The ward-winning artist, Kizz Daniel, has kicked off his upcoming album with the release of the highly anticipated first single, ‘Police’, featuring legendary six-time Grammy winner, Angelique Kidjo and Johnny Drille. Christian Agadibe, Chief Executive Officer of Artmatazz Media, a media company to the superstar, told the News Agency...
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Sterling Bank has scrapped transfer fees on its OneBank digital platform, in a bold move that promising to reset the rules in the Nigerian banking sector. Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Abubakar Suleiman, revealed this during a news conference in Lagos. He said the initiative reflects the bank’s...
The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has said the recent drop in global crude oil prices has sparked hopes of a corresponding reduction in petrol prices in Nigeria National President, PETROAN, Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, while reacting to recent development in the oil and gas sector...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno Coalition for Democracy and Progress (BOCODEP) has organized a two-day capacity-building training workshop to promote women’s participation in anti-corruption government agencies and related bodies. The workshop, held in collaboration with the MacArthur Foundation, aimed to advance women’s participation in anti-corruption and accountability...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Nasarawa State Government said it will spend over 12 billion naira to renovate 690 existing primary, secondary schools and build 30 new ones in the state. State Commissioner for Education, Dr John W. Mamman, disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Lafia,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A senior aide to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Moses Ternenge, is facing scrutiny over allegations of purchasing two luxury blocks of flats valued at over N200 million in Abuja’s exclusive Three Arms Zone. The properties, located at Suleiman Barau Crescent, Aso Villa,...
One of the prominent members of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr Abdullahi Hashim, has lauded President Bola Tibubu’s appointments of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr Bayo Ojulari and the Non Executive Chairman of the company’s Board, Engr Ahmadu...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, held a crucial closed-door meeting with Nigeria’s top military leadership in Abuja on Thursday. The meeting, which was held separately behind closed doors with the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, the Chief of Naval...
The Nigerian stock market on Thursday rebounded with a gain of N377 billion on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. Market capitalisation rose by N377 billion or 0.58 per cent to close at N65.847 trillion, compared with N65.470 trillion posted on Wednesday. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) climbed by 601.25 points...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo on Thursday disclosed that the Federal Government, in collaboration with the state government, has established a fact-finding committee to investigate the recent killing of hunters in Uromi, Edo. Okpebholo made the announcement while receiving a high-powered delegation from Kano State, led by Deputy Gov....
Kula community in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers, said Renaissance Africa Energy Holdings should inherit all liabilities incurred by the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) The community disclosed its position at a press conference in Port Harcourt on Thursday following the recent takeover of SPDC of joint venture...
A suit filed by an Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Johnmary Jideobi, seeking the sack of the recently appointed Sole Administrator of Rivers, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.), was stalled on Thursday due to inability to serve some defendants. The development occurred after the plaintiff’s counsel, Chimezie Enuka, informed Justice James...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has disbursed 50 billion Dollars into various sectors of Nigeria in the last 10 years. The President and Chairman of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this at the Commissioning of the Afreximbank African Trade Centre (AATC) in Abuja on Thursday. Oramah said the sectors...
The Olusegun Obasanjo Foundation, on Thursday, launched the distribution of 1,000 free hearing aids to persons with hearing impairment in the South-East. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event was organised by the foundation in partnership with the Abia Government and Starkey Hearing Foundation, with the...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja– The Managing Director/CE of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has issued a stern warning to institutions that fail to inform students of loan disbursements made on their behalf, while still demanding payment of institutional fees from the same students. According to...
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has warned that 1,249 communities across 176 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in 33 states and the FCT fall within the high flood-risk areas in 2025. The warning was issued during the official presentation of the 2025 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) by the Minister...
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has fined eight Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) N628, 031,583.94 for non-compliance with capping of estimated bills for unmetered customers. The commission made this known in a statement on its website in Abuja on Thursday. The commission listed the DisCos affected to include: Abuja,...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, struck out a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, struck out the suit for lack of diligent prosecution. When the matter...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has reviewed its ex-depot (gantry) loading cost of petrol to ₦867 per litre. It was gathered that the $20bn refinery informed its marketers and customers of the slash on Thursday. An official at the refinery confirmed the price reduction from ₦880 to ₦867 per...