FG suspends accreditation of degree certificates grom Benin Republic, Togo

The Federal Government has suspended the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo. This move followed a report detailing how a degree was acquired from a university in Benin Republic in under two months. “This report lends credence to suspicions that some Nigerians deploy nefarious means and unconscionable methods to get a Degree with the end objective of getting graduate job opportunities for which they are not qualified,” the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education Augustina Obilor-Duru said in a Tuesday statement. “The Federal Ministry of…

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2024: NNPCL pledges to produce 2m barrels of crude oil daily

The newly appointed Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) on Monday pledged to produce two million barrels of crude oil on a daily basis from 2024. Chief Pius Akinyelure, Non-Executive Board Chairman of NNPCL, stated this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the inauguration of the board by President Bola Tinubu. Akinyelure also promised that the board would overhaul the security architecture of the NNPCL with a view to curb incidents of stealing and vandalisation of pipelines. “We have just concluded our inauguration…

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LASTMA impounds 78 trucks packed on top of bridges

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said it has impounded another 78 illegally parked container-laden trucks on top of the High Bridge by Lilly Pond inward Apapa and Sifax axis of Ijora (Olopa). LASTMA spokesperson, Adebayo Taofiq in a statement said the enforcement operations was led by the General Manager, Bakare Oki Olalekan in conjunction with relevant security Agencies. “The enforcement operations were carried out to ensure smooth/seamless traffic for Lagosians during the Christmas and New Year celebrations and beyond,” Taofiq said. Taofiq also confirmed that the early Sunday…

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How to apply for Federal Govt grants, loans for nano business, SMEs

The Federal Government of Nigeria under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, is rolling out two initiatives – the Presidential Conditional Grant Programme & the Presidential Palliative Loan Programme. The minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Nkiruka Uzoka-Anite said the programmes aim to alleviate the effects of the fuel subsidy removal. Nano businesses will receive N50,000 grant, while MSMEs and manufacturers will access loans up to N1 million and N1 billion respectively. The target beneficiaries are 70% women and youth, 10% people with disabilities,…

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Industry experts say hope for reduced fuel price brightens as refinery begins operations

Stakeholders in the downstream petroleum sub-sector drawn from the Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA) and the Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) have assured that the prevailing crisis in the energy sector would soon end with the envisaged return of operations at the Port Harcourt Refinery, Rivers State in January. The national president and chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of NOGASA, Mr Kenneth Korie and his PETROAN counterpart, Dr. Billy Harry, who spoke after the inauguration of Akwa Ibom State chapters of the…

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Tinubu orders harmonisation of identity numbers as Int’l Passport home delivery begins February 2024 -Tunji-Ojo

Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, has said Nigerians will have their passport delivered to their homes, offices, and other locations of their choice from February 2024. Speaking on Monday at the opening ceremony of the International Week of the University Of Lagos, titled, ‘Breaking the Borders of Partnership,’ Tunji-Ojo said that by January next year, Nigerians would be able to complete the application process online. He said, “We have commenced the automation of our end-to-end passport application process, and we have given a timeline from which Nigerians will…

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Local meter manufacturers withdraw court case against FG

The Association of Meter Manufacturers of Nigeria (AMMON) has formally withdrawn a court case it instituted to stop the procurement process for phase two of the National Mass Metering Program (NMMP). This decision was taken after the intervention of the Hon Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu at a stakeholder meeting held at the Federal Ministry of Power on Tuesday, where all the association’s concerns were tabled before the Minister. In attendance at the stakeholders’ meeting were the Chairman, NERC, represented by Mr. Nathan Shatti; Commissioner, Finance and Administration, Dr.…

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NERC jerks up prices of pre-paid meters

