Sesugh didn’t die in our custody – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Saturday denied claims that Asar Michael Sesugh died in its custody, insisting that Sesugh, who had escaped from detention weeks earlier, was neither in its custody nor on bail when he died.
How explosion at Kainji caused nationwide blackout — Adelabu, Power Minister
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has disclosed the cause of the brief nationwide blackout that happened in the early hours of Thursday.
Power restored after nationwide blackout in Nigeria
Electricity supply has been restored hours after a nationwide blackout due to the collapse of the national grid on Thursday.
Labour Party knows Obi lost 2023 polls — Soyinka
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, alleged that the leadership of the Labour Party, LP, knew that its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, lost the February 25 election.
$600m trapped funds: Tinubu directs CBN to meet foreign airlines
President Bola Tinubu yesterday, directed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to create a platform for quarterly reconciliatory meetings with foreign airlines to address the backlog of trapped funds in excess of $600 million.
‘We graduated in 1979,’ Tinubu’s classmate at Chicago Varsity speaks out
“One of the professors asked me ‘Are you from Nigeria?, I said ‘yes’. ‘Do you know Bola?’ I said ‘no, I don’t know him’. He said ‘Oh, you need to know Bola’”
Reps dismiss NLC’s allegations of N100m palliative for lawmakers
The House of Representatives has dismissed a statement credited to the National Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Christopher Onyeka that each member collected N100 million as palliative.
Tinubu orders probe into recurring boat crashes in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu yesterday ordered thorough and comprehensive investigation into the recurring boat tragedies that have claimed hundreds of lives across the nation.
Nigeria-bound goods can now be cleared in Cotonou — FG, Benin Rep
Nigerian importers, who desire to import their goods through Cotonou Ports in Benin Republic will be free to do so legally soon.
2023 Budget in danger as crude output crashes by 470,000 bpd
Implementation of the 2023 budget of N21.8 trillion is currently threatened as the nation has suffered a shortfall in crude oil output, amounting to 470,000 barrels per day, bpd in August 2023.
I don’t need title to serve in Tinubu’s administration — Fashola
Former Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) says he does not need a title to serve in the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, which in his view, is birthing the next generation of leaders.
