The creation of a new ministry, Marine and Blue Economy, by President Bola Tinubu, was greeted with a high sense of anticipation as many Nigerians saw in its novelty the potential to truly diversify the economy away from sole dependency ...
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Japan achieved a significant milestone in its space exploration endeavors as the SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) space probe successfully entered the Moon’s orbit on Monday, marking a crucial step towards Japan’s inaugural lunar landing anticipated next month. Dubbed ...
Read More »Cooking Gas Price Yet To Reflect Government Policy Changes
Despite the Federal Government’s efforts to reduce the price of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG), commonly known as cooking gas, the cost continues to rise. However, Economist Dr. Ayo Anthony informed the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday that ...
Read More »NGF DG Denies Corruption Allegations As Ex-Staff Exposes ‘Litany Of Graft’
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) is facing allegations of extensive corruption from its erstwhile media director, even as the the Forum has strongly denied claims of misconduct. In a letter by the former Director of Media and Public Affairs of ...
Read More »XMAS CRASH: Nine Die In Osun Christmas Day Road Crash
No fewer than nine passengers travelling along the Ikirun/Offa Expressway, Inisa on Monday lost their lives in a road accident that occurred when the truck they were travelling in veered into the bush. The truck carrying bags of beans and ...
Read More »Union Bank Acquisition Funded With Afrexim Loan, Ors – TGI
Tropical General Investment Group, the majority owner of Titan Trust and Union Banks has denied any wrongdoing in the acquisition of the latter by the former. This was as it stated that the purported investigative report recommending the takeover of ...
Read More »Oil Revenue Crashes By N289.6bn As Output Falls
Nigeria lost about N289.6bn crude oil revenue in November 2023 following a plunge in the country’s oil output last month, when compared to what it pumped in the preceding month of October. An analysis of the country’s latest crude oil ...
Read More »Thirteen Zamfara Undergraduates, Corpers Spend Christmas In Bandits’ Den
As the world celebrates Christmas Day today, 11 out of the 24 students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State, who were kidnapped by bandits on September 20, remain in captivity. Also, two corps members who were kidnapped on ...
Read More »NPAN Increases Newspaper Cover Price January 2
The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has said there will be an increase in the cover prices of newspaper titles effective from January 2, 2024. In a statement on Sunday by its Executive Secretary, Feyi Smith, NPAN said it “took ...
Read More »CHRISTMAS… Tinubu Promises Relief Amid Lingering Hardship
…Let your policies give Nigerians hope, says Labour | Governors, Akpabio, others preach love, unity President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerian citizens of his administration’s commitment to alleviating their hardships amid ongoing economic reforms. In his Christmas message to Nigerians, Tinubu ...
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