The Chairman of the National Campaign Council of the Peoples Democratic Party, Governor Nyesom Wike, has said for the sacked national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, the upcoming Edo State governorship election was a matter of life and death. Wike, who is also the governor of Rivers State, said this at a […]
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The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said he was committed to the welfare of the people of the state. He said many projects abandoned by his predecessor had been completed during his administration. Akeredolu stated this on Monday while speaking at the flag off of distribution palliatives items donated by a Non-Governmental Organisation, […]
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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered substituted service of a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate in the forthcoming election in Edo State, Osagie Ize-Iyamu, and his running mate, Audu Ganiyu. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, granting the plaintiffs’ application for substituted service, ordered that Ize-Iyamu and Ganiyu be […]
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The new electricity deal between the Nigerian government, its German counterpart and Siemens AG, will see the upgrading of 105 power substations and the construction of 70 new ones, the Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman has said. Providing what he described as ‘key details’ of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI) deal which has already […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of all tertiary institutions have agreed to commence the 2020/2021 post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening on September 7. The board explained the shift in the date of admission processes was to allow students sitting for the 2020 O’ level examinations conducted by the West […]
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The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, who clocks 51 on Monday. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, on Monday, noted that Senator Adeola, who is currently representing Lagos West Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber, has contributed “immensely to the growth […]
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The Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19, has disclosed, that isolation centres in the state has recorded zero fatality since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the state, in March 2020. This feat, the Task Force noted, was due to the holistic approach adopted by medical personnel managing the COVID-19 situation. The Task Force added that […]
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No fewer than 14 crude oil export terminals in the country were shut down in April and May this year owing to power outage and pipeline leakage, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. According to data in NNPC’s latest monthly report, a total of 4.36 million barrels of oil could not be produced in […]
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The disturbing gridlock created along Apapa corridor in Lagos State by heavy-duty trucks clogging the major highways may soon fade away, if the actions being taken by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu fully materialise. The Governor, on Sunday, set out on a five-hour tour of projects and infrastructure being developed on the Apapa corridor to ease traffic […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria has officially changed the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar from N361 to N379 on its website. The apex bank had earlier expressed its decision to unify the exchange rates in the country as forex scarcity persisted. It was however yet to announce if this would be the […]
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A former Managing Director of Alpha Beta Consulting Limited and Alpha Beta LLP, Mr. Dapo Apara, has called on the new acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mohammed Umar, to revisit his petition against the company. The former Alpha Beta boss had in July 2018 written a petition against the companies, alleging […]
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No fewer than 14 crude oil export terminals in the country were shut down in April and May this year owing to power outage and pipeline leakage, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said. According to data in NNPC’s latest monthly report, a total of 4.36 million barrels of oil could not be produced in […]
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