Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and its joint venture (JV) partner, First Exploration and Petroleum Development Company Limited (FIRST E&P), have unveiled the Afforestation, Livelihood Enhancement, and Carbon Sequestration (ALEC) initiative. NNPC and FIRST E&P partnered with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to launch the initiative, which targets […]
Godwin Obaseki, the Edo State Governor said that he went to the state collation centre to get first-hand information about the collation process across the state. The governor stormed the state collation center at the INEC office in Benin City in the early hours of the day. Although the governor […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to allegations of discrepancies in the Edo State governorship election result sheets. The commission has vowed to investigate and address any irregularities. Reports emerged on Saturday of discrepancies in results from some polling units, where the number of accredited voters was less […]
Former Governor of Edo State Adams Oshiomole on Saturday dismissed allegation against the All Progressives Congress (APC) over alleged vote buying in the ongoing governorship election in the state. Oshiomhole stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Iyamho, Ward 10 Unit 01 in Estako West […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of an INEC Presiding Officer, Obozuwa Josephine, over alleged discrepancies in the election result sheet from a polling unit during the Edo State Governorship elections. In a statement released on Saturday, the party accused the official of […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwIzeSAuVY?si=ePaFnDmm-E6UizSN Anthony Joshua has suffered the second knockout defeat of his career, falling to Daniel Dubois in their all-British heavyweight title fight at Wembley Stadium. Dubois, the IBF heavyweight champion, dominated the bout from the opening round, knocking Joshua down twice before landing a decisive right hand in the fifth […]
Sub-Saharan African developers earned an estimated $700 million from the Android app economy in 2023, with the Android developer ecosystem supporting over 150,000 jobs across the region. This was revealed in Google’s report titled, ‘The Digital Opportunity of Sub-Saharan Africa,’ released on Friday. According to the tech giant, Sub-Saharan Africa […]
Access Holdings posted a pre-tax profit of N348.9 billion for the half-year ending June 30, 2024, as banks continue to enjoy bumper profits from Nigeria’s high interest rates. The group’s pre-tax profit during the half-year marks a 108 per cent year-on-year growth from the N167.6 billion posted in H1 2023. […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s monetary policy committee will meet on Monday and Tuesday in a highly anticipated deliberation that could hold benchmark interest rates steady for the first time after four consecutive hikes while the Debt Management Office auctions N150 billion in FGN bonds. “But even as food inflation […]
The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from July 29, 2024. This was stated in a Memorandum of Understanding issued at the end of the committee’s meeting, which was seen by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. The […]