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Tinubu Appeals For Peace in Africa, Global Trouble Spots President Bola Tinubu has appealed for global peace and stability in Africa and other trouble spots around the world. Tinubu stated this while addressing members of the Diplomatic Corps and Heads of International Organizations during Ramadan Iftar on Friday in Abuja. The President urged the ambassadors […]

Tinubu Appoints Nwagba as CreditCorp CEO President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Uzoma Nwagba as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CrediCorp). The appointment was announced by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The Federal Government established the corporation to accelerate consumer […]

ICAO Council Adopts New SARPs For Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) says it has adopted new aviation Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPs) for the integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). The President of the ICAO Council, Salvatore Sciacchitano, said this in a statement on Friday evening, obtained in Lagos. […]

Supply Concerns Fuel Increase in Crude Oil Prices The global oil market rallied further on Friday as conflict in the Middle East stoked supply concerns. The most recent information available on the commodity market revealed that crude oil prices reached their highest level since October 2023. ICE Brent crude traded at $90.83 per barrel, which […]

*Calls Him A “Clown & Serial Liar” Former Rivers State governor, Celestine Omehia, has taken a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, describing him as a clown and serial liar. He called on Wike to reduce his propensity for power and greed and allow the incumbent Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to […]

Five states; Kogi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Bauchi and Kano states, have subsidised Hajj fares for 10,260 intending pilgrims for the 2024 exercise, with a combined sum of N9,120,997,990 billion. The subsidy payments by the various states’ governments follow the announcement of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, asking already registered pilgrims to pay an additional sum […]

Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, has criticised Nigerians who keep their freezers and air conditioners on when they are not home. Adelabu, while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said Nigerians lack the culture of power consumption management due to its affordability. “The bitter truth we all need to tell ourselves as Nigerians. A few […]

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femia Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers; and I wrote to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), inviting it to “to investigate the allegations of fraud detailed by the two committees set up by […]

As the sallah celebration comes closer and the need to address reckless driving becomes imperative, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) collaborayed to ensure that all traffic offenders are tried and penalised. Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dauda Biu disclosed this at the official flag-off of the 2024 Sallah […]

Following the recent upward review of electricity tariffs by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Nigerians have expressed shock, saying the recent increment is coming at a time the citizens are faced with numerous economic challenges. Nigerians since the inception of this administration have been faced with a harsh economic situation following the removal of […]

Senate Chief Whip Ali Ndume, on Saturday rejected recent hike in electricity tariff. The lawmaker, who represents Borno South in the upper legislative chamber, described the timing as wrong, maintaining that Nigerians were yet to recover from the removal of fuel subsidy. The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), recently approved a […]

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi has been honored with the International Law Outstanding Achievement Medal. by the International Law Association, Nigerian Branch. The Award was presented at the President’s Dinner and Award Night organized as part of the 7th Annual Law Conference of the Association held in Abuja. The event had […]