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President Bola Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to include graduates of the National Open University, NOUN, in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. Tinubu also resolved the longstanding admittance of NOUN Law graduates to participate in Law School in the country for equal opportunities. He made the disclosure during his presentation at the 13th convocation ceremony of NOUN on Saturday, ...

Allen Onyema, chairman of Nigerian indigenous carrier Air Peace, has voiced concern over alleged conspiracy among foreign carriers operating the Nigeria-UK route. He claimed that these carriers are deliberately undercutting airfares on the route as part of a scheme to push Air Peace out of international operations. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today program, Onyema asserted the existence ...

No fewer than five firms have been linked with former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in the latest 26-count charge of alleged fraud and corruption filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). At least four of the firms have Lagos addresses, our investigations can reveal. The four firms are NIPCO Plc, Source Computer ...

The federal government has approved Thursday April 11 as an additional public holiday for this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Aishetu Ndayako, permanent secretary in the ministry of interior, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.   More to follow…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Tunji-Ojo ...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the electricity tariff increase for customers under the Band A classification. The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying N225 kilowatt per hour from the current N66. This news blog notes that customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. Speaking ...

.…Others deny being polling agents as Tribunal adjourns to April 1 Six witnesses provided by the Social Democratic Party at the Election Petition Tribunal on the Kogi State Governorship election, on Saturday, entertained the court with different amusing submissions as they struggled to answer questions during cross-examination. At the resumed hearing, all the six witnesses gave testimonies contrary to their ...

The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. Those declared wanted are Prof. Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, Akevwru Daniel Omotegbo (a.k.a Amagben), Akata Malawa David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Ikolo Ogenerukeywe, Reuben Baru, Igoli ...

The Board of the Eko Electricity Distribution Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs Rekhiat Momoh as the new Acting CEO effective 26th March 2024. According to a statement by the board, “The new appointment follows the redeployment of the erstwhile MD/CEO, Mrs Tinuade Sanda, to WPG Ltd, the core investor that seconded her to Eko Disco. The statement added, ...

The Federal Government through the National Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC) has sacked managing director of the Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, Tinuade Sanda. The sack letter dated March 21 stated that the commission has directed the EKEDC, to ensure that all staff working for the utility are employed directly by the utility and are bound by applicable service conditions that ...