August 29, 2026

Nigerian News

NCC’s 50% tariff hike overkill, 10% sufficient – NATCOMS

NCC’s 50% tariff hike overkill, 10% sufficient – NATCOMS

Offor Callistus January 31, 2025
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has said the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC) has refused to honour its appeal to reduce its 50 per cent tariff hike approval to 10 per cent. The National President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday...
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Court reinstates Oba Famodun as Owa of Igbajo, nullifies Governor Adeleke’s order Court gavel

Court reinstates Oba Famodun as Owa of Igbajo, nullifies Governor Adeleke’s order

Offor Callistus January 31, 2025
An Osun High Court sitting in Ile-Ife, on Thursday, reinstated Oba Adegboyega Famodun as the Owa of Igbajo and nullified the state government’s revocation of his appointment. The court overturned the White Paper and Executive Order issued by Gov. Ademola Adeleke regarding the Owa of Igbajo chieftaincy title. The...
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Edo election: PDP witness insists on irregularities as Okpebholo, APC lawyers disagree APC slams PDP

Edo election: PDP witness insists on irregularities as Okpebholo, APC lawyers disagree

Offor Callistus January 31, 2025
A politician from Akoko Edo Local Government Area of Edo, Victor Eseigbe, on Thursday, testified as Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s witness at the ongoing governorship election tribunal, insisting that the poll was marred by irregularities. Eseigbe, who had the witness code: WW1M/9, gave his testimony while being led in...
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NLC proposes 5% telcom tariff hike, insists on nationwide protest NLC President, Joe Ajaero

NLC proposes 5% telcom tariff hike, insists on nationwide protest

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has flayed the Federal Government for implementing the policies of Bretton Woods institutions, saying the removal of subsidies and increased tariffs are emasculating Nigerians. “They keep on emasculating us through stupid taxes. It will come to a point when people can pay but they...
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Edo Governor, Okpebholo approves 21-year jail term for cultists, sponsors Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo

Edo Governor, Okpebholo approves 21-year jail term for cultists, sponsors

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
The Governor of Edo State has signed the Secret Cult and Similar Activities Prohibition Bill, 2025, into law repealing the Edo State Secret Cult Prohibition Law, 2018. The new law recently passed by the Edo State House of Assembly and signed by Governor Monday Okpebholo takes effect from 24th...
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Court to hear NNPCL’s objection against Dangote Refinery Feb. 5 20240818 122129

Court to hear NNPCL’s objection against Dangote Refinery Feb. 5

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, fixed Feb 5 to hear the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to Dangote Refinery,...
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Women will lead Africa’s $29trn economic transformation — Shettima Shettima 1

Women will lead Africa’s $29trn economic transformation — Shettima

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed optimism that women would be at the forefront of Africa’s projected 29 trillion dollars economic transformation. Shettima stated this on Thursday in Abuja when he declared open the 2025 Gender Inclusion Conference and launched Project #SheIsIncluded to bridge gender gaps in finance and the...
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Alleged attempted kidnap: Court adjourns Evan’s plea bargain hearing Photo of court gavel and convicted billionaire kidnapper, Evans

Alleged attempted kidnap: Court adjourns Evan’s plea bargain hearing

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday adjourned till March 20 to hear a plea bargain agreement filed by the convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans). Justice Adenike Coker adjourned the case after Evans and his co-defendant, Joseph Emeka, were re-arraigned. The duo were re-arraigned on an amended five-count charge...
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Otti presents 5 refurbished Armoured Personnel Carriers to police Armoured Personnel Carrier APC

Otti presents 5 refurbished Armoured Personnel Carriers to police

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has presented five Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) to the Nigeria Police Force. Speaking on Thursday during the hand over ceremony at the Government House, Umuahia, Otti restated the state government’s commitment to enhancing the peace and security of the state. The governor said that...
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Nurses, midwives in Ondo withdraw services over improper remuneration Nurses

Nurses, midwives in Ondo withdraw services over improper remuneration

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
Nurses in Ondo State have declared an indefinite strike from Friday over what they referred to as improper remuneration and poor welfare. The state Chairman of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Mr Felix Orobode, made this known on Thursday at a news conference in Akure....
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No alternative to civil rule in Nigeria – Abdulsalami Abubakar images 12 2025 01 30T181458.335

No alternative to civil rule in Nigeria – Abdulsalami Abubakar

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, has urged Nigerians, especially political parties, to keep watering and nurturing the tree of democracy, saying “there is no alternative to civil rule’’. Abubakar spoke at the launch of a book titled “100 Years of Political Parties Evolution in Nigeria, 1923 –...
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Collapse: Soludo warns builders against using substandard materials Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo

Collapse: Soludo warns builders against using substandard materials

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has cautioned developers against using substandard materials in the construction of buildings. Governor Soludo, who was represented by his Deputy, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, gave the warning on Thursday, when he visited the site of a collapsed three-storey building under construction in Awka,...
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CBN’s policy interventions have moderated inflationary growth, says Cardoso 20240924 172358

CBN’s policy interventions have moderated inflationary growth, says Cardoso

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that without its policy interventions, inflation could have risen to 42.81 per cent in December 2024. The CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, made this known at the 2025 Monetary Policy Forum of the apex bank on Thursday in Abuja. The forum attracted ministers,...
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Court defers arraignment of former NHIS boss to February 3 Former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS),Professor Usman Yusuf

Court defers arraignment of former NHIS boss to February 3

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako, Kuje, on Thursday, January 30, 2025 rescheduled to February 3, 2025 the arraignment of Professor Usman Yusuf, former Executive Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC had on Wednesday, January 29, 2024 arrested Yusuf and brought before...
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Auction of vehicles: EFCC to review complaints against auctioneers images 7 2024 10 10T185536.886

Auction of vehicles: EFCC to review complaints against auctioneers

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it noted with concern the reported unsavoury experiences of some Nigerians who participated in the just concluded public auction of forfeited vehicles conducted by accredited auctioneers on behalf of the Commission. A statement issued on Thursday by...
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Cross River speaker pledges to partner LG chairmen for grassroots development Speaker, Cross River State Assembly, Elvert Ayambem

Cross River speaker pledges to partner LG chairmen for grassroots development

Offor Callistus January 30, 2025
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Elvert Ayambem, has pledged the 10th Assembly’s commitment to synergizing with local government chairmen in the state for grassroots development. Ayambem, who spoke during a meeting of the Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee with...
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