FG revenue hits N6.9trn in Q1
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said Federal Government revenue rose to N6.9 trillion in the first quarter. Edun made this known on Monday during the Citizens and…
Ex-NNPCL CFO arrested over alleged $7.2 billion refinery fraud
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Umar Ajiya Isa, a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), over an alleged $7.2…
NNPC, oil marketers hike petrol pump price to N945 in Abuja, N915 in Lagos
The current price at TotalEnergies filling station in Ilupeju, Lagos, on Monday. Photo by Fisayo Idowu The Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPC, Limited and other petroleum marketers, on Monday, raised petrol pump price in Abuja…
AGF advises ECOWAS Court to consider national peculiarities in rulings
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, has advised the ECOWAS Court to be mindful of the unique legal contexts of member states when issuing judgments. Fagbemi advised on Monday, at the…
Lagos NMA cries foul over leadership crisis at Psychiatric Hospital Yaba
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Lagos State Branch, yesterday faults the Federal Ministry of Health’s decision to re-appoint Dr. Olugbenga Owoeye as Acting Medical Director of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, following the expiration…
Owo Massacre: Ondo Govt’s demolition of Cenotaph sparks controversy
— Akeredolu family, aide, disagree with Aiyedatiwa, Olowo of Owo — We were not carried along – Catholic Church By Dayo Johnson, Akure The demolition of a cenotaph erected in honour of victims killed in…
Four farmers killed, farms destroyed, scores displaced as herdsmen attack Nasarawa communities
Suspected Fulani herdsmen have reportedly killed four Tiv farmers, with scores wounded in a serial attack in Tiv-dominated areas in three local government areas of Nasarawa State. This was made known at the press…
Police capture notorious Lagos hired assassin in Ogun hideout
LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a 44-year-old notorious hired killer and cult kingpin, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, who had been on the run for over a decade.…
Plateau Killings: Tinubu orders IGP to ensure culprits are arrested
President Bola Tinubu. By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to work with other security and intelligence agencies to ensure those responsible for the killing of travellers in…
No fire incident at ENL terminal, says Management
LAGOS — The management of ENL Consortium, operators of one of Nigeria’s busiest cargo terminals at the Lagos Port Complex, Apapa, has debunked media reports claiming that a cargo ship caught fire at its facility…