The Federal Government has recorded significant progress in Nigeria’s electricity sector with the installation of 184,507 new meters and the issuance of 50 licences, permits, and certifications during the third quarter of 2024 (Q3) The breakdown of the report, which is tagged: “Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission Q3 Report’’, and posted on its website, stated that…
Human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of N30 million by a Magistrate Court in Ekiti State. Farotimi arrived at the Ekiti Magistrate Court on Friday morning amidst a heavy presence of police officers and other law enforcement agents after being remanded at a correctional facility in Ado Ekiti. The…
The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, performed the groundbreaking for the redevelopment of the Ijeh Police Barracks in Obalende, which will deliver 2,200 modern housing units for police officers and their families. The governor also handed 260 new patrol vehicles and other security appliances to the Nigeria Police Force and other supporting security…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic incident at a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State, which claimed the lives of several children and left many others injured. In a statement issued on Thursday, the President extended his condolences to the government and people of Oyo State, as well as to…
A United States-based Nigerian, Oluwole Adegboruwa, and his accomplice, Enrique Isong, have been sentenced to a combined 40 years in prison for running a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking network via the dark web. The duo, who were convicted of selling over 300,000 oxycodone pills across multiple states in the US, generated illegal proceeds amounting to $9…
The Ekiti State Government has dismissed rumours claiming that Governor Biodun Oyebanji is distributing a N25,000 Christmas cash grant. In a statement issued on Thursday, Yinka Oyebode, the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, described the claim as unfounded and warned residents to be cautious of fraudulent activities. According to him, the information circulating about a…
The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of 15 sacks containing 1,021 loaves of illicit substances, valued at N107 million. The operation was conducted along the Ajido waterways in the Yekeme Axis, according to the command’s Public Relations Officer, Magaji Mailafiya, in a statement issued on Tuesday. Mailafiya revealed…
President Bola Tinubu has revealed that the Federal Government has disbursed a total of N34 billion in loans to students in tertiary institutions across the country through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund. Speaking on Wednesday during the presentation of the N49.7 trillion 2025 budget proposal to the National Assembly, the President also highlighted an allocation…
The National Universities Commission has approved 10 new programmes to be run by the Kwara State University effect from the 2024/2025 session. According to the News Agency of Nigeria, the Acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu in a statement on Wednesday said the approval is contained in a letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Shaykh-Luqman…
The President, Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerians of a stronger economy, stating that his reforms are beginning to yield positive results. Tinubu made this remark on Wednesday while presenting the 2025 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the 11th National Assembly in Abuja. He said, “I report today that our economy is responding positively…
