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EEDC To Refund ₦11.8bn To South-East Customers Over Crazy Bills
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), […]
Pius Akinyelure: Nigerians Must Return To Farming To Fight Food Scarcity
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 […]
Court Orders Ex-Minister To Account For ₦729 Billion Poverty Alleviation Fund
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 Looms As Depots Raise Petrol Price To ₦720/Litre
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 […]
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian Elected Iran’s President
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 […]
Electricity Supply Partly Restored In Nigeria Hours After National Grid Collapse
Electricity supply has been partly restored in Nigeria hours after the national grid collapse. Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. DAILY POST reports that there was a nationwide blackout in Nigeria around 3 pm on Saturday. However, Ezeh, […]
CAC Extends Deadline For Registration By FINTECH Operators
CAC and CBN has approved and extended deadline for registration by two months. This is to enable those who haven’t done so to comply.
VP Shettima asks investors to unlock potential in Nigeria’s non-oil sector
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called for a significant shift from dependence on oil to other critical sectors with attractive investment returns in Nigeria. He identified agriculture, manufacturing, renewable energy and digital innovation, among other sectors, as potential investment grounds to explore, saying they align with the nation’s development priorities […]
CBN Faults Binance For Carrying Out Banking Services Via Naira P2P in Nigeria
CBN faults Binance for carrying out banking services through Naira P2P feature in Nigeria by Nnaemeka Onyekachi Story highlights The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) criticized Binance for unauthorized deposits and withdrawal services, typically reserved for banks and licensed financial institutions. Binance and its executives face allegations of money laundering, […]