Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Malam Ali Chiroma, who died on Tuesday, was buried in Maiduguri on Wednesday. Chiroma died at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), after a brief illness. He was aged 91. The former labour union leader, who was a member...
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) , says the newly approved tariff is expected to reduce subsidiaries for the 2024 fiscal year by about N1.14 trillion. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Mr Musliu Oseni, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. ”With the newly approved tariffs, subsidies...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that at least 4.5 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, are not fully covered by essential health services. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General, said this on Wednesday during an online media conference on global health issues. Ghebreyesus said...
The following are the results of Match Day 28 fixtures played on Wednesday in the 2023/2024 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL): Akwa United FC 0-1 Doma United FC Sporting Lagos FC 1-1 Lobi Stars FC Enyimba International FC 5-0 Kano Pillars FC Bayelsa United FC 1-0 Heartland FC...
Sell-offs in the shares of Tier-one banks on Thursday contributed to a 0.32 per cent decline in the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market indices. Specifically, losses in the share prices of FBN Holdings, Access Corporation, Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Zenith Bank and StanbicIBTC Bank, among others, dragged...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Impressed by the recent appreciation of the naira over the dollar, former Governor of Sokoto State and Senator representing Sokoto North, Aliyu Maatakarda Wamakko has appealed to marketers to fear God and reduce prices of goods to make life bearable for Nigerians. Senator...
Naira gained further at the official market, trading at N1,262.85 to a dollar on Wednesday. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ revealed that the Naira gained N15.73. This represents a 1.23 per cent appreciation when compared to the previous day’s trading on Tuesday, exchanging at N1,278.58...
Four Social Democratic Party (SDP) witnesses that testified on Wednesday in the ongoing hearing of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja gave contradictory testimonies. The witnesses gave their accounts before the three-member panel of justices led by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu. The SDP and its governorship candidate,...
A fresh round of squabbles is rocking the board of First Bank of Nigeria, a development shareholders fear poses major threat to the bid by the first generation financial institution to strengthen its capital base in line with the recent directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to...
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Students Loan Bill into law on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the students loan is part of the implementation of the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023. The Students Loan Bill seeks to provide loans for...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted an interim order sought by the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain Emmanuel Osase, a Nigerian suspected to be a member of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for 60 days. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of the former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Chiroma Ali, who held various positions within the trade union hierarchy. President Tinubu also sympathised with the Chiroma family, the organised labour community, and everyone impacted by...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – A heavy rainstorm has killed one, injured several others and destroyed hundreds of houses in Agbashi community of Doma Local Government and Aloshi community in Keana Local Government Area, all in Nasarawa State. The incidents happened on Tuesday evening where houses and worship...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has commended residents of the territory for their patience, following the inconveniences the ongoing projects across the FCT have caused. Wike gave the commendation in Abuja on Wednesday, after he inspected some ongoing projects in the territory....
Newly elected Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has formally appointed opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko as the country’s new prime minister. Faye, 44, made the announcement early on Wednesday, appointing his close ally who enjoys support among young Senegalese. Faye had taken the oath of office just hours previously....
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Joe Ajaero, has urged the Federal Government to make retirement easy for Nigerian workers, especially now that the country is facing economic challenges. Ajaero made the plea on Wednesday when he received a delegation from the XEM Consulting Limited,...
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Cross River, Mr Ankpo Edet, has said that in spite of meeting decayed infrastructure and empty treasury, the present administration has achieved a lot in its urban renewal pursuit. The commissioner, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday,...
Component Lead, Enabling Environment Nigerian Energy Support Programme (NESP), Mr Joshua Yari, has said Nigeria has invested 48 million Euros in the second phase of its Energy Support Programme. Yari said this on Wednesday at a one-day Energy Summit, organised by Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) in collaboration...
The family of the reknown Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru aaUsman-Bauchi, has dismissed as misleading reports insinuating the death of the cleric. Usman-Bauchi, who is one of the leaders of the Sufism, Tijjaniyya Movement in Nigeria, has been reported dead in the early hours of Wednesday. In a swift...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated more than N1.3 trillion revenue in the first quarter of 2024. The Comptroller General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made the disclosure while briefing newsmen on its activities in the first quarter of 2024, on Wednesday in Abuja. “The...