Beyond the Headlines
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria (DIBAN) have said the ban on the production of drinks in sachets and small-sized bottles, would ruin over N800 billion investment in the sector as well as render 500,000 people jobless. The associations, which disclosed this Friday in Lagos, said […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticised the federal government over the N1 billion requested for the tripartite committee set up to determine a new minimum wage. In a leaked memo seen by TheCable, George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), wrote to President Bola Tinubu requesting the sum of N1 […]
The Lagos State Council of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has called for the immediate reversal and withdrawal of the new circular on certificate verification by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria. The council reached this resolution at its emergency state executive council meeting on Friday in Lagos. The council […]
Saturday 11 February 2024 Abductors collected fried rice, chicken before releasing Ekiti pupils, others – Teacher’s husband Different strokes: Sex-starved Rivers women take to the streets, hunger-ravaged Niger residents protest food scarcity CBN gov declares end to Ways and Means Discos overbill customers by N105bn, face NERC sanction UNICAL lecturer, lawyer granted bail, court […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has declared Margaret Emefiele, wife of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and three others, wanted for money laundering, ThePunch is reporting. Mrs Emefiele, Mr Eric Odoh, Anita Omoile and her husband, Jonathan Omoile, were declared wanted Friday night for allegedly conspiring with […]
A popular Akure-based socialite and the owner of Emirate Petrol Station, Sesan Adelabu, has committed suicide after allegedly macheting his wife to death in Ondo State Mr Adelabu, popularly known as ‘Emirate,’ was alleged to have killed his wife late Friday in the Alagbaka area of Akure, the state capital. Reports said that shortly […]
Tragedy struck on Friday after gunmen ambushed three vehicles and abducted many people along Akoko-Kabba road in Ondo State. In recent weeks, kidnaping and killings have been witnessed in the Southwest of Nigeria. According to an X user, Elochukwu Ohagi, said a driver was shot dwatin the attack. https://twitter.com/ElochukwuOhagi/status/1756005032414089423?t=eK6cMLaOHgDl1b-ML5ky6g&s=19 Another X user named UNCLE […]
Armed bandits have targeted Kogo village in Faskari Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State, kidnapping 16 residents, including children, women, and men. According to a local resident who confided in Vanguard, the attack which unfolded silently at about 8:20 PM yesterday, caught the villagers off guard as the assailants executed their plan with […]
The Port Harcourt Refinery is set to start operations following the supply of 475,000 barrels of crude oil by Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited. A statement by Shell said: “This significant milestone was made possible through intensive preparations, collaboration and the dedication of the Bonny Oil and Gas Terminal, BOGT and Port Harcourt Refinery […]
Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos, says many services that Nigerians are expecting President Bola Tinubu to provide are not his responsibilities. Fashola said the constitutional powers of the president make Nigerians expect that he or she can do everything for them. Speaking on Untold Stories with Adesuwa, the former minister said it is […]
