archiveSeptember 27, 2024

  Stakeholders, including government officials, experts, and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), have called for enhanced strategies to address climate change and air pollution while creating a more affordable and resilient energy system aimed at improving the economy and the quality of life. They made this call at a two-day conference...

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) is set to partner with Triple Helix Nigeria (THN) to host the inaugural SciBiz Annual Conference 2024, aimed at fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government to drive innovation. Scheduled for October 23rd to 25th in Abuja, the conference is themed “Integrating...

  with commitment to innovation, technological access, best practices   Dr. Ayoola Oduntan, the newly elected President of the Feed Industry Practitioners Association of Nigeria (FIPAN), has pledged to foster collaboration among stakeholders, including farmers, feed producers, financial institutions, and government agencies, to create an enabling environment for industry growth....

  The Federal Government has suspended two senior officers of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) over alleged infractions regarding the incarceration of celebrity cross-dresser Mr Idris Okuneye (aka Bobrisky). It followed the release of a voice recording by a social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse (a.k.a VeryDarkMan), in which Bobrisky...

Oil and gas companies in the country owe the federation a debt of $6.071 billion and N66.4 billion in unpaid taxes and royalties, the latest Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) report has shown. Oil companies’ liabilities rose to $6.175 billion as of June 2024, according to an audit of...

  The United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF), says 69.2 per cent of children in Kano State are multi-dimensionally poor. Fatima Musa, a Social Policy Specialist with the UNICEF, Kano Field Office, disclosed this in her presentation during a media dialogue on Friday in Zaria. The media dialogue is on Children’s...

Prison experts have clarified why controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, was separated from other inmates at the correctional centre while denying claims of a VIP section. Speaking on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Friday, the Director General of the Prison Rehabilitation Mission, Bishop Kayode Williams, explained...

    Jamilu Abdullahi, an Abuja-based Bureau de Change operator and third prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, on Thursday, September 26, 2024, gave a narrative of the financial transactions between him and the Kogi State government under former governor, Yahaya  Bello before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the...

Former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has shed light on President Bola Tinubu’s pronouncement on fuel subsidy removal, stating that it was merely a joke. He made the clarification while speaking on Channels TV on Friday. According to Dogara, Tinubu wasn’t the one who removed the subsidy, as there...

    Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to Nigerian whistleblower, Isaac Bristol, the man believed to be behind the prominent whistleblower account PIDOM Nigeria, ₦5m bail with one surety in like sum. Justice  Nwite gave the order in a ruling on the motion...