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Persistent dip in nation’s megawatts, poor power supply: Minister blames it on gas shortage

Following persistent dip in the megawatts of electricity in the country with generation hovering around 4,000 megawatts, the Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar...

Mr Mohammed Bello takes oath as RMAFC chair, promises increased revenue for FG

President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Mr Mohammed Bello as the Chairman of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). The oath taking...

185-day-old strike: Again, FG, ASUU meeting ends in deadlock

The much-publicized meeting between the Federal Government and members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) held on Tuesday has ended in...

Pres. Buhari inaugurates Aliko Dangote-led Nigeria-End-Malaria Council

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, said eradicating malaria and its ancillary effects would save the country from the estimated economic burden of the...

Vacationing U.S. First Lady down with Covid-19 just as hubby recovers from virus

U.S. First Lady, Jill Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms just as President Joe Biden has continued to test...

APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket ruckus: Distraught Yoruba elders, Tinubu supporters protest in Lagos, demand Shettima’s stepdown

Some distraught Nigerians including sympathizers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu have again revisited the party’s...

Fake news! BEDC MD Osibodu’s arrest as Ajagbawa’s illegal, forceful takeover busted

Contrary to reports via videos trending on social media, the Managing Director of Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC), Mrs Funke Osibodu has not...

NFF President, Amaju Pinnick: No third term for me

The President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has dismissed suggestions in some quarters that he plans to run for the Federation’s...

Nigeria’s inflation rate jumps to 19.64%

This is definitely not the best of times for Nigeria as its inflation rate has surged from the previous month’s 18.60 per cent...

Help, Help!!! Terrorists taking over Kaduna State, Gov. el-Rufai urges Pres. Buhari’s intervention

Apparently beleaguered by rampaging terrorists, Kaduna State Government has cried out for help from the federal authorities to free the state from the...

SERAP to INEC: Allow 7m eligible Nigerians complete online voter registration process or face legal action

For halting the voter registration process of about seven million Nigerians, who have begun the process online, thereby denying them the Permanent Voter...

Nigeria’s first deep seaport in Lekki, Lagos, comes on stream in September

Ahead of commencement of operations before the end of 2022, the Lekki Deep Seaport is to be completed by September, the Nigerian Ports...

Murder by lethal injection: Guilt-racked 82-year-old monarch with 12 wives, 60 children keeps a date with hangman

The aphorism that “the law is no respecter of persons and will bring good or evil to any, according to his use or...

NPA says committed to private sector initiatives for operational efficiency

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the regulatory agency of the nation’s maritime industry, says it is unwaveringly committed to partnering with and supporting...

NNPC’s signing of new PSCs‘ll unlock opportunities in Upstream Sector, boost Direct Foreign Investment inflow

Barely a month after the unveiling of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) by President Muhammadu Buhari, the company on Saturday announced...

National Integration: NIPR partners 70 organizations on August 23 citizens’ summit

As the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in partnership with 70 organizations holds the grand finale of its Citizens Summit for National...