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Local Stories
El-Rufai, other APC govs lose out, Buni meets Buhari, returns today
Governors scheming to remove the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Committee of the All Progressives Congress, Governor Mai Mala Buni, read more…
Electoral Act: FG exploring court, talks on amendment, says AGF
About one week after the Senate rejected the President’s request to amend the recently signed Electoral Act, 2022, the Federal Government has said it will explore all available options on the law. Read more…
Ukraine President appeals to the US government for ‘more help’ for Ukraine
Ukraine calls for aggressive measures to stop the the war as he showed lawmakers a graphic video of the death and explosion in Ukraine as a result of the attacks of Russia. Read more…
President Buhari explains why national grid collapsed
President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed the reason behind the national grid collapses experienced in the country in recent times. Read more…
Fuel scarcity: President Buhari apologises, says sufficient fuel supply being delivered to states
President Buhari has apologised to Nigerians and promised that sufficient fuel is being delivered to the states. Read more…
International Stories
We didn’t suspend student, family visas, says UK
The British High Commission has clarified its earlier statement on the suspension of visas, stating that it suspended priority visas and not student, work and family visas for Nigerian applicants. Read more…
Jussie Smollett released from jail pending appeal
US actor Jussie Smollett has been released on bond from jail in Chicago pending an appeal against his conviction for falsely claiming he was the victim of a hate crime. Read more…
Canadian man leaves country to go defend Ukraine
A Canadian man, Vartan Davtian, has bought a ticket to Ukraine on Wednesday, leaving behind his job and safe quiet life in Canada to go defend the besieged country. Read more…
War turns Yemen’s nature reserve back into waste dump
Yemen’s Al-Heswa nature reserve which was once hailed as a beacon of conservation efforts by the United Nations has turned it into a rubbish-strewn wasteland reeking of sewage by civil war. Read more…
Tech Updates
How Spleet became a fintech solution for tenants and landlords in Africa
For anybody who’s rented a house before in Lagos, particularly, this might pass as the best news ever. Read more…
Business Matters
FG halts N600bn electricity subsidy, confirms power tariff hike
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday declared that subsidy on power amounting to about N600bn during some period had now been stopped by the Federal Government. Read more…
NUPENG cries out as cooking gas price rises again
The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers Branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas workers on Wednesday raised the alarm over the recent rise in price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, popularly called cooking gas. Read more…
Banks’ total assets rose by N8.25tn in 2021 – CBN report
Nigerian banks’ total assets rose by N8.25tn to N59.24tn as of the end of 2021. The nation’s lenders’ total assets had hit 50.99tn as of the end of 2020. Read more…
Ukraine signs crypto regulation law despite ongoing war
Ukraine has signed a law on virtual assets, bringing legitimacy and legalization to cryptocurrency assets in the country. Read more…
Metro
Ondo shoemaker claiming self-defence stabs landlord’s son to death
A shoemaker, Sikiru Owolabi, has been arrested for allegedly killing a 48-year-old man, Bolanle Adilewa, in the Ijo Mimo area of Akure, the Ondo State capital. Read more…
Davido promises to gift N20M to 20 lucky Nigerians
If you have a very sellable business idea, then Davido might be giving you your needed big break. Read more…
Netflix subscribers may soon be charged extra for password-sharing
A test launch will be conducted in three countries- Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. Read more…
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