Business
Senate Begins Probe Into CBN’s N30trn Loan To FG
The Senate of Nigeria is leading the investigation into the Central Bank of Nigeria’s disbursement of a significant N30 trillion loan to the Federal Government. The…
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BREAKING: FG orders revocation of licences of electricity distribution companies
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to withdraw licenses of non-performing electricity distribution companies (DISCOs). This is as power generation…
Security
BREAKING: Bandits demand N40 trillion, 150 bikes to release 16 Kaduna residents
Bandits in Kaduna are demanding the sum of N40 trillion and other items as ransom to release the 16 residents abducted from the Gonin Gora area…
Health
59 Doctors Resign in Nasarawa Over Poor Welfare Conditions
A total of 59 medical doctors formerly working at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, DASH, in Lafia, Nasarawa State, have resigned from their positions with the…
Health
BREAKING: UK bans Nigerian doctors, nurses, others from bringing dependants
The British Government has banned health and care workers from foreign countries like Nigeria from bringing family members and other dependants to the country. This was…
Politics
Nigerian Tweeps Knock Senate President Akpabio Over ‘Careless Utterances’ At Wigwe’s Burial (VIDEO)
Nigerian netizens on X have berated the country’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio for his speech during the burial of Herbert Wigwe, the former group chief executive…
JUST IN: Renowned #EndSARS activist Rinu Oduala nominated for 2024 Forbes Woman Award
Renowned #EndSARS activist Rinu Oduala has been nominated for the prestigious 2024 Forbes Woman Africa Young Achiever Award. The organisers said the nomination is a recognition…
Politics
BREAKING: PDP expels pro-Wike lawmaker for supporting Fubara
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expelled Hon Achor Nna, former leader of the Obio/Akpor legislative council, for declaring his support for Governor Sim Fubara. Politics…
Education
BREAKING: Activities grounded as university unions begin strike
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have declared a 7-day warning strike over federal government’s delay to pay…
Oyo Bans use of Styrofoam
The Oyo State Government has joined its counterparts in Lagos to issue a ban on the use of Styrofoam for food services, storage and other purposes.…