Responding to the yearnings of Nigerians on rising cost of food after petrol subsidy removal, President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food and water shortage across the country. In his declaration, he also directed the immediate release of fertilizers and grains to farmers and households, as part of measures to mitigate […]
Ekiti State Chief Judge, Justice Oyewole Adeyeye, on Wednesday, escaped death when a section of the state high court complex collapsed on him while in the office. Reports have it that Justice Adeyeye is said to be currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the state. According to report, the judge was still […]
Lawmakers in the National Assembly will get ₦70 billion allocation from President Bola Tinubu’s N819 billion palliative meant to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy on Nigerians. This followed the passing of an amendment to the ₦819.5 billion 2022 supplementary budget by the National Assembly on Thursday, 13 July, 2023. The amendment was passed in […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally charged the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to court. Earlier, an Abuja High Court ordered the secret police to charge Emefiele to court within one week or release him. However, reacting to the court’s order on Thursday evening, the DSS spokesman, […]
Former Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is set to meet with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday The meeting comes after both men met at the reception organised for President Tinubu by Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on June 29. During the meeting, Tinubu publicly acknowledged Ambode’s presence, saying, “I’m glad […]
In his quest to tackle the porous nature of Nigeria’s borders, the Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR on Tuesday 11 July, 2023, paid a courtesy visit to the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, at his Office in Abuja. The maiden visit is part of the collaborative strategies of the Ag. CGC […]
Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Wale Adeniyi, has said that Nigeria’s fuel is still being smuggled out persistently despite the removal of subsidy. Adeniyi said this while speaking with State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday, in Abuja. He said it would take […]
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) in continuation of its capacity development training programmes for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria, has organised a one-day training for over 1,000 small businesses across six states in the North-East and North-West. The MSMEs were spread across Gombe, Maiduguri, Adamawa, Katsina, Sokoto and Kebbi states. The […]
Stakeholders in the Cassava value chain in Nigeria have been admonished to take optimum advantage of the various initiatives being promoted under the auspices of the African Union Commission (AUC), the Pan African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) and the African Organisation for Standardisation (ARSO) given the vantage position of the country in the production of Cassava […]
Eko United Group, A non-political organisation, on Wednesday called on the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to produce the original certificate of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu within 48 hours or face legal action. The group made the call at a world press conference addressed by its Publicity Secretary Ayodele Kumolu-Johnson, in Lagos. “It was […]
