archiveMarch 15, 2023

  As the commencement of planned gradual removal of petroleum subsidy remains about three months, the Federal Government said it has yet to harmonise templates with the States on palliatives to cushion its harsh effects on Nigerians. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, stated this while...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday launched a telecom consumer assistance, resolution and enquiries (Telcare) desk in the arrival lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The launching took place during the 2023 World consumer right tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition” held at the NCC’s...

Justice K. A Lewanya of the Imo State High Court, Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday March 14, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, aka Laseberry Okafor, a former commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, to 3 years imprisonment on a four count...

No fewer than 43 Nigerian nurses in the United States are currently facing criminal charges over certificate forgery. This figure is among the 75 persons being probed by the Texas Board of Nursing for false educational credentials. According to information on the Board’s website about the probe, tagged ‘Operation Nightingale’,...

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in seven board members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other related offences (ICPC). The swearing-in took place shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday. The reappointed ICPC board members sworn in by...

The Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has ordered the State Government and the Nigeria Police to pay N5 million as compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was allegedly attacked, assaulted, and humiliated by officials of the Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Agency and the Nigeria Police Force during...

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has cautioned broadcast stations to adhere strictly to its broadcast code, the Electoral Act as well as other extant laws governing the coverage and reportage of the 2023 general polls. The Director General of NBC, Mister Balarabe Ilelah gave the warning on Wednesday during a...

The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) has cried out that the reports that the Oro Cult Festival will hold during the March 18 governorship election is an attempt to disenfranchise voters. Speaking on Wednesday, March 15, Rhodes-Vivour further described the reports as unconfirmed, unverified...

  The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has listed the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as the 10th deadliest terror group in the world. The GTI is a report published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). The index provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends...

The Federal Government has postponed the 2023 population and housing census earlier scheduled for March 29 to May. Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed confirmed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu...