The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has elected Abubakar Zubair as its new president. Zubair who was elected at the council’s recent Extra Ordinary Council Meeting took over from Rabiu Ali, who served a single term as President of COREN from April 2019 to April 2023. According to a statement signed […]
The outgoing Federal Government has concluded plans for a six-month petrol consumption reserve to mitigate the effect of the impending subsidy removal. The subsidy removal is expected to take effect July 1, more than one month after the May 29 exit of the Buhari administration. Reports have that the government has earmarked N3 trillion […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has said that Nigeria has lost a total of 151 persons to Lassa fever between January and April 9 2023. Confirming this in its latest epidemiological report, the NCDC in its week 14 epidemiological report said the case fatality rate put at 17.4 per cent was lower […]
To ensure a seamless transition come May 29, the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 14-man Presidential Inauguration Committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long event that would usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, who is still abroad on […]
A Saudi lawyer, Nouf bin Ahmed, has vowed to file a complaint against Cristiano Ronaldo after the player appeared to grab his genitals while walking off the pitch on Tuesday. The incident happened after Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr suffered a 2-0 defeat to Odion Ighalo’s Al-Hilal on Tuesday night. Ronaldo’s action was deemed as an insulting […]
Former Minister, Niger Delta Affairs Ministry and Senator- Elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has charged Muslim faithful in Nigeria and in the Diaspora to ensure that they continued with the lessons they learnt during the Ramadan fast, which are forgiveness, giving to the poor and the needy and […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission says it will write the Inspector General of Police, Baba Ahmed, to investigate and prosecute the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Ari. The commission reached the decision on Tuesday at the technical meeting attended by national commissioners of INEC in Abuja. INEC also decided to write the […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling members perceived to be loyal to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement delivered in two separate suits filed by the affected PDP members, held that the fears of these applicants were […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says the Federal Government’s planned petrol subsidy removal remains one of the best economic decisions that will reduce Nigeria’s debts and tackle widespread corruption in the oil sector. LCCl’s President, Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, said this during the chamber’s second quarter State of the Economy conference on […]
Billionaire entrepreneur, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana turned a new age on Wednesday, April 12 and was subsequently celebrated by notable personalities on Saturday, April 15, 2023 at highbrow Pablo Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos. Capital Luxury Group and Cubana Group CEOs, Mr Edidiong Udoidiong (Ed Singer) and Mr Obinna Iyiegbu (Obi Cubana) […]