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The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, has admitted a former Commander of the Intelligence Response Team of the Nigeria police, Abba Kyari, to bail after over two years in detention. Mr Kyari and his co-defendants face eight charges of conspiracy, illegal dealing in cocaine, importation of cocaine and obstruction. The trial judge, Emeka […]
Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the establishment of state police will go a long way to addressing the insecurity across the country. Bamidele, who stated this in Abuja yesterday, Monday in a statement issued by his media office described the current state of policing in Nigeria as “ailing and dysfunctional.” The […]
The 210,000-barrel-per-day Port-Harcourt refinery may finally commence operations by the end of July after several postponements. The new date was disclosed on Yesterday, Monday by the National Public Relations Officer, Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chief Ukadike Chinedu. He stated that the development would stimulate economic activities, reduce the price of petroleum products […]
The Nigerian Education loan fund NEL FUND, has announced May 24th as official date for the opening of portal for student loan applications. The managing director of NEL FUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyer, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the fund’s media and public relations lead, Nasir Ayitogo. Sawyer […]
As Nigerian workers commemorate the 2024 May Day today, Wednesday, organized labour has expressed concern about the rising food prices and fuel scarcity in the country, saying the current situation threatens workers’ survival. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress leaders, in an interview lamented the harsh economic situation which had been compounded […]
A man identified as Azeez, on Friday reportedly jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge in Lagos State after allegedly being accused of stealing bags of cement. A man was allegedly chasing the deceased, which led to him jumping inside the lagoon. A police source, who pleaded anonymity said that the director of Lagos State […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has concluded plans to release the results of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, is scheduled to hold a press briefing in Abuja today, Monday regarding the release of the results and related matters, as indicated in a notice circulated to journalists in the […]
MRS Oil Plc has slashed the price of Automotive Gas Oil popularly known as diesel to N1,050 per litre across its outlets nationwide. The slash in price from as high as N1,700 in some filling stations last month was said to be in response to the recent decision of Dangote Petroleum Refinery to further slash […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress on Thursday ordered aggrieved party members and proxies in Benue State who have individually gone to court over the leadership crisis in the state to withdraw their cases or risk facing disciplinary action. The warning is coming on the heel of an alleged cold war between the camp of the […]
As the National Minimum Wage Committee meets next week, organised Labour is insisting that the implementation of the new wage must start next month, Okechukwu Nnodim, Gift Habib, and Abdulrahman Zakqriyau write The Nigeria Labour Congress, on Thursday, said the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers would begin in April this year and that the Tripartite Committee on […]
