UNILORIN expels 14 students for sundry examination fraud
The management of University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has expelled 14 students of the institution, including 500 Level students, for various examination offences. The university’s spokesperson, Mr. Kunle Akogun, disclosed…
Naira freefall: EFCC raids BDC operators in Abuja, arrests over 50
The officers of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), on Monday, raided and arrested over 50 illegal Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in Wuse Zone 4 Abuja, amid…
Hardship: PDP insists Tinubu is overwhelmed
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the federal government for attacking its governors who spoke out against what it called the “failures…
Slain DPO: Rivers police confirm killing prime suspect
The Rivers State Police Command on Monday confirmed the death of a wanted cult leader, Gift Okpara aka 2 Baba, who was declared the prime suspect in the gruesome…
Labour mobilises for protest, tanker drivers strike triggers fuel queues
Organised Labour on Monday began mobilising its members for a nationwide protest slated for February 27 and 28 over the cost of living crisis in the country. Sources in…
Aso Rock Villa owes N923.8m electricity bill as AEDC gives 86 MDAs ultimatum to pay N47bn debt
The management of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has issued a 10-day notice to 86 government ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) to pay up the N47.1 billion electricity…
FG, manufacturers agree to peg cement price at N7,000-N8,000
The federal government and major cement manufacturers have agreed to peg the price of 50kg bags of cement between N7,000 and N8,000. David Umahi, minister of works and housing,…
Veterinary technician killed by lion he nursed for nine years at OAU zoo
A veterinary technician, Olabode Olawuyi has been killed by a lion in the zoological garden at the Obafemi Awolowo University. Abiodun Olarewaju, the university’s spokesperson, said that Olawuyi was…
Ban on Sachet Alcohol: Expected impacts on govt.’s revenue stream, consumer’s behavior
By Akinola Aderibigbe Considering the global and local market size of spirit drinks, the decision by the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration, (NAFDAC) to ban the production,…
Naira tumbles to new all-time low at parallel market, trades at N1,730/$
The parallel section of the foreign exchange market recorded a new all-time low on Monday after the naira depreciated to N1,730 per dollar. The naira fell by 8.13 percent from…
