Minister of Solid Minerals Development and chairman of the Committee on the Implementation of the End of Year Transportation Subsidy Programme of the President, Oladele Alake said 163, 878 Nigerians benefited from the federal government transportation rebate across the country. ...
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Feed Subscription2024: LP‘ll adjust to new role as Nigeria’s main opposition party — Obi
The 2023 Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, says a new Nigeria is possible despite the numerous yet-to-be-fulfilled aspirations of citizens. Obi, in his New Year Message to Nigerians on Monday, said that “As Nigeria is the only country ...
Read More »FG Insists On Electricity Subsidy Amid Tariff Review
The Federal Government, on Monday, announced that it was currently reviewing the implementation process for a cost reflective electricity tariff, but stated that it would continue to subsidise power supply for vulnerable citizens in Nigeria. It also announced that it ...
Read More »New Year Fire Destroys Shops, Goods In Enugu Market
An early morning fire on New Year Day razed shops and goods worth millions of naira at the Orba International Market in Udenu Local Government Area of Enugu State. The fire which started midnight affected sections of the market where ...
Read More »Dangote Refinery Receives 4th Crude Oil Shipment From NNPC
Dangote Refinery has received its fourth shipment of one million barrels of bonny light crude supplied by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. In a statement released on Sunday, Dangote Oil Refining Company expressed expectations of receiving the fifth shipment ...
Read More »Deploy more troops to troubled Plateau communities, groups urge FG
In the besieged Gaza Strip, where the UN says 85 percent of the population has been displaced, 20-year-old Hamdan Abu Arab said he hoped “2024 will be better”. “We used to go out and enjoy our time on the last ...
Read More »Activist To Launch Woman Evolve 2024 For Female Empowerment
Ngozi Chimkama Cynthia Ibe, popularly known as Engee Ibe and a prominent advocate for women’s empowerment, is preparing to initiate Woman Evolve 2024 in January. This initiative aims to provide women with a platform for self-empowerment and will be rolled ...
Read More »2024: First Lady Welcomes First Baby In FCT, Offers Help To Conjoined Twins
The First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, has said expectant mothers must prioritise their health and seek to know their HIV/AIDS status. She said this will enable them prevent mother-to-child transmission of the disease and help they themselves stay healthy. According ...
Read More »Telecom Investments Fall By 61% To $111m – NBS
Investment in the telecommunications sector dropped to $111.91m in the first three quarters of 2023, down 61.22 per cent from $288.55m in the same period of 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. This coincides with a dry period ...
Read More »Planned Cement Price Review Will Worsen Economy – Guild
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has stated that the planned cement price hike will worsen the country’s economy. The guild disclosed this on Sunday in a statement, it called on President Bola Tinubu to invite cement manufacturers for an urgent ...
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