THE Labour Party presidential candidate during the last election, Mr Peter obi, has expressed disappointment in the government following the recent donation made by Ukraine. He described the gesture as disheartening in a recent post on X. “As laudable as Ukraine’s kind gesture is, it speaks volumes for us as a people endowed with all … Read more
SIM cards. Source: Forbes No fewer than 40 million telephone lines were barred by telecommunication operators over the weekend following the expiration of the February 28, 2024 deadline issued by the Nigerian Communications Commission mandating telecom consumers to link the Subscriber Identity Module to their National Identity Numbers. This represents a 28 million increase from … Read more
THE management of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has raised a panel to examine circumstances surrounding the stampede and the casualties reported at its former zonal office in Yaba, Lagos. The Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adeniyi has directed the panel headed by a management member to identify the victims of the stampede and work … Read more
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu after he refused to probe allegations of a missing $3.4 billion loan obtained by Nigeria from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the budget and respond to COVID-19. SERAP in a statement signed by its deputy director, Mr Kolawole … Read more
FORMER leader of the Niger Delta militant group and founder of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, has appealed to all Nigerians to guard against greedy saboteurs of the nation’s oil and gas sector. Trojan News reports that Tompolo spoke on Saturday at Oporoza, the seat of Gbaramatu Kingdom in … Read more
THE Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the death of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. Trojan News reported that the comic actor passed away on Saturday night at the Ever Care Hospital in Lagos, after a long battle with an undisclosed ailment. In a … Read more
THE Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has charged the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, to partner with the Commission in the fight against economic and financial crimes. He made this call recently in Benin-City, Edo State when he hosted executives of NANS, Joint Campus Council, Edo State Chapter … Read more
A fraud victim, Juliet Obodo has commended the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on the recovery and return of her money fraudulently taken by internet fraudsters in her bank account. She gave the commendation on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 when she received a bank draft of N970,000( Nine Hundred and Seventy Thousand Naira) presented … Read more
Nigerian Bar Association logo The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law has sued the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over the issuance of the Central Motor Information System for vehicle owners across the country. The police had in December 2023 unveiled CMRIS as one of the means to help the … Read more
THE 10th Senate under the leadership of Godswill Akpabio, has announced the need to reexamine the 2024 national budget, which currently stands at N28.77 trillion, following the continuous depreciation of the Naira against the US dollar. This reassessment aims to address the economic implications of the fluctuating exchange rate on the country’s fiscal planning and … Read more