The 36 State governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, have disclosed that they are reviewing their individual fiscal space as state governments and the consequential impact of various recommendations, geared towards arriving at what they described as an improved minimum ...

Seven daughter vessels carrying a combined total of 150 million litres of petrol trapped on the high sea at the Escravos channel, a key oil terminal in the Niger Delta, have been identified as the reason for the current supply crises. BusinessDay learnt there is a shortage of daughter vessels ...

  The Nigerian government has indicated an intention for an upward review of mining licence rates and other sundry fees payable by mining operators in the country. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Dele Alake, who announced this during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in ...

Some stakeholders have called for caution in the wake of federal and state government’s constant resort to engaging consultants to run some of their businesses. For many years to date, state governments and the federal government have hired consultants with the belief that consultancies offer ...

Nigerian superstar, Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, has released an artwork and track list for her upcoming sophomore album, ‘The Year I Turned 21’. The Grammy-nominated singer, who took to her social media pages to surprise her fans with an artwork and track list for her ...

Agency A biopharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca, and partners have inaugurated the Cancer Care Africa programme in Kenya to bridge critical gaps in cancer care from diagnosis to treatment. Head of Communications – African Cluster, AstraZeneca, Asa Skiti, in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, ...

Mr Uduak Nanga, aka Mc Calculus, who just concluded a new Guinness World Record 150 hour non-stop mathematics lesson by an individual, has said he embarked on the venture because he needed a platform to let people, especially the youths, know that mathematics is easy and fun. Nanga, a native ...

Preparations are underway for the investiture of Olowo of Owo Kingdom, Ondo, Chief Ajibade Gbadegesin Ogunoye III, as the pioneer chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT) Babura in Jigawa. This was announced in a press statement signed by the Secretary of Information and ...

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has said the tanker explosion which claimed the lives of five persons and destroyed over 70 vehicles at Eleme in Rivers State was not caused by the ongoing construction work on the road. Umahi, who spoke to journalists shortly after inspecting the scene of the ...

Janet Ogundepo   The President of the Nigerian Dental Association, Dr Tope Adeyemi, has urged workers to prioritise safety in the workplace, noting that it is important in fostering productivity and maintaining a healthy work environment. While stating this in his address to commemorate ...

Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to eradicate corruption without fear or favouritism. He made this statement on Thursday at the Second Edition of The Chronicle Roundtable in Abuja. The Vice President said the government is also working to ...

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo has hinted that the state government will soon commence the use of artificial intelligence in governance. He gave the hint on Wednesday while addressing the Labour movement on the occasion of the observance of the Workers’ Day. According to him, “I can only ...

FCMB Group Plc will use its forthcoming Annual General Meeting on May 24 to seek its shareholders’ approval to raise N150 billion capital. In a notice of the AGM, the group plans to raise up to N150 billion or its equivalent in other currencies through the issuance of various ...

PDP stalwarts at the reconciliatory stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday in Lagos Some Lagos State PDP elders say for the party to return to power and win in the state, stakeholders must stay united, work hard to build and restructure the party.The elders including Dr Abimbola Ogunkelu, a former ...

Commercial banks in Nigeria closed 2.021 million bank accounts in the first quarter of 2024, Q1’24, to clean their books of questionable accounts and comply with regulatory orders on the linkage of bank accounts to the National Identity Number, NIN. This is contained in a report by the Nigerian ...

Nigerian travellers are at risk whenever they fly as critical airport infrastructure meant to ensure their safety creaks on the back of poor maintenance. Safety infrastructures such as runways, communication aids, navigational aids, airfield lights, aircraft evacuation equipment among others ...

Former 400m African record holder and Olympic gold medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya-Osheku has urged parents and teachers across Nigeria to give attention to their children or students as case may be who have interest in one sport or the other by supporting them. She also urged President Bola ...

The NGX All-Share Index experienced a significant decline in April, losing N3.57 trillion in market value. This downturn represents the first monthly decline for the NGX this year, contrasting with gains of 17.7%, 12.47%, and 5.64% recorded in January, February, and March respectively. Despite ...

Chijioke Iremeka The Nigerian Medical Association has described the condition of medical doctors in the country as very pitiable, lamenting that the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, which addresses their welfare has not been reviewed for years. Speaking exclusively with PUNCH Healthwise to ...

Reports suggest that Barcelona intend to sell eight key players during the summer transfer window to improve their financial situation. The Catalan giants are set to face a busy summer of clearouts, with eight first-team players, including Frenkie de Jong and Jules Kounde, reportedly on the ...

For the second time within a short span, Fulani Bandits allegedly attacked Ajokpachi Odo Community in Omala Local Government Area of Kogi State on Tuesday, resulting in the tragic loss of at least three lives. Motorbikes, foodstuffs, and other valuables were reportedly carted away, while ...

By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR Being a speech by His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, on the occasion of the 2024 May Day celebration, held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Eagle Square, Abuja. ...

By Seun Opejobi President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, described the salary increment approved by the Federal Government as mischievous. Ajaero said that organized labour should agree on N615,000 as the living wage for civil servants in Nigeria. The Federal ...

Michael Olugbode in AbujaTwo brothers have been caught in connection with the creation of a false Facebook account to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.They were caught seven months after a manhunt was launch for internet fraudsters who created a false Facebook account of the ...

