archiveAugust 2022

  39 others convicted in Ibadan   The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentencing of Director of Logistics of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Federal University, Oye-Ekiti Chapter, Adeyemi Israel Abiodun to one year imprisonment for internet-related...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N43 billion for the re-construction of roads in five states in the north-east. This was disclosed by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Mrs Sadiya Farouk at the end of the weekly FEC meeting on Wednesday. She said...

  MTN Nigeria Communications Plc said it has kicked off an open 5G pilot in the lead-up to its commercial launch in seven states in the country. The states that will witness the first launch, the company said, include Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan, Kano, Owerri, and Maiduguri. MTN said...

  Nigerian needs at least $410 billion to deliver the energy transition plan, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo made this revelation today while launching Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan (NETP). According to him, the country spending translated to about $10 billion per year. He declared that the average $3 billion per year...

The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the United States of America regarding the management of some forfeited assets in relation to the MECOSTA/Sani Mohammed assets known as Abacha V. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday in Abuja, signed the agreement on the...

  list plans to further reduce deficit, attaining 70% stock Collaboration between the Federal Government and the private sector will not only ensure effective coordination of the infrastructure development across the nation, and all sectors of the economy, it will also bridge the nation’s infrastructure gaps, according to Vice President...

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced the ban on rotational number plate. According to a statement on Tuesday, issued by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, it was gathered that the FRSC made the announcement following the circulation of a video of a vehicle that displayed rotating number...

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says it has not increased landing and parking charges for domestic and international airline operators in the nation’s airports. Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, Managing Director, FAAN, made the clarification on Monday in Ikeja while speaking with journalists after leading the Minister of Information and...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has commended the two Nigerian professional fighters – Anthony Joshua and Kamaru Usman – who lost in the rings on Sunday. Joshua, British-Nigerian boxer lost to Ukrainian, Oleksandr Usyk by a split decision to win the heavyweight title rematch in...

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. According to The Punch sources among the union’s NEC members, the meeting will hold at...