Beyond the Headlines
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting all 36 state governors under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum at the Council Chamber of the Aso Rock Village, Abuja. The meeting began after the President arrived at the chamber at 11:34am. Thursday’s gathering is Tinubu’s second meeting with the state executives since he inaugurated the […]
Dangote oil refinery has issued Nigeria’s tenders to sell its first two fuel cargoes for export. According to a report on Wednesday by Reuters, the cargo is the first from the multi-billion dollar refinery. Trading sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters that the first cargo is 65,000 metric tons of low-sulphur straight-run […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on the insecurity in the country. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, Yakubu Maikyau, president of the NBA, said Nigerians require “a well-thought-out, informed, all-inclusive and purposeful intervention” in the aspect of security. “Some Nigerians have lost, […]
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the Federal Government is seeking to raise N2.5 trillion in its second bond auction of the year. In a circular issued on Wednesday, DMO stated that the offerings consisted of N1.25 trillion with a maturity date of February 2031 and another N1.25 trillion with a maturity […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the proposed education loan scheme will keep students in permanent debt. According to a statement on Thursday after its National Executive Council meeting at the Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, ASUU said it was surprised by the reports it received on the failed promises […]
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, arrested 14 individuals suspected of internet fraud at a “Yahoo Academy” in Makurdi. According to a statement on the agency’s X account, acting on intelligence, operatives from the Makurdi Zonal Command raided a three-bedroom apartment along Achusa Road, Benue State, believed to be a […]
The Federal Government has declared its intention to discontinue the treasonable felony case instituted against the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore. The development was made known in a document by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi. The document dated February 15, 2024, was addressed to the Federal […]
Enugu State High Court has found a man, Okolie Chigozie Michael, 32, guilty of unlawfully killing his son. He committed the offence when he was 28 year-old in 2020. Delivering her judgement on the matter on Wednesday, Hon. Justice C. C. Ani found the accused guilty of murder and sentenced him to death by […]
The Chairman, Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar lll, on Wednesday, decried the deteriorating socio-economic as well as insecurity ravaging the country. Abubakar declared that with the current downturn of the economy which has inflicted untold hardship on on Nigerians, all was not okay with Nigeria, especially the […]
Justice Ismail Ijelu of an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced an 18-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) holder, Henry Bilabi to a two-year imprisonment for impersonating on Tiktok to defraud unsuspecting citizens of $500. The convict was however given an option of N1 million fine which must be paid within 30 days. Justice […]
