Fresh petrol scarcity resurfaced on Wednesday last week and has worsened, leaving Nigerians to grapple with the effects of the development. The scarcity has since driven up prices in Lagos to as high as ₦800 per litre in some filling stations belonging to the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), and as high as…
One of the arrested suspects is a notorious terrorist leader Ibrahim Abdullahi popularly known as Mande, who masterminded and participated in the kidnapping and murder of students of Greenfield University and most of the kidnappings along the Abuja-Kaduna highway. Parading the suspects at the Kaduna Police Command Headquarters in on Thursday, the Force Public Relations…
The European Union has already agreed deals with Egypt, Tunisia, Mauritania and others aimed at helping stem flows of irregular migrants. “I can announce a financial package of $1 billion for Lebanon that would be available from this year until 2027,” the European Commission chief said, adding that “we want to contribute to Lebanon’s socio-economic…
He replaces Francis Omondi Ogolla who was among 10 military officers killed when their chopper went down in a remote area of northwestern Kenya on April 18. Kahariri had previously served as deputy to Ogolla, 62, who had been Chief of Defence Forces for a year and was about to mark 40 years of military…
The chairman of the tribunal, Saratu Shafii, who made the order dated April 29, 2024, said the document should also be pasted at MultiChoice’s known email address, social media handles and any means of communication publicly known for MultiChoice.” The interim order, restraining MultiChoice from increasing its tariff, was granted in favour of an Abuja-based…
His lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chikaosolu Ojukwu, disclosed this to trial judge, Justice Kehinde Ogundare at the proceedings on Thursday. The defence counsel also told the court that parties have applied that the matter be settled pursuant to the provisions of section 14(2) of the EFCC Act. Chikaosolu said that if the EFCC confirms…
Labour made this known during the Workers’ Day celebrations at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and his counterpart in the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo were unanimous that the N30,000 current minimum wage has been grossly insufficient for Nigerian workers in the…
Anjorin, a British-Nigerian pupil attended Bancroft’s private school in Woodford Green – also attended by Nottingham attack victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar. He died on Tuesday morning as he walked to school in Hainault, in the east of Britain’s capital, when he was attacked by a man wielding what appeared to be a Samurai-type sword. Police tasered…
Umahi said this in Lagos on Wednesday during a stakeholders’ meeting on the road project. The Federal Government had recently commenced the construction of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road. According to the FG, the coastal highway will run through the Lagos shoreline of beach resorts in Lagos, while passing through eight other states. Since the announcement…
