Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and the former Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, met at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, on Monday. This is the first time that both men would be seen together since Ganduje dethroned Sanusi in 2020. In a short clip capturing their meeting, the former Emir […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday warned Nigerians not to fall victims to fake websites advertising voter registration. In a statement signed by National Commissioner Festus Okoye, INEC said it has concluded its Continuous Voter Registration exercise for the 2023 general elections. “Barely 24 hours after the suspension of voter registration, the […]
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called off its strike. The union had embarked on a strike on June 22 over the non-payment of welfare packages. Auwalu Kiyawa, Lagos state chairman of the union, had announced the strike, […]
The Federal Government Monday insisted that it has not removed subsidy on petrol, saying any price increase may have come from petroleum marketers. The Minister of State Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva told journalists in Abuja at a stakeholders’ consultation forum on regulations organized by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, […]
Big Brother Naija season 7 housemate, Hermes, has emerged as the Head of House for week two of the season. This was announced after the Big Brother Naija Level Up housemates had their first Head of House games on Monday evening. The Level 1 and Level 2 housemates came together to play the HoH […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has kicked against renewed attempts by the Federal Government to add a five per cent excise duty to telecommunication services. When implemented, this will bring the total tax telecom consumers pay for telecom services to 12.5 per cent. He disclosed this while speaking in Lagos […]
Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has decried the high level of hunger and economic hardship in the country, regretting the starvation has become one of the major legacies of the All Progressive Congress, APC-led Federal Government. The former Leader, ECOWAS Parliament, made the remark during the monthly distribution of N5000 stipends to indigent windows and the […]
The naira, on Monday, appreciated against the dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators, popularly known as ‘abokis’, who spoke to TheCable in Lagos, quoted the naira at N695 to a dollar. The figure represents a gain of N12 or 1.7 percent compared to the N707 […]
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged the public to be vigilant and avoid dealing with scam artists who pose as recruitment agents for the service. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Mr Johannes Wojuola, Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the Executive Chairman, FIRS, Muhammad […]
Gunmen have attacked Jouro Manu village in the Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba state, killing three people and kidnapping six others. Residents said the attackers came on motorcycles at about 2 pm on Sunday and started shooting anyone at sight. Residents of the community, Umar Saidu and Abdullahi Mohammed, told our correspondent that […]
