The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,189.96 recorded in September to N4,562.51 in October. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for October 2023 released on Wednesday in Abuja. The report said the October...
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The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Feb. 22, 2024, for hearing in the suit challenging the appointment of Mr Ola Olukoyede, as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu stated this on Wednesday after the parties agreed that the date was...
By JACOB KUIBEKA, Abuja – President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has reshuffled the leadership of some of its standing committees of the Upper Chamber of the 10th National Assembly. The shake-up, announced by the President of the Senate on Tuesday, affects 28 committees of the Senate. The announcement,...
A soldier was injured on Tuesday night while a policeman was killed in a clash between some Army and Police personnel in Adamawa. The injured soldier was allegedly shot in the leg by a policeman who was part of a patrol team at Target Junction in Yola. Some...
An FCT High Court on Wednesday admitted the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele to bail in the sum of N300 million. Justice Hamza Muazu also ordered Emefiele to produce two sureties in like sum. Muazu ordered that the sureties must have certificates of occupancy and...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Former President of the Senate , Senator David Mark has praised the new minority leader of the Senate Senator Abba Morro (PDP Benue South). Abba Morro, who succeeded Senator Mark in the Senate emerged Minority leader at the resumed plenary session yesterday following...
An Abakaliki Chief Magistrate Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 29-years-old man, Chikodili Igboji in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 50-year-old widow, Mrs Chinyere Igwe. The Magistrate, Chinedu Agama-Agama, ordered the remand of the defendant after rejecting his bail application. Igboji is facing a...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has commenced oral interviews for over 1,050 candidates for its Foreign Post-Graduate Scholarship Programme. The interview process, spanning over eleven days, is for the candidates that were successful during a Computer-Based Test written by 5,000 applicants earlier...
In a globalized economy, businesses are constantly seeking avenues for expansion and sustainable growth. For enterprises in Africa, one strategy that holds immense potential is venturing into the realm of export. This article explores the various dimensions of exporting as a catalyst for not just business expansion but...
Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said the FCT Administration has pegged cost of issuance of Certificate of Occupancy (C- of-O) at N5 million. Wike made the pronouncement at a meeting he held with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday. He said payment could be...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nysom Wike, says FCT Administration has concluded plans to roll out new buses and taxis for public transportation in Abuja. Wike, who disclosed this during a high-level meeting with estate developers in Abuja on Tuesday, added that the...
Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday in Abuja that the FCT Administration had secured funding from SUKUK to complete the Abuja Millennium Tower and Cultural Centre. Wike made the declaration while inspecting various project sites in Abuja and assured that part of the fund...
A certified copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on Kano State governorship election has affirmed the victory of Kabiru Yusuf as the duly elected governor of Kano state. The state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Haruna Isa-Dederi, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in...
Members of the Plateau State House of Assembly have elected Mr Gabriel Dewan (YPP- Pankshin North) as the new speaker of the house. The 30-year old Dewan was elected on Tuesday, shortly after the resignation of the former speaker, Mr Moses Sule (PDP -Mikang). The speaker who spoke...
The Rivers State House of Assembly has said the state was currently under attack by individuals who did not want the legislature to deliver on its constitutional mandate. The Speaker, Mr Martins Amaewule, and his 26-member faction, unanimously condemned the burning of the assembly chamber during plenary on...
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), has appealed to the Federal Government to expedite action in the payment of workers salary delisted by Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). ASCSN National President, Mr Etim Okon, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in...
Rivers State Police Command has arrested some of their men accused of killing one Eze Nyebuchi of Woji community in Obio Akpor, Rivers. Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Olatunji Disu confirmed the arrests in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by police spokesperson in the...
The Benue State Urban Development Board, on Tuesday demolished 28 illegal structures in Makurdi. The board’s Acting General Manager (GM), Mr Ternonge Mede, told newsmen in Makurdi, that most of the structures were on walkways, around transformers, and along access roads. Mede explained that a total of 28...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the controversy surrounding the procurement process in the state is misrepresented truth. Sanwo-Olu said this on Tuesday, while inaugurating the newly built operational headquarters of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) in Ikeja. He said the controversy generated by the...
Israeli Army on Tuesday said it has broken open the sealed blast-door at the end of a suspected Hamas tunnel under the al-Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip. The military published two pictures on social media platform X, formerly called Twitter, Tuesday evening showing the open door in...