archiveDecember 17, 2023

  President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians not to exploit the country’s current economic situation for abnormal profit. The National Bureau of Statistics pegged the country’s inflation rate at 28.2 per cent — Nigeria’s highest since August 2005. Tinubu in an interview with The Nation on Sunday acknowledged the “severe...

A Nigerian-British Mayor of Southwark in London, Michael Situ, has urged Nigerians coming into the United Kingdom, particularly youths and students, to be aware of the laws of the country before travelling. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission revealed this in a statement by the Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols...

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to arrest and prosecute suspected perpetrators of grave electoral offences in the recently concluded off-cycle governorship elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1694/2023 filed...

  The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved payment of wage award and 50% of basic salary as a December bonus for all civil servants in the State. The Head of Service, Bode Agoro, disclosed this in a circular titled, ‘2023 End of Year Bonus and Implementation of Wage...

  “Though things are not working well making many conclude that Nigeria has failed”, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega opined that Nigeria has not yet failed but moving towards becoming a failed state. He therefore declared that Nigeria is currently facing tremendous, wide-ranging...

  Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has explained why he did not stop the new Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Olaoye, a pastor of RCCG in the United States, from vying for the stool. The cleric who spoke at Beulah Baptist Conference,...

  Sharebeta, a leading multidisciplinary, digitally driven marketing communications solutions company, with futuristic innovations has continued in its giant stride to offer through-the-line marketing solutions for brands in the country and across the globe advantageously, as it traverses the marketing communication landscape with four years of extraordinary performance and ground-breaking...

  The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has described as shocking and sad the exit from this world of prominent Muslim preacher Sheikh Banni Abdulwahab Afonta. “I received with shock and sadness the death of the popular Islamic cleric, Sheikh Banni Abdulwahab. As faithfuls, we...

  Ecobank Nigeria has rewarded 50 of its customers in the first draw of its “Save and Score” promo.  The promo which was initiated by the Bank in November and expected to run till January 6, 2024, was inspired by the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Ecobank, the leading...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has won this year's The Whistler Newspaper's Award for Transparency and Innovation. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr. Mele Kyari received the award from the Executive Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Alex Otti, on behalf of the...