INEC chair warns officials of consequences for misconduct
Prof. Joash Amupitan, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged electoral officers to discharge their duties with integrity, warning that there will be consequences for misconduct during…
Tanzania president loses husband
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lost her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan, who died on Monday while receiving treatment at a hospital in Zanzibar. The death of Tanzania’s First…
FG to give Nigerian shipowners $25m each under vessel acquisition scheme
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has revealed that the Federal Government will provide qualified Nigerian shipowners with up to $25m each, under the Cabotage Vessel…
El-Rufai’s family gives Defence Minister 7 days to retract Kaduna killings comment
Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), to provide evidence…
Dangote Refinery IPO: N5,250 minimum subscription opens door to ordinary Nigerians
Nigeria’s biggest private-sector industrial project is opening its doors to ordinary investors as Aliko Dangote seeks to raise about N2.15tn through the initial public offering of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and…
Hackers hit Bitcoin-based Liquid Network, withdraw $320 million
Liquid Network, a Bitcoin-based payments and settlement network, has reported a security incident after purported white-hat hackers withdrew about $320 million worth of Bitcoin from its federation wallet. The network…
Bauchi senator denies links with bandits
The senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, has denied fresh allegations linking him to banditry, describing viral videos and claims circulating on social media as part of…
No evidence N33.7bn cash transfer reached beneficiaries, says Auditor-General
Fresh questions have emerged over Nigeria’s cash transfer programme after the Auditor-General for the Federation said there was insufficient evidence to establish that N33.75 billion disbursed to more than 3.29…
NOUN bursar shot dead in Zamfara
The Bursar of the National Open University of Nigeria, Nasiru Marafa, has reportedly been shot dead in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital. The university disclosed this in an official…
NMDPRA blames logistics costs, single-source refining for petrol price volatility
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says crude oil sourcing, single-source domestic refining, logistics and transportation costs are driving volatility in petrol pump prices under the deregulated…
