The Senate on Thursday approved President Bola Tinubu’s loan request of $2.2 billion to partially finance the ₦9.7 trillion budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year. The approval followed the presentation of a report by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Aliyu Wamakko, during plenary. Presiding over the session, Deputy Senate President…
TotalEnergies has introduced its Young Graduate Program, offering recent graduates an opportunity to gain hands-on professional experience and international exposure. This program allows participants to explore various roles within the company while developing the skills needed to build a successful career in the energy sector. According to MSME Africa, the TotalEnergies Young Talent Trainee…
The Nigerian Senate will today honour the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who represented Anambra South, in a special valedictory session. The casket bearing the remains of the senator lies in state at the foyer of the White House wing of the National Assembly Complex, where senators, dignitaries, and guests have gathered to pay their…
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday, accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of diverting N20 billion from the state treasury to fund his campaign for last Saturday’s governorship election. The opposition party pointed out that the alleged funds were used for large-scale vote-buying, with voters reportedly being induced with N10,000 each. However,…
Residents of Akoka in Lagos State have expressed their frustrations over an alleged poor electricity supply despite being classified under Band A, which guarantees a minimum of 20 hours of daily power supply. On Tuesday, the residents staged a peaceful protest, demanding urgent intervention from the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company. Carrying placards with inscriptions such…
The Osun State Police Command has transferred the investigation of the alleged shooting of the Chairman of the Park Management System in Osun State, Mr. Iyanda Alowonle, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja. This was confirmed by the acting Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Emmanuel Giwa-Alade, who said the officer involved, Moses Lohor,…
The Coalition of Nigerian Youth Leaders (CONYL), the umbrella body of all the youth groups drawn across the six geopolitical zones has endorsed Seyi Tinubu for Governor of Lagos State in 2027. In a statement jointly issued in Owerri on Tuesday by the President General of CONYL Comrade Goodluck Ibem, the Secretary Comrade Junard Abubakar,…
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, on Wednesday said they embarked on nation wide strike because the Federal Government had refused to address their demands. This was revealed to newsmen, by the Chairman of MDCAN, Federal Teaching Hospital Owerri, Dr Samuel Emdin, while reading the statement signed by ,MDCAN, National President and…
Some indigenes of Osogbo, the Osun State Capital, have staged a peaceful protest against the alleged abuse of power by the Ataoja of Osogbo, Jimoh Olaonipekun. The protest which reportedly took place along Gbaemu junction, Osogbo was joined by some stakeholders and Osogbo royal families. The protesters claimed that the traditional ruler compromised the culture…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has revealed that there are substandard and unregistered sugar products in Nigerian markets. The Commission disclosed that the product was smuggled from Brazil, and includes brands like Grupo Moreno, Terous, USI S. Joao, Alvean and Arapora Bionergia. The FCCPC explained that the adulterated sugar failed to meet mandatory…
