Friday, April 4, 2025
The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The development means Local Governments may wait till October before the implementation of the law in […]
Nigeria’s oil marketers have said that Dangote Refinery may crash the price of petrol to between N600 – N650 per liter depending on its production cost. The National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Hammed Fashola disclosed this in a statement on Monday. His comment comes amid indications […]
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per […]
A total of 503,275 candidates out of 1.8 million that sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) failed English Language and Mathematics. The council’s Head of Nigeria Office, Amos Dangut, disclosed this on Monday in a statement announcing the release of the 2024 WASSCE result. He […]
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has countered claims by President Tinubu that the federal government granted N570 billion to the 36 states of the federation, stating that the information is not completely accurate. In a newsletter signed by the governor and published on the state’s official website on Thursday, Makinde […]
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Dr Richard Montgomery, has revealed that the United Kingdom government has so far given no fewer than 430,000 visas to Nigerians seeking to study and relocate to the European nation in 2024. Montgomery disclosed this during a meeting with the Chairman of the Nigerians in […]
12.7 per cent stake in 2024 for loan servicing, Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency says in a report released on Monday. Fitch recalled that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited had earlier planned to acquire a 20 per cent stake in the refinery. However, the rating agency indicated that the […]
A 5km natural gas pipeline network has debuted in Victoria Island, connecting Eko Atlantic City, Lagos, courtesy of Axxela Limited and NGML. This milestone marks a significant achievement in Axxela and NGML’s ongoing 72.5km pipeline infrastructure project, which will span from Victoria Island to the Lekki metropolis. The newly commissioned […]
Nigerian Army Compensates Family Of 16-year-old Shot Dead In Kaduna Protests With N300,000 The family of Ismail Mohammed, a 16-year-old boy killed by the Nigerian Army under President Bola Tinubu during the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests, has been compensated with N300,000. This follows the army’s admission of responsibility for the fatal shooting […]
The Federal Government is mulling a revamp of the textile industries in Nigeria to leverage on its job creation potentials. To this end, the Vice President, Kashim Shettima hosted a number of stakeholders at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Tuesday, which included the governors of Lagos and Imo State to […]