Nigeria News
In my administration ASUU won’t strike —Peter Obi
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Tuesday said that Academic Staff Union of Universities won’t go on strike if he becomes the next president of the country. Obi speaking at a state rally in Owerri, Imo State, said that his administration would dialogue with ASUU leadership to ensure that universities won’t […]
Fani-Kayode reacts to Senate President ‘calling Shettima APC presidential candidate’
A former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to claims that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan described the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential running mate, Kashim Shettima as the party’s presidential candidate. Fani-Kayode said Lawan never described Shettima as APC’s presidential candidate during a recent meeting. He was reacting to a tweet ascribed to the […]
Blame game as WAEC delists 50 Oyo schools [FULL LIST]
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the recent delisting of some secondary schools in Oyo State by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Information revealed that no fewer than fifty (50) secondary schools in Oyo State have been delisted by the examination body. The schools were delisted after the recently conducted examination. They included both […]
Declare Sanwo-Olu my father, Delta man tells court
A 27-year-old man and father of three children, Mr Emmanuel Sanwo-Olu, has filed a suit before the Delta State High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, urging the court to declare the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as his father. In the suit no: EHC/148/2022 between Emmanuel Moses Sanwo-Olu and Babajide […]
IGP launches online platform to tackle car theft
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has launched the Central Motor Registry Command Centre at the force headquarters in Abuja, to enable members of the public to report cases of stolen vehicles in the country for possible recovery. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Wednesday, said the digitalised centre was […]
Imo Assembly Labour Party candidate dies
The Labour Party candidate for Okigwe Local Government Area of Imo State House of Assembly, Chukwunonye Irouno, is dead. Irouno, a popular master of ceremony in Owerri and the Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs and Entertainment to a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, died on Monday night in his house in Owerri. […]
2023: My husband only candidate with strong support for women – Rukaiya Atiku
Princess Rukaiya Atiku Abubakar, wife of former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for the 2023 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar has said that her husband is the only candidate that has strong support for women. According to her, it was for this reason that the former VP set aside the […]
Aree Stool: Community kick-starts process to replace monarch
Two groups in Iree town, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, the Iree Council of Elders and the Iree Progressive Association, have commenced action towards the replacement of Oba Raphael Ademola. Oba Ademola was installed as the Aree of Iree in the twilight of Adegboyega Oyetola as governor of Osun State. The decision of […]
Father of four attempts suicide over alleged failed plot to kill wife in Ondo
Following the alleged failed plan to kill his wife, a 42-year-old man, Awelewa, Monday, attempted suicide at his residence in Powerline axis of Ijoka in Akure South Council Area of Ondo State when he jumped into a well. It was gathered that the man who was said to have been jobless for a while had […]
UPDATED: Gunmen abduct corps member, seven others in Abuja
Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted a corps member, Adenike, and seven others in Extension 2 Relocation, along Arab Road, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Adenike, currently observing the mandatory National Youth Service, was kidnapped in her father’s home. The PUNCH reports. A source confirmed to our correspondent that Adenike is the only […]
Business News
MRS provided $300m to NNPC for Chevron assets – Report
One of Nigeria’s wealthiest families funded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company’s purchase of oil blocks from Chevron Corp., offering an insight into how the firm could back its ambitious expansion plans. Bloomberg ac on Monday that a subsidiary of MRS Holdings Ltd provided NNPC $300m to buy two shallow-water licenses divested by Chevron. The transaction […]
NCC flags banking app malware
The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team has flagged a malware, XENOMORPH, that installs trojan in banking apps on the android platform to steal login details, raid bank accounts, and read personal SMS. According to the commission, owners of compromised devices must take the extreme measure of doing factory resetting of infected devices. […]
CBN warns against card discrimination
The Central Bank of Nigeria has warned banks, switching companies, and other relevant parties in the Nigerian payment system against discrimination between payment cards issued by Nigerian banks. It said this in a circular to all banks, switching companies, and others, dated 5th December 2022, and signed by the CBN’s Director, Payments System Management Department, […]
Oil marketers fault NNPCL 34 days sufficiency claim
Oil marketers in the country have questioned claims by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority that Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has petrol stock that could last for 34 days. The oil marketers argued that the products are “hanging on the high sea”. Former Chairman, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, and Chairman/Chief […]
Trans-Morocco investment will generate prosperity, says NNPCL GMD
The Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has said that the investment in Trans-Morroco pipelines will engender prosperity in Nigeria and other partner countries. He said plans had been concluded to fix the Trans-Morocco Pipelines from Nigeria across 11 countries to Morocco, for onward transmission to the rest of […]
Reps pass NCC N553.7bn budget
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has transmitted to the House of Representatives, the proposed budget of the Federal Capital Territory for 2023. It also adopted the report of its Committee on Telecommunications on the budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission for 2023. Deputy Speaker of the House, Ahmed Wase, who presided over the […]
Wema Bank entrepreneurship school trains 156 SMEs
Wema Bank SME Business School has trained 156 Small and Medium Enterprise owners in Port Harcourt. In a statement, it stated that 156 participants comprising SME customers and non-customers of the bank attended the 4th edition of the Wema Bank SME Business School, which was designed to impart business management skills and first-rate entrepreneurial knowledge […]
Nigeria’s oil production climbs to 1.6m barrels
Nigeria’s crude oil production is recovering, climbing right back to about 1.6 million barrels. Chief Upstream Investment Officer, NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services, Bala Wunti, said this at the 11th Practical Nigerian Content forum in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state on Tuesday. According to him, Nigeria’s oil production as of Tuesday was 1. 6 million barrels per […]
ZENITH BANK WINS “BANK OF THE YEAR, NIGERIA” IN THE BANKER AWARDS2022
Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as Bank of the Year in Nigeria in The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2022. The award, which was announced by The Banker Magazine, Financial Times Group, United Kingdom, during the awards ceremony held in London on December 1, 2022, was in recognition of Zenith Bank’s strong management, […]
Nigeria’s foreign trade declines by N1.24tn
Nigeria’s total merchandise trade fell by N1.24tn, from N12.84tn in the second quarter of 2022 to N11.59tn in the third quarter of 2022. This is according to the ‘Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics (Q3 2022)’ report released by the National Bureau of Statistics released on Monday. The fall in foreign trade was influenced by the […]