Lagos seals churches, hotels over noise pollution
The Lagos State Government has sealed churches, hotels, bars and others in the state over alleged noise pollution. The enforcement exercise was carried out by the Lagos State Environmental…
VC says lecturers should undergo drug tests
The outgoing Vice Chancellor, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi State, Prof. Muhammad AbdulAziz, has advocated that drug tests should be administered on lecturers and not students alone. The…
Marketers blame supply hitches, hike prices as fuel scarcity persists
The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol in Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger and some other states in the North and around the country may linger till Monday or…
How Nigerian who relocated to UK in 2022 beat wife to death with skateboard
Olubunmi Abodunde reportedly beat Taiwo, his wife, to death with their son’s skateboard as police waited outside the apartment for permission from superiors. Daily Mail reports that the incident…
Tinubu appoints Jim Ovia as chairman of education loan fund
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Ovia as the chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, announced the appointment of Ovia, chairman of Zenith…
Kogi court summons EFCC chairman for ‘disobeying’ order stopping Yahaya Bello’s arrest
A Kogi high court has ordered Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to appear before it on May 13 to show why he should…
Five dead, 70 cars burnt in Rivers tanker explosion
A devastating tanker explosion occurred on Friday night at the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State, leaving five people dead and over 70 cars burnt. The…
Bureaux De Change operators seek unified FX retail market
The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has announced plans to create a unified structure for the retail end of the country’s foreign exchange market. The…
Naira slumps to N1,399/$1 in official window, N1,430/$1 in parallel market
The naira continued its fall against the American dollar for the seventh consecutive day on Friday, in both the official and parallel windows. The domestic currency traded at N1,399.23/$1…
Don’t destabilize my govt, Benue Gov Alia warns Akume, Ortom, Suswam
Benue State governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has warned his predecessors in office to stop interfering in his administration. Governor Alia gave the warning while briefing journalists in Makurdi…
