archiveFebruary 2025

The Special Adviser on Energy to the President, Olu Verheijen, said on Monday her statement on the planned increase in the electricity tariff was misrepresented. Verheijen on January 30 advocated an increase in Nigeria’s power prices by about two-thirds (66 per cent) to reflect the actual cost of electricity supply....

Anambra State Commissioner for Information, Dr. Law Mefor, on Saturday, February 1, 2025, passionately appealed to the Presidents-General of town unions in the state to support the new security initiative of the Soludo-led administration, Operation Udo Ga-Achị, to restore total security and rid the state of criminals. Addressing the PGs...

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned 29 Chinese, 10 Filipinos, one Malaysian, one Indonesian and one Pakistani before separate Federal High Courts sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. They were arraigned alongside a company, Genting International Co. Ltd., before Justices...

Over two decades after the assassination of Nigeria’s former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige, fresh controversy has emerged as former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, has claimed that former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, may have crucial information regarding the unresolved case. Former Osun State...

Following the confirmation of an Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Uganda, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has intensified surveillance at the country’s points of entry, including airports. The agency also advised Nigerians to avoid non-essential travel to affected countries. In a public health advisory issued by...

Yesterday the city of Los Angeles came alive as the Grammy Awards, the biggest award to celebrate music and its artists took place and Tems stamped her name in history as the first Nigerian artist to win two Grammy Awards. The highlight of the event for Africans was the Best...

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has reiterated that the provision of FREE West African Examinations Council, WAEC registration for SS3 students in state-funded secondary schools is a vital policy of the Lagos State Government and that free education policy from kindergarten to SS3 is still in operation. This...

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria has stated that the recent reduction in petrol prices by Dangote Refinery may not immediately reflect at fuel stations due to existing stock purchased at higher prices. Billy Gillis-Harris, president of PETROAN, made this known during an interview on Arise TV...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, February 3, 2025, arraigned a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance scheme, NHIS, Professor Usman Yusuf before Justice Chinyere E. Nwecheonwu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Kuchiako Kuje. Usman was arraigned on a five count-charge bordering on...

ACCESS Holdings Plc has announced the appointment of Uche Orji as an independent non-executive director of  its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc effective from January 7, 2025, following the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).   The appointment reflects the commitment of the bank to enhancing its governance practices...