Nigeria sitting on mineral reserves worth $750bn, says Alake
The Minister of Solids Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has revealed that a preliminary report by a German firm, GeoScan, indicated that Nigeria sits on several minerals worth $750 billion.…
Davido, Wizkid ‘fight dirty’ on Twitter
The simmering rivalry between Nigerian music heavyweights Wizkid and Davido flared up on Monday night, drawing widespread attention on social media. Trouble started in the early hours of Monday…
Accept tariff hike or face total blackout, FG tells Nigerians
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Monday warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is…
Missing UniAbuja female student died in accident – Family
The family of a female 400-level student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, who was declared missing on Friday, has confirmed her death. An uncle to the deceased…
76% of 2024 UTME candidates scored below 200 — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed that 76 per cent of the candidates that participated in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) scored below 200…
Nurse accuses Lagos hospital of negligence over wife, son’s death
A registered nurse anaesthetist, Prince Ovwiomodiowho, has accused a private hospital in Lagos State, R Jolad Hospital, Agege, of alleged negligence and failure to provide adequate care, which reportedly…
NERC deregulates meter prices
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has announced the deregulation of meter prices under the meter asset provider (MAP) scheme for end-user customers. This is contained in a circular…
Emefiele collected $600k kickback in cash from contractors, former CBN director tells court
John Ikechukwu Ayoh, a former director at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has testified against Godwin Emefiele, ex-governor of the apex bank, in the ongoing case of abuse…
Tribunal stops MultiChoice from increasing DStv, Gotv subscription rates
A competition and consumer protection tribunal (CCPT) in Abuja has stopped Multichoice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and cost of products and services scheduled to begin on May…
CBN directs Opay, Moniepoint, others to halt registration of new customers
Some Nigerian fintech companies have paused enrollment of new customers following a directive from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The affected fintechs are Opay, Palmpay, Kuda Bank and…
