Nigerian traders flay ECOWAS silence over Ghana’s border closure
Nigerian traders on Wednesday flayed ECOWAS’ silence over the closure of borders by the Ghana government, thus violating the policy on free movement in the region. Mr Chukwuemeka Nnaji, President of the Nigerian Union of Traders Association in Ghana (NUTAG), made the call in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
BREAKING: Capital expenditure gets N823.5bn, as Sanwo-Olu presents N1.4trn 2022 budget
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Bababjide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, presented 2022 Appropriation Bill of over N1.388 trillion before members of the State House of Assembly for consideration and approval.
AFCON 2022: Union Berlin hopes Awoniyi makes Super Eagles squad
Union Berlin manager Urs Fischer has admitted that the club would feel the impact of Taiwo Awoniyi’s absence should the striker be named in the Super Eagles squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Cameroon. The Swiss manager, however, revealed that the Iron Ones would be delighted to see the Nigerian striker […]
Climate Change Act will put Nigeria on toes; create wealth for all – Sam Onuigbo
As Nigeria joins the rest of the globe to save the planet with the signing of the law to guide Climate change operations by President Muhammadu Buhari, the sponsor of the bill, Mr. Sam Onuigbo, has said that the country stands at the threshold of prosperity and greatness with the coming into effect of the legislation.
2023: PDP’ll bring back robust economy- Elumelu
…Urges strategies for single-digit exchange rate By Dirisu Yakubu Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has called on leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to come with strategies aimed at economic recovery capable of leading to a single-digit or at most, a double-digit dollar exchange rate immediately “the party democratically […]
UCTH: Court Summons CMD over N68m isolation centre contract debt
By Ike Uchechukwu High Court sitting in Calabar, has summoned the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of University of Calabar Teaching Hospital UCTH, Prof Ikpeme Ikpeme to appear before High Court 11, on December 15, 2021 to explain the N68m contract debt which the hospital management owes contractor, Obi Achara Nigeria Ltd. In suit No. HC/316/2020 […]
Man, 36, bags 2-year jail term for possession of human head
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan, on Wednesday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Saheed Olapade , to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of human head. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and unlawful possession. The Senior Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, found Olapade […]
NUPRC pledges to support gas expansion amid rising prices
Amid skyrocketing prices of domestic gas, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has pledged collaborate and support the Nigerian Gas Expansion program (NGEP) to improve domestic utilisation of gas for power, industrialisation and deepen LPG penetration.
Man docked for allegedly stealing from girlfriend’s piggy bank
A 33-year-old man, Azubuike Omenehu, who allegedly stole N120,000 from his girlfriend’s piggy bank, on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Omenehu, of No 45, Makanjuola St., Orile Iganmu, Lagos, is being tried for stealing and escaping from lawful custody. The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Courage Ekhueorohan, told the court that the […]
Trouble in Anambra PDP as stakeholders demand audit of campaign funds
By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Anambra state chapter is currently engulfed in crisis over allegations that theft of campaign funds led to the defeat the party suffered in the November 6 governorship election. Vanguard gathered that some chieftains of the party in the state have written to the national leadership of the […]