Hamas will respond to an Israeli truce proposal for Gaza “within a very short period”, an official with the Palestinian militant group said Wednesday, stressing that any ceasefire needs to be permanent. Hamas is considering a plan for a 40-day ceasefire and the exchange of scores of hostages ...

Angela OnwuzooA Nigerian-American critical care and pulmonary care physician, Dr. Ngozika Orjioke has called on the Federal Government to enact a law that will make sickle cell genotype testing compulsory for newborns in Nigeria.Orjioke, who is the co-founder of CMG Global Foundation, ...

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has stressed the importance of population census for planning and development purposes. This is even as he has rejected the census figure allocated to the state by the National Population Commission (NPC) during the last census exercise. Governor Otti stated ...

  Gombe state Governor and Chairman Northern States’ Governors Forum (NSGF), Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has called for immediate and planned development of economic and human capacity for the North to get out of the perennial security and other challenges bedeviling the region. Similarly, ...

By Fadehan OyeyemiThe Nigerian Peace Corps Establishment Bill, earlier passed by the House of Representatives on February 29, 2024, and transmitted to the Senate for concurrence has been read on the floor of Senate.With this development, a motion for concurrence to be sponsored by the ...

By Matthew Atungwu Commuters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, and other cities across the country have bemoaned the hike in transportation fares owing to the current fuel scarcity. DAILY POST reports that queues have worsened in many filling stations across the country, with Abuja as ...

Having plunged from N907 per dollar on the official market at the end of last year to about N1,500/$1 at the end of February, and also from N1,250 per dollar to N1,900/$1 on the parallel market, the naira, looked to be headed for an all time low of N2000 per dollar a few weeks ago. ...

MTN Nigeria has recorded a total subscribers increase by 1.3 per cent to 77.7 million, as at March 31, 2024, from 76.7 million recorded in the same period of 2023.The telco’s Chief Executive Officer, Karl Toriola, said this in the company’s unaudited financial statement sent to ...

The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary StructuresThe Salary Structure are Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary ...

Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-OjoBy EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, May 1, public holiday in commemoration of the 2024 Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal ...

The Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been directed by the House of Representatives to suspend the announced tariff hike affecting Band A customers pending an investigation by the House. It was learnt that the resolution was approved by the lower legislative ...

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie has expressed excitement after being awarded the best goalkeeper in the French D1 Arkema (women’s league) for the 2023/2024 season, marking her the first African, specifically Nigerian, to achieve the individual honour. This accomplishment solidified ...

The Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee has planned to hold public engagements on fiscal and tax reforms starting in Lagos on Thursday. In a statement made available on Tuesday on X by its chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, the committee will consult both in Lagos and Abuja in a renewed ...

Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, has been voted the season’s best goalkeeper in the French Division 1 Feminine League. The 23-year-old was announced the award winner on Monday night. Nnadozie received the individual accolade following a stellar season in which she garnered a ...

Personnel of the Kaduna State Police Command have arrested a suspect who allegedly abducted a 10-year-old girl and hid her inside a refrigerator. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. He said on Saturday, ...

History was made on Monday, 29th April 2024 when Two Women were sworn-in as democratically elected Executive Chairpersons of local government councils in Gombe for the first time. The Two Women who were declared winners of their various LGAs during the Council elections held last Saturday, ...

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ngor, Ward 1 Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, has suspended Hon. Awaji-Inombek Abiante, member representing Andoni/Opobo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. This was contained in a resolution read to newsmen after a meeting of the ...

Sodiq Ojuroungbe The Nigeria Institute of Medical Research in collaboration with Dr Lisa Flowers of Emory University, United States, has donated advanced equipment to 10 hospitals for cervical cancer screening.The equipment includes Videocolposcope, Thermocoagulator Kits, Loop ...

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, revealed that the People Democratic Party, PDP, will lose a sitting governor in the South-South to the Labour Party. In a statement signed by his spokesman, Oluwatosin Osho, the prophet explained that the ...

King Charles III is returning to public duties after the positive effects of his cancer treatment. King Charles has been receiving care as an outpatient since early February, and sources have said that in spite of the welcome news the king still has cancer and will continue to be treated for ...

The Kano State Judicial Commission of Enquiry on the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Property and Assets has announced its intention to review the sales, disposal, or allocation of government property by the previous administration in the state. The chairman of the commission, Justice Farouk ...

Chiamaka Nnadozie has been crowned the best goalkeeper in the French D1 Arkema (women’s league). Nnadozie is the first African, nay Nigerian to win the individual accolade. The feat cemented her status as one of the best goalkeepers in the world. The 23-year-old beat Olympic Lyon’s Christiane ...

The minister of information and national orientation Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has restated the federal government commitment to rebuilding trust in public communication that has been eroded over the years.He said this would be done through timely, patriotic and honest dissemination of ...

  On Monday, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the stoppage of the planned increase in DStv and GOtv subscription prices by Multichoice Nigeria Limited.Recall that the Pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria Limited, announced another price increment last week across its DStv and GOtv packages ...

The country’s financial sector lost N17.67 billion to fraud in 2023, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has said. The agency, which disclosed this in its Annual Fraud Landscape (January to December 2023) report posted on its website yesterday said that the fraud count ...

Top Premier League clubs Newcastle United, West Ham and Aston Villa are reportedly targeting Super Eagles and Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi as a top priority in the upcoming summer transfer window. The 27-year-old played a crucial role in Leicester City‘s successful campaign, helping ...