Eno inaugurates bank branch in Uyo
Akpan Umoh, Uyo Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has urged the management and staff of Parallex Bank to ensure they live above board in their banking transactions. Eno…
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Alleged N201m fraud: Court opens trial of four Abuja Company Executives May 6
Glory Eboma Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Zuba has fixed the commencement of the hearing of a N201,000,000 (Two Hundred and One Million) alleged…
NCDMB lauds Tinubu on Executive Order on oil sector reforms
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Mr Felix Ogbe has applauded President Bola Tinubu, for three Presidential Executive Orders targeted at…
Alleged N4.8bn fraud: Court adjourns Cletus Ibeto’s case till Apr 15
Glory Eboma Justice Oyindamola Ogala of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 11, 2024, adjourned the alleged N4.8 billion fraud brought against a businessman,…
Rivers PDP grassroots coordinators dump Wike for Fubara
The coordinators of the Grassroots Development Initiative, a political arm of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State formed by ex-governor Nyesom Wike, have announced their withdrawal from the initiative.…
Energy crisis: FG orders NERC to revoke licences of non-performing DISCOs
*No plan to raise electricity tariffs – NERC THE Federal Government, yesterday, issued a marching order, asking the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, to withdraw licenses of non-performing electricity distribution…
$9.6bn P&ID fraud: EFCC files additional evidence against MICAD, Nolan
Glory Ebomah The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, March 11, 2024, tendered more evidence against MICAD Project City Services Limited and James Nolan before Justice Obiora Egwuatu…
Lagos hunts woman smoking near infant in viral video
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has begun an investigation into a video where a lady was seen holding an infant and blowing smoke into his face. The…
EFCC arraigns one for alleged N85m contract fraud in Enugu
Glory Ebomah The Enugu Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Ugwu Alexander Chekwube before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court…
BREAKING: UK bans health workers from bringing family members abroad
The United Kingdom has banned Health and Care Workers from bringing dependants to the country. This was made known by the UK Home Office via its verified X handle (formerly…
CSO berates asset divestment guidelines of NUPRC
Ini Billie, Uyo Civil Society Organisation, Policy Alert, has criticised the asset divestment guidelines of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) in the oil and gas industry. Policy Alert,…
Niger govt to rename Minna Airport after Tinubu during presidential visit
Niger State Government has announced that necessary arrangements have been concluded to ensure a hitch-free visit by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the state on Monday 12 March 2024. It…
Many feared trapped as five-storey building collapses in Anambra
Some yet-to-be-identified number of persons are feared trapped as a five-storey building under construction collapsed at Basden Street, Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State. It was learnt…
Women’s group seek gender, social inclusion
Ini Billie, Uyo League of Queens International Empowerment has advocated for Gender and Social Inclusion (GESI), saying it would foster gender equality and growth. In commemoration of International Women’s Day,…
EFCC investigates 10 alleged oil thieves in A’Ibom
Ini Billie, Uyo The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has started the investigation of 10 alleged oil thieves in Akwa Ibom State. The Uyo Zonal Command of…
Alleged N30m extortion: Police arrest officers, accomplices
Etim Ekpimah The Nigeria Police Force has arrested three officers accused of extorting N30 million and their accomplices. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday, 10 March 2024,…
US citizen tackles Akpabio’s aide over letter seeking funds from USAID
Bassey Akra, Uyo A controversial letter seeking development funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is causing rumpus between a Nigerian-American citizen, Zion Umoh and the Office…
Eno assures women of more opportunities in A’Ibom
Ini Billie, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has assured of more opportunities for women in his government. Speaking in commemoration of the International Women's Day (IWD)…
Court jails man, two companies in Kaduna
Glory Ebomah Justices Darius Khobo, R. M Aikawa and Hawa Buhari of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced one Onoja Benjamin Ufedo to two years…
Women in chemistry applaud Delta govt on STEM
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Dr Sarah Nwinee, the Coordinator, Women in Chemistry, Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), Delta State chapter has lauded the state government's commitment to the development of science…
Maiduguri court jails MD for N99m fraud
Glory Ebomah Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on Wednesday, March 7, 2024, convicted and sentenced Alhaji Kyari Mohammed, managing director, Kyari & Sons Company Nigeria…
Foreign posting: Aggrieved NIS officers drag CG Kemi Nandap to industrial court
Nathan Tamarapreye, Yenagoa Some 80 officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service affected by the halt in the posting to foreign missions have threatened to drag the Comptroller-General, Kemi Nandap to…
Group seeks abolition of harmful traditions, customs to women
Etim Ekpimah A rights group in Nigeria, Center for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), has urged the government at all levels to abolish traditions and customs that are harmful…
Reps committee to probe contractors over abandoned projects at MAN
Akpan Umoh, Uyo The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has vowed to investigate all contractors over abandoned projects at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria in…
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