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Local Stories
INEC voter registration hits 5.17million
The overall figure of 5.17 million includes applications for voter transfer, requests for replacement of PVSc, others. Read more…
MPC: Will the Nigerian CBN raise interest rates this week?
Nigeria’s headline inflation increased in the month of December 2021. Read more…
FAAN kicks as Customs comptroller breaches airport security, seizes gate forcefully
Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service have breached the security system at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria announced on Monday. Read more…
FG suspends removal of fuel subsidy till further notice
The controversy on the removal of fuel subsidy has continued unabated as Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal Government has postponed the take-off of the policy till further notice. Read more…
Fuel subsidy removal: FG unveils infrastructure fund for auto gas conversion for vehicles
The Federal Government has announced the setting up of infrastructure fund for the midstream and downstream sector targeted at developing gas infrastructure to actualize Auto Gas Transition as alternative to petrol. Read more…
Court orders the arrest of Diezani Alison Madueke
Justice Bolaji Olajuwon of the federal high court Abuja has issued an order for the arrest of Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Read more…
Labour set for protest, FG suspends subsidy removal, NBA warns govt
THE Nigeria Labour Congress will continue with its planned nationwide protest on Thursday despite the announcement by the Federal Government that it would no longer remove the fuel subsidy for now. Read more…
Man jailed for N.6m mistakenly paid to his account, spare parts dealer for Internet fraud
Justice Adenike Akinpelu of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, on Monday convicted a man, Kamarudeen Olanrewaju whose account in a new generation bank was unlawfully credited with N679,450 while another spare parts dealer based in Ilorin, Tiamiyu Hammed, was also convicted by the same court. Read more…
International Stories
Birthday celebration for PM sparks new party row
Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday. Read more…
AFCON: Six dead, many injured in stampede after Cameroon vs Comoros
Six persons have been reported dead after a crush at Olembe Stadium that hosted Cameroon and Comoros in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde during an Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday. Read more…
Ukraine: US troops on alert as West voices unity
US President Joe Biden has said there is "total unanimity" with European leaders over Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine. Read more…
Tech Updates
Chore, The African-based Mobile App to Make Your Life Easier, Launches in Lagos
Hiring vetted agents to do your chores and run your errands; the convenient future is here. Read more…
Business Matters
FG says 4 million MSMEs have benefitted from N150 billion grant schemes
MSMEs sector accounts for close to 50 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP and 76 per cent of the country’s labour force. Read More…
NITDA to initiate code of conduct for social media activities in Nigeria
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said that it was partnering with relevant stakeholders to come up with a code of conduct for social media activities in Nigeria. Read more…
Autogas: FG to convert 200,000 vehicles, plans 580 refueling centres
The Federal Government on Monday met with oil marketers in the downstream sector to perfect plans for the full deployment of autogas in filling stations and the conversion of 200,000 commercial vehicles to run on gas this year. Read more…
Facebook: 37-year-old billionaire, Mark Zuckerberg, now worth $115 billion
Amazon, Facebook parent Meta, and Microsoft closed higher. Read more…
FG’s local currency debts to hit N44tn in 2022, says report
A report by Agusto & Co. Limited has estimated that the Federal Government’s local currency debts will rise to N44tn in 2022. Read more
FG probes online banks over breach of customers’ data privacy
The Federal Government has begun a probe of online banks over their alleged breaches of customers’ data privacy, it has been learnt. Read more…
Metro
Sammie Okposo impregnates American based woman, apologises to family over infidelity
The music star confirms having a sexual relationship with a lady while on a trip abroad. Read more…
Mercy Aigbe shares video from her 'traditional wedding' to Kazim Adeoti
Aigbe already addresses herself as 'Haija Adeoti.' Read more…
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