The Federal Government has set aside ₦100 billion in the proposed 2025 budget to install solar mini-grids in selected federal universities, teaching hospitals, and government institutions, pending approval by the National Assembly. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, confirmed the initiative under the National Public Sector Solarisation Initiative, a programme […]
The Federal Government has launched the Nigeria Raw Materials Management Information System, a digital platform designed to enhance industrialization, attract investment, and optimize the country’s raw material resources. The initiative, spearheaded by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, is expected to bring in $30bn in investments over the next decade through efficient resource management. […]
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja has ordered forfeiture of 6.3 billion units of ordinary shares of Keystone Bank Limited, valued at N1.00 each, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The judge ordered after Sigma Golf Nigeria Limited, represented by its Chairman, Umaru Hamidu Modibbo, pleaded guilty to the fraudulent conversion […]
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control on Monday commenced its enforcement at the popular Ogbo-Ogu Market, Bridge Head, Onitsha, in Anambra State. During the exercise, the operatives of the agency, led by the Director, NAFDAC South East Zone, Dr Martins Iluyomade, confiscated a wide range of adulterated, substandard and expired drugs found […]
The Executive Chairman of the Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS), Jerry Adams, has said that the service was able to collect N70 billion taxes in 2024, while targeting N112 billion for 2025. Adams said this on Monday in Kaduna at a two-day Annual Performance Review, Work Plan and Strategic Retreat 2025. He said it […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday, visited the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State over the power outage running for over 107 days. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) in March and October 26, 2024 disconnected power supply at the hospital due to accumulated debts. The IBEDC for the third time in […]
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, dismissed claims that he failed to support President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election, stating that he has moved on from such allegations. Tinubu, backed by the All Progressives Congress, won the election against the main opposition candidates — Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has clarified that his visit to his former boss, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday was not politically motivated but merely a courtesy call on the former President. Atiku, who arrived at Obasanjo’s Abeokuta residence within the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library at exactly 12:37 pm, was accompanied by former Governor of Cross […]
Ruben Amorim says he and his Manchester United players are “fighting” for their jobs in the final months of the season after a chastening campaign so far. The Portuguese has struggled to turn around United’s fortunes since replacing the sacked Erik ten Hag in November. The club decided not to boost their forward options in […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has proposed the death penalty for drug peddlers. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this call on Friday while speaking during Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. She argued that only strict penalties would deter drug peddlers, especially when their actions result in the […]
