Electricity consumer group says it will oppose hike in tariff
A group, the All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum, said on Tuesday that it would oppose the proposed hike in electricity tariffs because it would further impoverish Nigerians. The National Coordinator, Mr Adeola Samuel-Ilori told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the group was exploring legal options even though NERC had decided to engage […]
Haaland reveals why he snubbed Man Utd for Dortmund
Erling Haaland said Borussia Dortmund’s plan “triggered” him to pick the Bundesliga side instead of Premier League giants Manchester United. Highly rated Norwegian striker Haaland signed a four-and-a-half-year deal with Dortmund, despite strong interest from Man Utd. Man Utd, along with RB Leipzig and Juventus, were among the admirers of Haaland – who scored 28 […]
NUJ hails Ugwuanyi’s sanitization of Enugu Press Centre
MEMBERS of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Enugu State have commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi for the state government’s intervention in restoring the original master plan of the state Press Centre.
Zamfara generating only N150m IGR monthly – Commissioner
Zamfara Government says it is generating only N150 million monthly as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). The state Commissioner of Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, who made the disclosure on Tuesday in Gusau, said the government would, however, strengthen existing laws to raise its IGR. “We are going to collaborate with the state House of Assembly to […]
NAFDAC mulls recruitment, says agency understaffed – D-G
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Monday said that the agency was considering recruiting staff to fill up vacant positions in 2020. Adeyeye told Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the recruitment became necessary because the agency was too understaffed to effectively perform its statutory […]
Israel tries to stand aside from U.S.-Iranian conflict
Israel sought on Tuesday to stand aside from the conflict between its close ally the United States and Iran, and said it was unclear whether Tehran’s abandonment of uranium enrichment limits meant it was on a path toward a nuclear weapon. The unusually muted Israeli comments on Iran, Israel’s arch-enemy, emerged after Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Nkanga urges NANS to stand up for N’Delta, Nigeria
By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo National Chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd) has expressed concern that in recent times Nigerian students have not been speaking up for issues that affect their future, urging them to always stand up for the Niger Delta region and the country. Nkanga who spoke […]
Angry reactions trail planned takeover of Imo LGAs
By Chidi Nkwopara Angry reactions have started trailing the botched forceful takeover last Monday, of the 27 local government councils in Imo State, by suspended chairmen and councillors believed to be loyalists of Chief Rochas Okorocha. Some respondents, including an Owerri based legal practitioner, Mr. Alex Williams, described the act as “a treasonable felony”. According […]
Ayakoromo Bridge not abandoned- Delta Govt
The Delta State Government has denied news report that the Ayakoromo bridge project in Burutu Council Area of the state has been abandoned.
Man, 26, bags 4 years in jail for stealing motorcycle
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old man, Femi Fayemi, to four years’ imprisonment for stealing a Bajaj motorcycle valued at N195,000. The Magistrate, Mr Matthew Akinyemim, sentenced Fayemi without an option of fine. Akinyemi convicted and sentenced Fayemi following his guilty plea to a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing, […]
Japan issues arrest warrant for Ghosn’s wife, looks for ways to bring him back
Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn’s wife Carole for allegedly lying in testimony, as officials sought ways to bring the fugitive car industry boss back for trial on financial misconduct charges. The perjury arrest warrant accuses Carole Ghosn of falsely claiming not to know, or to have met, people […]
