Monday, March 17, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Appointed Brigadier -General Nafiu Olakunle ,DG NYSC Brigadier-General Nafiu Olakunle, a distinguished artillery officer hailing from Ileogbo in the Aiyedire Local Government area, has been appointed as the Director-General of the esteemed National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This significant appointment marks a moment of great pride […]
APC Chairman Ganduje Chairs The Sun 2024 Awards, Applauds Excellence in Nation-Building The APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, CON, chaired The Sun 2024 Awards ceremony held at Eko Hotel, Lagos, on Saturday. Presenting awards, Ganduje praised The Sun Awards for consistently recognising deserving Nigerians who have excelled in […]
Prior to Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, agriculture was the mainstay of its economy, even as reflected in the economic activities of the regions there were in the country at that time. Famous stories of the First Republic chronicled how the defunct regions were reliant on revenues from the groundnut pyramids […]
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has described the power sector’s banding system as another form of fraud. Comrade Ajaero stated this against the proposed plan to increase electricity tariffs announced by the Federal Ministry of Power. Ajaero, who was in Yola, Adamawa state capital for the National […]
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday urged the Federal Government to jettison any planned hike in electricity tariff under any guise, threatening to lead mass resistance against further such increases. This came as it threatened to shut down operations of telecommunications companies should they fail to implement the 35 Percent tariff […]
Alleged Sexual Harassment: Senate President Akpabio’s Wife Sues Senator Natasha For N250billion Mrs Unoma Godswill Akpabio, wife of the President of the Senate, has taken legal action against Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, following allegations of sexual harassment against her husband. She filed fundamental rights and defamation lawsuits at the […]
Paul Okoye and Jude Okoye at FHC Lagos Photo: TheCable Singer Paul Okoye aka RudeBoy has accused his twin brother Peter of being responsible for the case of fraud instituted against their elder brother Jude. On Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned Jude, the former manager of Paul […]
The Federal Government has urged cement manufacturers to lower prices to N7,000, citing improved economic conditions. This call was made by the Minister of Works, Sen. Engr. Nweze David Umahi, during a meeting at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on February 26, 2025, according to a statement on the ministry’s […]
The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine’s energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, according to two USAID officials working on the agency’s Ukraine mission. Power outages have been applied overnight […]
Oando PLC has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the lease of the Guaracara refinery. Acting Prime Minister Stuart Young, (also Minister of Energy) said the decision was largely based on Oando’s strong financial track record, particularly its $1.5 billion acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ assets in Nigeria. The evaluation committee […]