Tariff hike: FG plans N1.5tn savings, 2.5m meter installations

By Okechukwu Nnodim The Federal Government has raised the amount that it would save this year following the recent hike in electricity tariff for Band A customers to N1.5tn. It also stated that... Read more »

Kanu’s lawyers allege access denial, threaten to boycott trial

Solomon Odeniyi and Deborah Musa The legal team of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu,  has warned that they may boycott court proceedings due to perceived injustices against... Read more »

NAFDAC orders recall of toxic cough syrup, alerts Nigerians

By Lara Adejoro The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control has recalled Benylin Paediatrics Syrup manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, following recent toxicity findings in the laboratory on the product.... Read more »

Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs N4bn per kilometre – Umahi

By Damilola Aina The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said the government is constructing the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway at a total cost of N4bn per kilometre and not the N8bn per km... Read more »

Senator Uche Ekwunife: A beacon of hope and excellence in Anambra politics

By Chinedu Anselem Nebeife Distinguished Sen. Iyom Uche Ekwunife radiates a rare brilliance in the political landscape of Anambra, outshining even the most exquisite jewel. Her outstanding generosity, coupled with an array... Read more »

BREAKING: Budget padding controversy: SERAP sues Akpabio for failure to recall Ningi

By Ajisafe Olayiwola The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has dragged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to court over “the failure to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion budget padding to appropriate anti-corruption agencies... Read more »

State police: 20 governors’ decisions ready for NEC May – NGF

By Chukwudi Akasike, Godfrey George The decisions of the remaining 20 state governors on the proposed establishment of state police are expected to be submitted within the next four weeks. This is according... Read more »

Why we profess Islam despite discrimination in S’East – Igbo Muslims

By Amarachi Okeh AMARACHI OKEH writes about the growing popularity of Islam in the South-East and how Igbo Muslims are coping in a region largely dominated by Christians and adherents of the African... Read more »

How Nasarawa gov pressurised me to establish militia group, Miyetti Allah leader tells investigators

SOLOMON ODENIYI and COLLINS AGWAM The President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo, has alleged that the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, was behind the establishment of the ethnic militia... Read more »

Obi free to leave LP, says NLC

By Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has vowed not to rest until it unseat Julius Abure as national chairman of the Labour Party. Disclosing this in an interview with Sunday... Read more »