S’African billionaire dethrones Dangote as Africa’s richest man
Johann Rupert and family have emerged as the richest man in Africa, dislodging Aliko Dangote as the continent’s wealthiest man in a list released by Forbes Magazine. Nigerian billionaires -…
EFCC mulls arrest as ex-minister Shuns invitation
Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) are considering the possibility of obtaining an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social…
FG to extend suspension of degrees accreditation to Kenya, Uganda
The Federal Government says it will extend the suspension of degrees accreditation and evaluation to more countries. Tahir Mamman, minister of education, spoke on Wednesday during a Channels TV…
No plan to increase price of petrol, says NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says there is no plan to increase the price of petrol anytime soon. In a statement on Wednesday, Olufemi Soneye, NNPC chief corporate…
Africa’s largest syringe company shuts down operations in Nigeria
Akwa Ibom-based Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company has shut down operations in the state. The company, owned by a Turkish national, Onur Kumral is one of the several industries attracted…
Kazeem, Agu, Edem redeployed as FRSC shakes up top heirarchy
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Dauda Ali Biu, has effected a major shakeup in its top hierarchy. This was disclosed in a statement by…
Zack Orji had brain surgery – Minister
The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called on Nigerians to rally behind the ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, saying he had brain…
Gunmen kill four in supemarket near Abuja
Tragedy occurred Tuesday evening at a popular supermarket in One Man Village, Nassarawa State when gunmen suspected to be robbers opened fire on New Year shoppers killing four in…
Claudine Gay resigns as Harvard University president
Harvard University's president has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism and criticism over her comments about antisemitism on campus. Claudine Gay had faced mounting pressure to step down in…
N37.1bn fraud: NSIPA co-ordinator arrested, ex-minister faces EFCC today
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested and detained the National Co-ordinator and Chief Executive Officer of the National Social Investment Programme Agency, Halima Shehu, over the ongoing…