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an upward price increase for prepaid electricity meters in the country by 40 per cent. The commission announced this in an order released with the number, NERC/2023/020, jointly signed by the commission’s Chairman, Sanusi Garba, and its Commissioner, Legal, Licencing and Compliance, Dafe Akpeneye. The commission stated that a single-phase meter would now cost N81, 975.16k from the previous price of N58,661.69k, while the price of a three-phase meter was raised to N143,836.10k from N109,684.36k. NERC stressed that the increment was to…

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Betta Edu, Humanitarian Affairs minister opens up on N-Power

Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, says plans are underway to rejig the N-Power scheme to accommodate more people and ensure prompt payment of beneficiaries’ stipends. Edu disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by her Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr Rasheed Zubair, in Abuja. The statement reported the Minister as saying that the challenges faced by N-Power beneficiaries in terms of delay in payment of their stipends would soon be addressed. “We will change the modalities so that people will get their delayed stipends,…

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Sanwoolu, first passenger as Lagos Blue Line launches commercial operations

The Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line System has begun its long-awaited commercial operations. The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, became the first passenger to ride on the train during its inaugural ride as operations began on Monday. The governor boarded the train from the Marina terminal enroute Mile 2. The Managing Director, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, announced on Thursday that the Lagos Blue Line Rail would commence commercial operations on Monday, September 4. Akinajo added that Governor Sanwo-Olu would be the first passenger during…

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FG files contempt charge against NLC, TUC over strike

The Federal Government on Wednesday filed a contempt lawsuit against the Nigeria Labour Congress, and the Trade Union Congress for proceeding on an industrial action. The Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, Beatrice Jedy-Agba had twice stated that the industrial action by organised labour was illegal, noting that there was a subsisting interim order restraining NLC from embarking on any industrial action. But in defiance, the organised labour went on with the protest across the country on Wednesday. However, in the suit marked NICN/ABJ/158/2023, the…

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Labour leaders return to negotiation table as Tinubu assures Port Harcourt refinery will commence production in December

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday night, assured the leaders of the organised labour that the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations by December 2023, so says the the organised labour. The labour centers also noted that the president made a series of promises following which they agreed to return to the negotiations table. The national presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero and Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo in the statement also hailed Nigerians for supporting the nationwide protest. “It is pertinent to inform Nigerians that…

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Why petrol hit N617 per litre -Kyari, NNPCL boss

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has attributed the rise in petrol pump prices in Nigeria to market forces. This follows a recent price increase from N540 to N617 per litre, which he said reflects the dynamics of a market-regulated pricing model. Addressing journalists after a closed-door meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja, Kyari said, “They are just prices depending on the market realities. This is the meaning of making sure that the market regulates itself. Prices…

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NAF trainer jet crashes in Markurdi

Report says a Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft has crashed in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. According to reports monitored on Channels Television, the incident happened on Friday evening, while on a routine training exercise. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, confirmed this in a statement on Friday. He said two pilots onboard the aircraft survived and were being observed in a military facility. “Luckily, the two pilots on board survived the crash after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. Additionally, there was no…

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Tompolo’s security outfit arrests second time offender, vessel MT Tura with 150 tonnes of stolen crude oil

Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a. Tompolo led Tantita Security Services Limited, has arrested a vessel, “MT Tura 11”, laden with 150 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil on Escravos sea in Delta State by operatives of the pipeline surveillance security outfit. The private security operatives apprehended the vessel, with a 500 metric tonnes capacity, in the early hours of Friday while on an illegal operation on the high sea around the Ondo State axis of the Niger Delta creeks. It was gathered that the operatives of the pipeline surveillance firm succeeded in…

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Pres. Tinubu sacks boards of FG parastatals, agencies, institutions, govt-owned companies

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. The dissolution did not, however, affect Boards, Commissions and Councils listed in the Third Schedule, Part 1, Section 153 (i) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended. These were contained in a press release signed by the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the…

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Unveilling AVM Bala Abubakar, the new Chief of Air Staff

