Author: Yetunde Ogunmola

    The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has called off its strike as the Federal Government has announced payment of their bridging claims.   The Federal Government said though NARTO’s issues were purely commercial, its intervention and transportation claims payment (though figure undisclosed) became necessary to ensure fuel availability nationwide and maintain a…

    A 300-level student at a private tertiary institution in Abeokuta, Ogun State, simply identified as Ajoke, has reportedly committed suicide.   Our correspondent gathered that Ajoke, a student of Basic Medical Science at Havarde College of Science, Business and Management Studies, Abeokuta, on Monday evening, drank poisonous substance, suspected to be Sniper.  …

  Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the Federal Government of Nigeria is to resume the trial of the self appointed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu on terrorism charges on Monday, February 26. The decision of the government to resume trial followed the December 15, 2023, judgment of the Supreme Court which…

    The Nigerian Federal Government is planning to raise $10bn to improve liquidity in the foreign exchange market. On Tuesday, the naira fell to an all-time low of 1,850 per dollar at the parallel market.   President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the inaugural Public Wealth…

    Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Tuesday, declared that there was an urgent need for a law that will help to checkmate organ harvesting and trafficking in the country.   This was as he called on the National Health Insurance Scheme to increase dialysis sessions substantially as obtained in South Africa and Sudan.  …

    By: Ade Phillips   The Command and Ipaja communities in Lagos were hit by a flood early Tuesday morning, affecting around 151 houses, according to Ibrahim Farinloye, the Lagos territorial coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).   Farinloye reported that preliminary assessments showed evacuations from 23 houses in Oke Ishagun, with…

By Yetunde Ogunmola Ondo State Governor, Lucky  Aiyedatiwa, has declared Thursday, 22nd and Friday, 23rd of February 2024 as public holidays in the State. This is in honour of the former Governor of the State, late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON. This was contained in a statement by the chief press secretary to the…

  President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday directed the immediate payment of electricity bills owed by State House, Aso Rock to The Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC). This was contained in a press statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, explaining that the total electricity debt owed by…

  President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Ms. Hafsat Abubakar Bakari to serve as the Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), pending her confirmation by the Senate. Ms. Bakari is a lawyer and financial intelligence expert with years of experience in anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and counter-proliferation financing (AML/CFT/CPF).…

  The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike. NARTO National President of NARTO, Othman Yusuf, directed members to immediately resume petroleum loading activities after a meeting held in Abuja. It was gathered that the meeting was attended by the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, with…

  Security personnel on Tuesday took over the Jigawa State House of Assembly amid an alleged underground move to impeach the Speaker, Rt Hon Isyaku Aliyu Dangyatin, by some members of the house.   It was observed that armed security personnel, including police officers and Nigeria Civil Defense Corps personnel, have taken control of the…