archiveJanuary 2021

  The management of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has said there is no 50 per cent increase in electricity tariff. NERC spokesman Micheal Faloseyi refuted the reported increment in a statement on Tuesday. “The commission hereby state unequivocally that no approval has been granted for 50 per cent...

  charges him to keep up Christ's royal banner Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has congratulated the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC) on the appointment of Sepeteri, Oyo State-born Revd. Dr. Israel Ade Akanji, as the new president of the Convention. The governor, who equally lauded the immediate past president,...

 Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has said it is his personal duty and the game’s responsibility to address the problem of dementia that has impacted several former players. The issue of dementia in the professional game was sparked by the death of England’s Nobby Stiles in October. Since then,...

The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it was still waiting for the release of the N40 billion earned allowance the Federal Government promised the union, 12 days after it called off the nine-month strike. According to the body, the government has also failed to...

 The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), on Tuesday, urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to continue to stabilise the foreign exchange rates for economic growth. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, ABCON President, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos....

  A man identified as Mr Ndibisu has allegedly fled his matrimonial home in Benin, Edo State, on hearing that his wife, Rita Ndibisu, gave birth to quadruplets (four children). SaharaReporters gathered that the couple had five children before the quadruplets, born on January 2, 2021 at the General Hospital...

  Former Nigerian Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said Nigeria lost a bright star with the death of former University of Lagos (UNILAG) VC, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe. Okonjo-Iweala, who is the leading candidate for the job of director-general of the World Trade Organisation, made this known on Twitter on...

  Intels Nigeria Limited has explained that it severed ties with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was one of its major shareholders after he sold off his shares and exited the company in 2020, the statement titled ‘Intels severs ties with Atiku’ read. In the statement on Monday, Intels...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed cooperation in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) and emphasised the possibility of joint production of vaccines against the virus. The Kremlin disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.“The issues regarding the cooperation in the fight against the...

The Federal Government has, again, increased the tariffs paid for electricity by Nigerians by about 50 per cent, despite the severe blackouts and unimaginable power outages in the country. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) which announced the new development in an order copied all the distribution companies (Discos), said...