The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says the cumulative electricity subsidy for 2024 may increase to N2.4 trillion. Yusuf Alli, commissioner of planning, research, and strategy at the NERC, spoke on Thursday at the...
The fanfare that greeted the resumption of activities at the Port Harcourt Refining Company on Tuesday may have melted away leaving the hope and expectations of many Nigerians hanging. A visit by Saturday PUNCH to the...
President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the Board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The nominees, according to a release by the President’s Special Adviser on...
Former Governor Yahaya Bello has arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, where he is expected to take his plea over a 110-billion fraud allegation. The former governor, alongside Umar Oricha and...
The government’s harsh policies are inflicting pain on SMEs in Nigeria. The government needs to take action to ease the burdens many Nigerian businesses face. The sectors that contribute 48% of Nigeria’s GDP and...
The Coalition of Lagos Indigenous Youths has rejected the recent endorsement of Mr Seyi Tinubu, son of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the Lagos State Governorship contest in 2027. Recall that a group known...
A former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe has submitted that the reforms initiated by President Bola Tinubu are in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians. According to him, Tinubu met a dying economy where 98%...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Print Media, Mr. Wale Ajetunmobi. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on...
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has spoken about an “accidental leadership cycle” which he claims produced President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other former Nigerian leaders. According to...
Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested a witch doctor and another suspect in connection with alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement...
Former Governor of Anambra State and former Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, said the Supreme Court made an error in its judgment on financial autonomy for local governments. Ngige accused local council chairmen of...
Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tweak some of its policies adopted from the World Bank and the International Monetary...
An irate mob has set ablaze two men said to be revenue touts working with the Anambra State government. The men were set ablaze for allegedly causing the death of an innocent bystander...
Uduma lamented that if the Nigerian police authorities could cover up a rape case she reported and dismiss her for exposing the matter, how much more would have happened if the case involved innocent...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has revealed that the Federal Government is falling short of its commitment to supply crude oil under the naira-for-crude initiative. According to Dangote Industries Limited Vice President, Devakumar Edwin, the...
At least seven farmers, including a vigilante, were reportedly murdered in a recent attack by Bandit in Bangi, Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State. Beadyswordblog on Saturday revealed that the assailants also destroyed...
The Write with Music Festival 2024 has once again cemented its place as a beacon of creativity due to the visionary leadership of its curator, Francisca Okwulehie. This extraordinary festival, conceptualized and brought to...
Bernard Odoh says President Bola Tinubu was wrong to sack him as vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka, Anambra state. In an interview on AriseTV on November 21, Odoh said since...
The leader of the Eastern Security Network – an ethnic militia – was declared wanted by the military last March for terrorism. Nigeria’s defence chief General Chris Musa says the country is seeking...
Ishola, a resident of Otitoloju Street, Mile 2, Along Ayetoro Road in Abeokuta, was convicted on Friday on a one-count charge of membership in an unlawful society. A 27-year-old man, Afeeze Ishola, has been...
The Federal Government has commenced the deployment of consular officers to diplomatic missions worldwide before the anticipated release of the ambassadorial list. This comes 14 months after 83 ambassadors were recalled in September 2023....
The happenings in Kebbi and Sokoto States environs by the residents as they live in fear following the activities of Lakurawa terrorists in the Northwestern region of Nigeria is just like The saying that...
The National Counter Terrorism Centre, NCTC, has said that terrorist groups are using young girls as sex slaves and suicide missions wreaking havoc in various parts of the country. The centre’s national coordinator, Major-General...
Food safety experts, scientists and farmers have once again called for a total ban on genetically modified organisms, GMOs in Nigeria, highlighting its negative impacts on the human system and long-term effects on the...
The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, has appealed to the Senate to allow Uchenna Ubah, the widow of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah, to succeed him as the representative of Anambra South.Ndume...
senator Jimoh Ibrahim has defended the new loan request by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The lawmaker representing Ondo South Senatorial District, shared his view while appearing as a guest on Channels TV on Tuesday....
President Bola Tinubu has asked political parties and candidates who are unhappy with the outcome of the just concluded Ondo State governorship election to seek redress in court. President Tinubu said this in a...
Wigwe University in Isiokpor, Rivers State, held its first matriculation on November 14, 2024 the e Wigwe University had its opening ceremony on Thursday, October 17, as it welcomed its first set of students...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to participate in the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20). Tinubu landed on Sunday at 11:03 p.m....
The House of Representatives Committee on Urban Development and Regional Planning has summoned the Minister of Urban Development and Regional Planning, Ahmed Dangiwa to appear before it following poor implementation of projects handled by...
As Ondo State readies for its off-cycle governorship election today, President Bola Tinubu yesterday, called on all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear...
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion on the Marine Bridge, outbound Apapa, for 97 days to allow for repairs on the asphalt section of the road. The partial closure of the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesome Wike has stated that there is nothing wrong with building houses for judges, No Absolute Separation Of Powers Recall that human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), In...