Air Vice Marshal Hassan Bala Abubakar was born on 11 September 1970. He hails from Shanono Local Government Area of Kano State. He enlisted into the NAF as a member of NDA RC 39 and commissioned Pilot Offr on 19 Sep 92. Abubakar bagged a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Nigerian Defence, Academy Kaduna. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy from ABU, Zaria. He was Admin Officer 16 Engineering Wing, 1 Engineering Group NAF Makurdi. He also held the position of Officer Commanding Admin Services…

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Meet the new Army Chief, Lagbaja

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, a Maj. General in the Nigerian Army as the new Chief of Army Staff. Lagbaja, a member of the 39 regular course of the Nigerian Defence Academy, is the immediate past General Officer Commanding of 1 Division in the Nigerian Army, Kaduna and was the GOC 82 Division, Nigerian Army Enugu. More details…

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Meet Maj. Gen. Chris Gwabin Musa, the new Chief of Defence Staff

Major General Chris Musa, born Christopher Gwabin Musa on December 25, 1967, in Sokoto State, northwest Nigeria, was on Monday night named as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s choice as Chief of Defence Staff. The Infantry officer and ex- Theatre Commander of the North-East Joint Task Force Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK) takes over from General Lucky Irabor the CDS. Musa received his primary and secondary education in the conservative Muslim state of Sokoto, despite being originally from Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in the Christian South of Kaduna State. In 1986,…

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Pres. Tinubu retires Service Chiefs, NSA, Customs CG names replacements

The President. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in one swoop, has regig the nations security architecture ordering the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service and approved the appointments of their replacements with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, on Monday. The newly appointed Officers are: S/N NAME APPOINTMENTS 1 Mallam Nuhu Ribadu National Security Adviser 2 Maj. Gen. C.G Musa Chief of…

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Pres. Tinubu suspends EFCC boss, Bawa, now in DSS custody

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has indefinitely suspended the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, AbdulRasheed Bawa, from office. He said this is to allow for a thorough investigation into his conduct while in office following “weighty allegations ” of abuse of office against him. This was contained in a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Abdulrasheed Bawa, the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is currently in custody of…

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NLC recants, embarks on nationwide strike over fuel subsidy

The Nigeria Labour Congress has recanted on its earlier decision no not to go on strike because of the fuel subsidy removed by the Federal Government and will now commence a nationwide strike Wednesday. The strike will be embarked upon if the government fails to reverse the new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit. The national president of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech, in which…

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Buhari’s Valedictory Broadcast: Nigerians chose Tinubu, the best man for the job, says I have laid strong foundation for the future

FAREWELL SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s outgoing president says majority of Nigerians overwhelmingly voted Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, wh he discribed as the best man for the job to lead Nigeria as President. Buhari, who will be handing over to Tinubu, tomorrow May 29, 2023 made the disclosure during a valedictory nationwide broadcast on Sunday morning. Read the full speech below: My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. 2. I address you today, in my last assignment…

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Buhari takes Tinubu on tour of Presidential Villa

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, took the President-elect, Bola Tinubu round the State House, Abuja, on a familarization tour to the offices within the seat of power. The Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima was earlier on Thursday conducted round the VP wing of the Villa by outgoing Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on familiarisation tour. The duo of Buhari and Tinubu walked through the Press Gallery in the State House shortly after they both observed the Jumat prayers at the Mosque situated in the Presidential Villa.…

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FG spends N1m annually on each inmate – Interior Minister

The Federal Government says it spends N1 million annually to cater for each of the inmates at the correctional facilities in the country. Sola Fasure, the Media Adviser to the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to the statement, the minister said this while inaugurating a 20-bed COVID-19 Crisis Intervention Fund Hospital and Equipment at the Maximum Security Custodial Centre, Port Harcourt. The minister said that the project would be an enduring legacy and a testimony of the utmost importance…

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Tinubu meets Abbas, Kalu, jets out to Europe on working visit

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit. This is coming Two weeks after he returned to the country from a trip to London, Saudi Arabia and Paris. This was contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Tunde Rahman. According to the statement, Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions. During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors…

