Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly attacked a Celestial Church in Ogun State, abducting two worshippers identified as Oladapo Seyifunmi and Oluboboye Abiola. The incident occurred at the church located near Oriyarin village, Mowe, in the Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday. According to the state Police Public Relations […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it has successfully restored the national power grid following its collapse at 4:28 pm on Thursday. TCN, in a statement on Friday, said the grid attained full recovery by 10 pm on the same day. However, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company said on Friday that it was able […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it recorded an inflow of over $1.5 bn into the economy over the past few days, indicating that its monetary policy efforts are working positively. The bank’s acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs. Sidi Ali, made the assertions in a statement made available to The PUNCH […]
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has disclosed that the Federal Government would start paying part of the debts it owes power generating companies and gas suppliers from April. Adelabu made this revelation when he was on a working visit to Egbin Power Plc in Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Thursday. The minister […]
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Some Nigerians who benefited from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and NIRSAL Microfinance Bank’s targeted credit facility (TCF) have failed to pay N261.07bn out of N419.42bn given out. Daily Trust reports that the facility launched in April 2020 was to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on households and SMEs. Enchanted by […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended by one week the second phase of SIM-NIN linkage deadline, top officials of the commission told Daily Trust. It would be recalled that the disconnection process was rolled out in stages, with the second phase scheduled for today, March 29. The first phase took place on […]
The country has yet again suffered another nationwide blackout – the second time in three months in 2024. The national electricity grid, centrally managed from Osogbo, Osun state, suffered a collapse at 4:30 pm on Thursday, leaving millions of homes and businesses without power. According to various distribution companies (DisCos), their feeders became inactive, […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Abdullahi Usman Bello as the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) chairman. In a statement issued on Thursday, Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said the appointment is pending confirmation by the senate. Ngelale said, “Tinubu believes that Bello will lead the bureau with utmost integrity toward the realisation of its mandate […]
Wanted King of Ewu, Clement Ikolo, who turned himself in has been handed over to the military by the police. The development has been confirmed by the Public Relations Officer, Delta State Police Command, Bright Edafe. King Ikolo who was one of the eight persons declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters in connection with […]
