In a decisive move to combat crude oil theft, the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, chaired by Senator Ned Nwoko, has embraced digital oversight to track both legal and illicit oil transactions worldwide. By leveraging cutting-edge financial tracking tools, the committee aims to expose hidden money trails, recover stolen revenues, and reinforce […]
The Nigerian Senate has defended its decision to suspend Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before the Inter-Parliamentary Union, stating that her suspension was not related to allegations of sexual harassment but due to gross misconduct. Speaking before the IPU on Wednesday, the Chairperson of the House Committee on Women Affairs and Social Development, Kafilat Ogbara, dismissed claims […]
Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja has sentenced Elistan Kumagbo to life imprisonment for defiling two sisters. The sisters are aged eight and four years. The judge held that the prosecution had proven the case of defilement and sexual assault by penetration beyond reasonable doubt. The prosecution has stated […]
The House of Representatives is currently considering the report on the four tax bills transmitted to the National Assembly in October 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. Chairman of the Committee on Finance, James Abiodun Faleke, presented the report during Thursday’s plenary, presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. As of the time of filing this report, […]
The Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, has announced the suspension of its policy requiring students to present proof of fee payment during examinations for those who will be applying for student loans through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund. The institution’s rector, Sylvester Omoruyi, made the announcement during a sensitisation programme organized by NELFUND at the polytechnic’s […]
The Federal Government has given the contractors handling the Mbiama section of the East-West Road a marching order to complete the project by November 2025. Minister of Works, David Umahi, who inspected the progress of the work, expressed delight at the completion of the 47-kilometer Section 2.1 of the project during a two-day inspection tour. […]
Amid the struggling oil prices, which remained below Nigeria’s budget benchmark of $75 per barrel, the country’s oil production in February dropped further to 1.4 million barrels per day. This development, reported by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), indicates that the country may fail to meet its Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) […]
Goods, shops, and properties worth multiple millions of naira have been destroyed in a fire incident that razed parts of the popular Aleshinloye Market in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The fire, which broke out at midnight, left behind trails of loss, wailing, and anguish. Many traders lost multiple shops in the inferno, with one […]
Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the possibility of a direct flight route as both countries strengthen the Bilateral Air Service Agreement. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, welcomed […]
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress as the governor of Ondo State. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the apex court dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, seeking to nullify Aiyedatiwa’s victory. The appellants had sought to […]
