Nigerians condemn burning of JAMB mega CBT centre in Mbano (Nation) Condemnation has trailed the burning of the newly commissioned complex of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Mbano, Imo State. The complex houses a mega Computer-Based Test…
*Flood takes over long bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Tribune)*NRC blames Abuja-Kaduna train derailment on track vandalism (Nation)
Flood takes over long bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Tribune) Flooding has overtaken the long bridge on the Warewa axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, causing severe traffic congestion. The flood resulted from a heavy downpour that began on Thursday afternoon, rendering…
*Most kidnappings in FCT are stage-managed – Wike (Channels)*Crude oil production now 1.65m bpd — Edun (Tribune)
Most kidnappings in FCT are stage-managed – Wike (Channels) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said that most incidents of kidnapping in the nation’s capital were stage-managed by people. Wike stated this during a chat…
Herbert Wigwe, wife, son laid to rest after week-long funeral rites
Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Chizoba, and son, Chizi have been buried in his hometown Omueke, Isiokpo in Rivers State. The late Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc, his wife, and his son were laid to rest in a private…
*Printing money without logic under Buhari caused inflation — Edun (Punch)*How luggage issues prevented me from taking ill-fated flight — Wigwe’s PA (Vanguard)
Printing money without logic under Buhari caused inflation — Edun (Punch) The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the N22.7tn printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria through Ways and Means overdraft for…
TSA: HoR to sanction non-compliant MDAs, summons CBN, AGF and HMoF
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts (PAC) has resolved to sanction Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) that flout the TSA regulations. In a bid to uphold transparency and accountability, the Committee has summoned the Governor of the Central…
*2 dead as truck crushes Okada plying ‘‘one-way’’ in Lagos (Channels)*3 die on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident (DailyTrust)
2 dead as truck crushes Okada plying ‘‘one-way’’ in Lagos (Channels) Two persons have died after a truck crushed a motorcycle plying one-way by Barracks Bus-stop inward Iyana-Iba along Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) disclosed this…
*Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian)*FG denies plan to increase tax (Vanguard)
Nigeria in darkness as national grid collapses again (Guardian) Nigeria’s electricity grid has once again thrown the country into darkness as the government operated system went down Monday afternoon. The system collapsed at about 1pm cutting down electricity from 4,032.80…
Ways and Means: Tinubu will not go beyond statutory limit– Edun
President Bola Tinubu will not go above statutory limits in obtaining budget support facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Ways and Means Advances. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun,…
Tinubu names Wike FCT minister, Keyamo Aviation minister, 43 others receive portfolios
President Bola Tinubu has released the portfolios for the 45 confirmed ministerial nominees with former Rivers State governor Nyesom Wike in charge of the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Festus Keyamo manning the Ministry of Aviation. Other ministers…