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Soludo threatens salary cut for workers who obey IPOB sit at home

Prof. Charles Soludo, Anambra State governor, has threatened to cut salaries of workers who stay away from work on Monday in compliance with the sit-at-home order issued by the Simon Ekpa led faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The governor said the Monday sit-at-home had become an excuse for workers to stop coming to work on Mondays, insisting that such could not continue. Soludo spoke while addressing the state workers during the 2023 May Day celebration held at the Alex Ekwueme Square, Awka on Monday. The governor had…

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Breaking: FG suspends subsidy removal

The National Economic Council (NEC), has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on fuel and other petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Ahmed noted that the removal of the subsidy will likely take effect in June because the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA and the 2023 budget provided subsidy till June, hence…

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Fuel subsidy: Civil servants to get FG 40% pay rise by April ending

Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of April 2023. President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to give his final assent for disbursement any moment from now. If the proposal sails through, it means the increase will be coming about two months before the June date proposed for the removal of the petrol subsidy. Officials of the Federal Government told The PUNCH exclusively that the fresh pay increase, tagged consequential allowance, would lead to a…

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Nigeria approves malaria vaccine

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja. This makes Nigeria the second country to approve the new malaria vaccine developed at the University of Oxford, after Ghana. Nigeria (31.3%) with three other African countries accounted for a little over half of all malaria deaths worldwide – the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12.6%), United Republic of Tanzania (4.1%)…

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Commendations as Osun FRSC returns N27m recovered from accident scene to victim’s family

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Biu, has commended the patrol teams of the Osun State command for returning N27.1 million recovered from an accident scene. This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps Public Education Officer, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, on Sunday in Abuja. The Corps Marshal expressed satisfaction over the good conduct, honesty and sense of patriotism exhibited by the personnel. Biu, who applauded them, said the team did not only show professionalism in doing their job but also ensured that the integrity…

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Ajibola, Nigeria’s former ICJ judge is dead

Prince Bola Ajibola, a former Judge of the International Court of Justice, Hague, Netherlands, died Saturday night after a long-time old age-induced illness. Aged 89, his death was disclosed by his eldest child, Mr. Segun Ajibola, in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta and will be buried later today in accordance with Islamic rites. His son, Segun, while announcing his death, said, “With very deep heart and gratitude to Almighty Allah, “Our dad, Prince Bola Ajibola, departed this world over midnight. May Almighty Allah bless him with Aljanah Firdaus.” The…

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Ogun State to construct communal roads in Pakuro, Orimerunmu, others

The Ogun state government is to construct communal roads in fledging satellite communities along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway so as to alleviate the plight of commuters and provide a motorable link to the expressway. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun gave the assurance while speaking in Mowe on Tuesday during the inspection of the ongoing Mowe/Ofada road reconstruction project. The less than 10km project was one of numerous abandoned projects the current administration inherited from the immediate past administration of Ibikunle Amosun. According to Gov. Abiodun, communities that would benefit from the…

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Pictures: Two dead, scores injured as LASG bus collide with train

At least two persons were reported dead and scores have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state. The incident happened around 7 am on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, said a rescue operation was ongoing. “The accident recorded many casualties as the bus is fully loaded with govt staff going to the office this morning.”

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Tinubu relocates to Defence House, prepares for May 29

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect, will be moving to the Defence Guest House in the Maitama District of Abuja. He will function at the Defence Guest House until he is sworn-in as President on May 29, 2023. “The President-elect will be moving into Defence House, in Maitama, FCT, where he will spend the next couple of months, and from where he will move into the Presidential Villa,” a tweet by the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council read on Thursday. The notice came barely 24 hours after the Independent…

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Buhari appoints Arase, ex-IGP Police Service Commission Boss

