archiveMay 2023

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has said subsidy removal is very important to Nigeria economy. IPMAN spokesperson Yakubu Suleiman on Channels Television’s Sunrise Dailyprogramme on Wednesday said the move is the only way to make Nigeria great. During his inaugural speech after he was sworn in on...

President Bola Tinubu will today meet with leaders of the organised labour at the State House, Abuja, over the removal of fuel subsidy. The meeting billed for 2pm is expected to be attended by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero; and his counterpart in the...

Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, yesterday, sentenced 42-year-old Suleimon Usman to life imprisonment for defiling his daughter. The judge sentenced him after he was found guilty as charged. Lagos State government had arraigned Usman on two-count charge bordering on defilement of his two...

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), on Wednesday, adjourned the hearing to Thursday on the request of the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi. The presiding Justice of the five-man panel, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani gave the adjournment at the instance of the petitioner. At the resumption of...

The top 10 contestants of Nigerian Idol Season 8, sponsored by Bigi carbonated soft drink, impressed the judges, Obi Asika, Simi, and D'Banj, as well as the audience, with their musical talents during the first live show of Season 8. In the first live show aired on Sunday, May 28,...

The new President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has officially inherited over N16.29tn uncompleted projects from his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, according to findings by The Punch newspaper. The projects were identified through the national monitoring and evaluation platform, EYEMARK, which was launched by Buhari in December last year. The former President...

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has sent congratulatory message to the President and Management of Dangote group on the completion and commissioning of its petroleum refinery in Lagos. Director General of MAN, Mr. Segun Ajayi-Kadir, who spoke on behalf of the body said:  “It is gratifying to note that...

Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will be conferred with the esteemed National Productivity Order of Merit (NPOM) Award, among other notable Nigerians. The announcement was made in an advertorial signed by the Director General of the National Productivity Center, Dr. Nasir...

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to vacate the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Ikoyi, Lagos, immediately. Tinubu on Tuesday evening said if there were issues between the “two important agencies of government”, they would be resolved amicably. The President...

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has raised concerns over the removal of fuel subsidy by the administration of President Bola Tinubu, calling for caution in the implementation of the decision. In his inaugural speech on May 29, Tinubu declared an end to fuel subsidy, citing the country’s inability to sustain...