THE President Bola Tinubu-led government plans to spend N6.8 trillion on fuel subsidies between August 2023 and December 2024, representing a 17-month period, according to documents. This is as the President, Bola Tinubu, approved that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company…
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced a new set of rules designed to make SIM-NIN Linkage a seamless process. The Commission said that this was essentially aimed at enhancing the processes for Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card registration and…
BRITISH tech entrepreneur, Mike Lynch, is among six people missing after a superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily during an unexpected storm on Monday. The 56-meter luxury yacht was anchored off Porticello, near Palermo, when it was hit by sudden violent…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appointed a new management team for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). Engr. Jennifer Adighije is the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the power firm. Hajj fraud: Tinubu sacks NAHCON chairman, appoints Prof Usman…
ATIKU Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has raised concerns over what he describes as the federal government’s covert continuation of the subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has sacked the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi, over alleged mismanagement of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj subsidy. The Presidency in a statement on Monday, August 19, 2024 announced the…
THE Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has summoned the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajero, over alleged terrorism financing, treasonable felony, subversion, and cybercrime. The police summoned the NLC President via a letter dated Monday, August 19, 2024,…
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called on countries within the West African region to strengthen anti-corruption agencies in their territories and offer them ample opportunities to operate in order to tackle the scourge of corruption more effectively. He gave…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the request by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use 2023 dividends to pay petrol subsidy. The 2023 dividends were supposed to be paid into the federation account, which should be shared among…
THE Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has granted permits to Golden Penny Power Limited, MTN Communications Nigeria Limited, Havenhill Synergy, and several other companies for the generation of electricity through mini-grid systems. In the first quarter of 2024, NERC issued…
