Sunday, March 30, 2025
In Lagos, dreams come true. Servants become masters, and vagrants become homeowners. Such transformation can happen in a matter of years, or even months. Zion Orubebe left his Rivers State home for Lagos in 2015. He had graduated from Rivers State University in May 2013 but was jobless for two […]
The presidency says the suspension of taxes on importation of food commodities is not yet official. In a chat with TheCable on Monday, Bayo Onanuga, presidential spokesman, said the measures are still under consideration. “The measures are not yet official,” he said. In a statement released earlier, Abubakar Kyari, minister of agriculture […]
The queues for Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, persisted in Abuja and neighbouring states on Monday, as it also spread to Lagos and other regions across the country, with marketers stating that the situation might drag till the weekend. As motorists spend hours in queues at the few filling […]
The minister also hinted that the ministry was working with security agencies to deploy surveillance and ensure that rail infrastructures are not vandalised. The Nigerian government is planning to seek funding assistance from the Chinese government for the construction of the Ibadan-Abuja and Kaduna-Kano rail projects. The Minister of Transportation, […]
Semi Final Fixtures: Spain vs France (9th @8pm) England vs Netherlands (10th @8pm) Quarter Final Results:: Spain 2 vs Germany 1 France 0 vs Portugal 0 (5-3 pen) England 1 vs Switzerland 1 (5-3 pen) Netherlands 2 vs Turkey 1 Round of 16 Results: Spain 4 vs Georgia 1 […]
Crazy Bills: Enugu DisCo to refund N11.8b to Southeast customers The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is to refund over N11 billion to customers in the southeast region, being the sum it over-billed them between January to September 2023. This is contained in an order by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), […]
The Chairman, Board of Directors, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Pius Akinyelure, has urged Nigerians to return to farming in order to solve the food scarcity in the country. Akinyelure stated this on Saturday at his hometown in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area […]
A federal high court in Lagos has ordered Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million vulnerable Nigerians. Umar Farouq was minister from 2019 to 2023 in the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a judgment delivered by Deinde Dipeolu […]
Fuel scarcity is gradually surfacing in Lagos and other parts of the country as private depot owners hiked the ex-depot price of petrol from N630 to N720 per litre. This came as fuel scarcity deepened in Abuja and the adjoining states on Sunday with some filling stations dispensing PMS as […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WC8EtS48-mw Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as Iran’s new president, beating his hardline conservative rival Saeed Jalili. The vote was declared in Dr Pezeshkian’s favour after he secured 53.3% of the more than 30 million votes counted. Mr Jalili polled at 44.3%. The run-off came after no candidate secured […]