Amid an ongoing face-off between the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba and the Police Service Commission (PSC) over the tenure elongation of Baba, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, forwarded the name of former IGP, Solomon Arase to the Senate for confirmation as the new PSC Chairman. The President, in a letter to the Senate, which was read on the floor of the Red Chamber by its President, Ahmad Lawan, said the appointment is in accordance with the provision of section 154 (1) of the 1999 Constitution as amended.…

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Aisha Buhari withdraws controversial defamation case against Dutse varsity student

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has withdrawn the case against the final year student of the Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Mohammed, following pressure and condemnation by activists, Amnesty International, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and other citizens. The prosecution counsel Fidelis Ogbobe, withdrawing the case on behalf of Mrs Buhari, said the First Lady, being the mother of the nation, decided to withdraw the case, following the intervention of “well-meaning Nigerians.” Moving a motion for the withdrawal of the case, Ogbobe cited section 108 subsection 2(a) of the Administration…

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Uproar in the Senate over Naira redesign

The Nigerian Senate erupted in a rowdy session on Wednesday over the plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria to redesign the national legal tender. As senators deliberated a motion on the Naira Redesign Policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, moved by the Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Senator Uba Sani. Sani, in the prayers to his motion, urged the Senate to provide legislative support for the policy. He also wants the Senate to mandate his committee to embark on aggressive oversight on…

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ASUU fumes as FG pays members half salary for October

Anger and shock are what described the feeling among members of the Academic Staff of Nigerian University ASUU as the Federal Government only paid lecturers under its umbrella for 18 working days in the month of October. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke, while confirming the development to a correspondent of The PUNCH newspapers said, “Yes, it is true and we are honestly shocked”. National Infinity reports that ASUU had on Friday, October 14 announced a suspension of the strike which commenced on Monday, February 14, 2022. Lecturers and senior members of…

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FG ask Telcos to revert 10% hike

The Federal Government has asked telecommunication companies to reverse their recent 10 per cent hike of calls and data prices. This decision means that telcos like MTN Nigeria and Airtel, who had initially increased the prices of their data bundles by about 10 per cent, will now need to revert to their old prices. This was revealed by the Nigerian Communications Commission on Wednesday. It stated that its decision to allow telcos such as MTN Nigeria and Airtel to review the prices of some of their tariffs was taken after…

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Again, FG declares Monday public holiday

Barely a week after declaring Monday, October 3 a work-free day, the Federal Government has declared Monday, October 10, as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eid-ul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made this declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslims both at home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this year’s occasion, a statement signed by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, Dr. Shuaib Belgore, said. “He admonishes all Nigerians to imbibe…

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Kogi Gov., Yahaya Bello shut down “bulletproof water” church

Governor, Yahaya Bello, of Kogi State has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility since 2008 while many people were said to have allegedly lost their lives due to his illegal and unhygienic medical practice. The closure order was implemented on Monday by the state Security Adviser, Commander Jerry Omodara (retd.), in the company…

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Obasa salutes Remi Tinubu At 62, says ex-Lagos First Lady’s roles In Nigeria’s democracy indelible

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has congratulated Senator Oluremi Tinubu on her 62nd birthday. Dr. Obasa, in a statement by Eromosele Ebhomele, his Chief Press Secretary, described the former First Lady of Lagos as one whose love for Nigeria and roles in national unity and development are worthy of emulation by every well-meaning citizen. The Speaker added that Senator Tinubu has continued to etch her name in the history of Nigeria as a politician of repute, a champion of the downtrodden and…

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FG announces take over of Kaduna, Kano, Ibadan P/Harcourt DisCos

The Federal Government says it has successfully completed the takeover of non-performing electricity distribution companies namely Kaduna, Kano, Ibadan and Port Harcourt DisCos. The Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Mr Alex Okoh made the announcement while briefing the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on the update of the takeover of the four electricity distribution companies (DISCOs). The DisCos were first taken over by AMCON or some creditor banks over poor debt issues and placed under new management. At the meeting, the BPE…

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