Eid-el-Fitr: FG declares Tuesday, Wednesday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this…
Notorious kidnap kingpin, Wadume, completes jail term, receives ‘heroic welcome’ in Taraba
Hamisu Bala also known as Wadume, a notorious kidnapping leader whom some soldiers reportedly assisted to escape arrest in 2019 in Taraba State and later rearrested by the police,…
New electricity tariff, EFCC, and further impoverishing Nigerian people
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In January 2014, a coalition of advocates, including Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN); Jiti Ogunye and Tokunbo Mumuni, both senior lawyers;…
NERC orders DisCos to refund overbilled customers before April 11
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed all electricity distribution companies (DisCos) to refund customers wrongly billed with the new rate. Abba Terab, NERC deputy general manager in…
Banks, breweries, foreign companies set to storm 13th Gateway International Trade Fair
Foreign companies from across West Africa have indicated interest in participating at this year’s Gateway International Trade Fair billed to take place between April 19 and April 29.…
Atiku says electricity tariff hike will worsen economic hardships
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the hike in electricity tariff. On Wednesday, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) approved an increase in electricity…
Tinubu appoints management team for Nigerian Education Loan Fund
In line with his determination to secure Nigeria's socio-economic future by ensuring sustainable higher education and critical skill development for all Nigerian students and the youth, President Bola Tinubu…
Tinubu appoints 36-year-old Uzoma Nwagba as CEO of CreditCorp
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Uzoma Nwagba as the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CreditCorp). The appointment was announced in…
Labour threatens showdown over electricity tariff hike
The Federal Government, on Friday, insisted on the 240 per cent hike in tariff payable by power consumers in the band ‘A’ category despite calls for its reversal. It…
FG to launch multipurpose national ID card
The federal government has unveiled plans to launch a multipurpose national identity card. The identity solution is equipped with payment capability for all types of social and financial services.…
