Beyond the Headlines
The Senate has temporarily stepped down adoption of a report asking the National electricity regulatory commission (NERC) to suspend the ongoing implementation of the multi-year tariff order (MYTO), 2024, which approved over 200% upward review of the previous tariffs from N68/kWh to N225/kWh. The decision by Senate is to allow for robust consultation with […]
A major showdown is imminent between the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the 23 Local Government Chairmen of the state as he warned the council bosses to be mindful of their actions as their tenure elapses in a few days. Fubara handed down the warning at the flag-off of the Elele-Omoku Road in the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to down tools after two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay public university lecturers their withheld salaries. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke said it is unfair for the Federal Government to pay lecturers four months of their 2022 withheld salaries and hold on […]
The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that his administration has defeated those who came all out to bring them down, adding that his detractors are now victims of their plots. This was as the governor expressed happiness with assurances of brotherly support from the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, urging Ijaw Nation […]
The Lagos State Police Command has released popular street singer Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable, after the artiste passed a night in police cell. Portable was arrested on Tuesday in the Abule Egba area of Lagos for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a car dealer. […]
Scientists in the UK say they have found proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed. In two studies funded by Cancer Research UK, scientists identified 618 proteins linked to 19 types of cancer, including colon, lung, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and liver. The proteins included […]
The Military High Command has declared a Nigerien Terrorist sponsor and financier, Halilu Buzu, who owns a gold mine in Zamfara State, wanted in connection with several kidnappings and killing of many villages in both Zamfara and Katsina States. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba who disclosed this said, “Troops are […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Finance to settle the debt owed in respect of gas supplied to the power sector. He has also given directive for the payment of the debt owed the electricity Generation Companies (GenCos) with a payment guarantee. The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, stated these […]
Emirates Airlines has announced flight operations to Nigeria will resume on October 1, 2024. In a statement on X, Emirates Airlines said it will resume services “to Lagos from 1 October 2024, and we can’t wait to offer unrivalled connectivity to Dubai and beyond to over 140 cities”. More to follow…
Thursday 16 May 2024 Minimum wage: Labour dumps negotiation over FG’s N48,000 proposal Our corruption is people-driven, politicians share what they steal with people – Senator Ndume Imported food prices rise as inflation hits 33.69 – NBS Autopsy failed to reveal cause of Mohbad’s death –Pathologist South West on course to be home for […]
