Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday, suspended the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mynin. The commissioner was suspended for joining the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission without informing his principal. The Apex Court had on Tuesday reserved judgment on the suit filed […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said Nigerians spend an average N10,239.7 on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking gas monthly. This was contained in its report titled: “Nigeria Residential Energy Demand-Side Survey (NREDSS), 2024, which the Statistician General of the Federation Adeyemi Adeniran launched in Abuja. The report also said 19.4 percent of households […]
By Pascal Ibe X users on Wednesday morning commended the Enugu state government for withdrawing the EEDC license of operations. The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) is one the Discos in Nigeria, charged with the responsibility of managing the distribution and daily activities of electricity supply to Southeast residents. These social media users shared […]
The much-awaited cabinet reshuffle of President Bola Tinubu began on Wednesday with the sacking of five ministers and the nomination of seven new ones for Senate confirmation. The President also re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. Tinubu nominated Bianca Odumegu-Ojukwu as the Minister of State Foreign […]
FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has taken a swipe at President Bola Tinubu for scrapping the Ministry of Niger Delta Affaiirs, saying the people of the region will not allow that. Reacting to the scrapping of the Niger Delta Affairs yesterday in Abuja, the Elder statesman who noted that […]
Mallam Shehu Dikko has been appointed Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC). This was after President Tinubu scrapped the Ministry of Sports and replaced it with the NSC. Minister of the defunct Ministry of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has been reassigned as Minister of State for Trade and Investment. Shehu Dikko […]
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Sunday Dare as Special Adviser on Public Communications and Orientation. Dare, who is the Agbaakin of Ogbomoso, served as Minister of Youths and Sports Development under the administration of former president Muhammadu Buhari. The presidency shared this via a statement on Wednesday afternoon. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has approved […]
President Bola Tinubu has made significant changes to his cabinet, dismissing five ministers and reassigning 10 others to new portfolios. The ministers who are reassigned to new portfolios are as follows: S/N | Name of Minister | Current Designation of Minister | New Designation of Minister
President Bola Tinubu has replaced Betta Edu, former minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, with Dr Nentawe Yilwatda. In January, Tinubu suspended Edu after she ordered the transfer of N585.2 million into the private bank account of a civil servant, who is the accountant in charge of grants for Vulnerable Nigerians. The president also […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has convicted and sentenced a Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, 41 to 11 years imprisonment for allegedly importing 35.20 kilogramme of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria. Trial judge, Justice Deinde Dipeolu on Wednesday also gave the convict an option of paying a fine of ₦50 million for the […]
