will Go Down – Wike Fumes on Resumption Of Duties As FCT Minister
Newly-inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has on assumption of office on Monday warned those distorting the master plan of the FCT to expect their properties to “go down”. The immediate past Rivers State Governor…
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Dan Agundi Power Transformers’ Fire Incident: TCN Restores Power Affected Areas in Kano
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that on Sunday it restored power supply to some of the areas taking supply from the transformers affected by the Dan Agundi Substation fire incident in Kano, adding that full restoration for…
Declare State Of Emergency in Industrial Sector – Kallah Urges Tinubu
The Katsina State Coordinator of the Jagaban Vision Movement, Ibrahim Musa Kallah, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) to declared a state of emergency in the nation’s industrial sector. Kallah, who spoke with our correspondent at the weekend,…
NDE Commissions Garri Processing Plant In Oyo
Determined to create employment and stimulate the local economy, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has assured that it will continue pursue laudable schemes aimed at generating employment for teeming unemployed persons in the country. Speaking at the official commissioning…
VP Launches Assembled In Nigeria Electric Car
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima has launched an assembled and designed in Nigeria, electric car. This is after the National Economic Council, NEC backed the move by the National Automotive Design and Development Council, NADDC, to begin mass production of…
Electric Car Sales Gain Pace Despite Hurdles
The electrification of the car industry is gathering pace, particularly in Europe, where the sale of new cars running on petrol and diesel will end in 2035. But challenges remain around their production, affordability and whether enough infrastructure can be…
Oil And Gas
Why Petrol Scarcity May Worsen In Coming Days – Independent Marketers Reveal
…Threaten Withdrawal Of Services Over Unpaid Debts Baring special, but urgent, intervention by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the current scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, across the country may worsen in coming days if independent petrol…
Transfer of Crude Oil Proceeds To CBN Is the Way To Go – CNPP Tells Tinubu
Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has described the speculated directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, transferring revenue from crude oil sales to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as the way to go. Since on Monday, there has been…
Diligence, Result, Reward: A Diary of Kyari’s Midas Touch At NNPCL – Skymark Energy and Power Ltd
If the names of technocrats, pace setters, track record performers and people of integrity, diligence and transparency whose midas touch in the country’s social political and economic firmaments are to be written for record purpose, the name of the Group…
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DG NCAA Seeks Collaboration with Transport & Aviation Correspondents, Tasks Media Practitioners
The acting Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, at the weekend tasked media practitioners on correct narrative of events that bring about positive impact to the agency, the aviation industry and wealth of the country amongst…
TCN Restores National Grid After System Disturbance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has successfully restored the national grid following a system disturbance that occurred at 4:28 p.m. on Thursday, 28th March 2024, with full recovery achieved by 10:00 p.m. that same day, the General Manager, Public…
PRNigeria’s Fact Check Proves Ajuri Ngelale Blundered in Saying Zubaida Umar is First Female DG of NEMA
A fact check by PRNigeria has proven that Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, exhibited embarrassing gaffe when he claimed that the newly appointed Director-General (DG) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Zubaida Umar, was the first female DG…
Dan Agundi Power Transformers’ Fire Incident: TCN Restores Power Affected Areas in Kano
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has confirmed that on Sunday it restored power supply to some of the areas taking supply from the transformers affected by the Dan Agundi Substation fire incident in Kano, adding that full restoration for…
Politics
May Day: ALGON National President Hon Aminu Mu’azu Maifata Sends Sincere Message To Workers
The National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, has sent in his goodwill message to the local government workers. The ALGON leader said, “On behalf of the National Executive Council of the…
EFCC Vs Yahaya Bello: Northern Group Urges Tinubu To Call Ex-Kogi Governor To Order
…Wants NJC’s Intervention to Save Judiciary Amid the ensuing drama between the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), a group, the Northern Initiative for the Defence of Democracy…
ALGON Leadership Tussle: Kolade Alabi’s Leadership Affirmed As Court Dismisses Plantiffs’ Suit
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a case seeking a declaration that Kolade David Alabi is not qualified to be the national president of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). In the Suit…
Count Me Out Of Assassination Attempt On Agbese – Benue Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Hon. Lami Danladi Ogenyi, has dissociated herself from an alleged assassination attempt on the deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese. Ogenyi in a statement by her Press…
Eid-Fitri: ALGON National President Hon Maifata Calls for Lawful Mass Action, Collective Civic Responsibility Against Challenges
The newly elected National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon. Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, has on behalf of the national executive council, the Board of Trustees (BOT), management and staff of ALGON, conveyed a heartfelt message…
Investment
Court Adjourns Cubana Chief Priest’s Naira Abuse Trial Till June 5
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 adjourned further hearing in the trial of Pascal Okechukwu, a.k.a. Cubana Chief till June 5, 2024.Okejukwu was arraigned on Wednesday, April 17, 2024…
FCTA Disburses N6.3bn in One Month To Six Area Councils in FCT
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed a total of N6,316,621,045.37 billion to the six area councils and other stakeholders as statutory allocation for the month of March 2024. This amount represents a significant increase of approximately 40 percent…
May Day: ALGON National President Hon Aminu Mu’azu Maifata Sends Sincere Message To Workers
The National President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Hon Aminu Mu’azu Maifata, has sent in his goodwill message to the local government workers. The ALGON leader said, “On behalf of the National Executive Council of the…
Vandalism: TCN Faults Claims By Jos Disco Over Partial Power Restoration of Gombe Transmission Line, Allocation
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has described as false claims in media reports on Saturday by the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (Jos DisCo) that it has restored partial power supply to some parts of Gombe and that only 5MW…