In a bid to ease transportation costs during the festive season, President Bola Tinubu has approved free train services nationwide. The initiative will run from December 20, 2024, to January 5, 2025. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the development during a briefing in Abuja, stating that the decision reflects the administration’s…
The Economic Community of West African States has extended a six-month window, from January 29 to July 29, 2025, for Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to reconsider their decisions to exit the regional bloc. This decision was announced by Dr. Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, following the 66th Ordinary Session of the Authority…
Award-winning actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa, has set new milestones with her latest movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa. The film, which premiered on Friday, December 13, 2024, has broken multiple records, according to data shared by Filmeoneng via Instagram on Monday. ELJ achieved the highest single-day gross in Nollywood history, raking in…
Dangote Petroleum Refinery said it has exported Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol to Cameroon, Ghana, Angola and South Africa. The Vice President of Oil and Gas, Dangote Industries Limited, Dr. Devakumar Edwin, disclosed this recently when a delegation from the Japanese Business Community in Nigeria, led by Japan’s Ambassador-designate to Nigeria,…
Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to caution Vice President Kashim Shettima, over what he called his “verbal attacks” on the leader of the British Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch. In a statement he signed and made available to newsmen on Sunday, Igboho called on Tinubu to caution…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has confirmed an oil spill incident at the Shell Petroleum Development Company loading terminal, SMI, in Bonny, Rivers State. In a statement issued on Sunday, NIMASA’s Head of Public Relations, Osagie Edward, revealed that the spill, which occurred on December 14, was caused by a ruptured pipeline at…
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed into law the Human Organ Harvesting and Tissue Transplantation Law, which imposes a 10-year prison sentence on offenders and addresses unethical medical practices. The law, which also prohibits unauthorised organ harvesting and advertisements for the sale of human organs, is part of five new laws introduced by…
The Federal Government has approved a review of several allowances for public service officers, including Duty Tour Allowance, transport, uniform, and overtime allowances. The decision was reached during the 46th meeting of the National Council on Establishment, chaired by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack. The NCE, the highest policy-making…
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission has announced that it will airlift 10,000 Christians for a holy pilgrimage to Jordan and Turkey starting December 22, 2024. Each intending pilgrim has paid ₦3 million for the 10-day spiritual journey, amounting to a total of ₦30 billion generated from the Nigerian contingent. According to the PUNCH, this was…
The controversial leader of the United Kingdom, Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has opened up about her faith. The politician revealed that she no longer believes in God. She stated this while featuring in a podcast by the Free Press editor, Bari Weiss, on Friday, Badenoch, however, clarified that she is not an atheist because of…
