Senator calls for investigation into Okpai Power Plant step-down delay
March 5, 2024 The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has stressed the need to investigate the unexplained delay in electricity step-down of Okpai Power Plant….
Alleged P&ID scam: Court strikes out money laundering suit against ex-Petroleum Ministry’s director
March 5, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, struck out the money laundering charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against late Mrs Grace Taiga,…
African airlines cargo volume up by 17% in January – IATAÂ
March 5, 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the cargo volumes for African airlines increased by 17 per cent in January. IATA, in a report sent to the…
Borno records 39,000 cases of gender-based violence in 13 years
March 5, 2024 The Borno state government says it recorded 39,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the last 13 years across 22 local government areas in the three senatorial…
Troops thwart smuggling of illicit drugs, PMSÂ
March 5Â 2024 Nigerian Army Troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service operating in the 81 Division NA Area of Responsibility on Saturday, 2nd March…
Electrocuted man not staff of BEDC – officials
March 5, 2024 The man electrocuted by high-tension cable at Evwreni in Ughelli North local Government area of Delta State on Monday was not an official of Benin Electricity Distribution…
Binance to stop services in Nigerian Naira amid crackdown on crypto exchanges
March 5, 2024 Binance will stop all transactions and trading in Nigeria’s local currency after March 8 amid a country-wide crackdown on crypto exchanges that have been blamed by authorities…
Addressing food insecurity immediate priority for Nigerian govt- IMF
March 5, 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says addressing food insecurity should be the immediate priority for the Nigerian government. The IMF said this in its End-of-Mission statement issued…
New NBC boss promises to end arbitrary sanction on media stations, says broadcast code will be reviewedÂ
March 5, 2024 The new Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Charles Ebuebu, has promised to end any arbitrary sanction on media stations in the country while not sparing…
Africa to be $2.5 trillion short of climate finance by 2030, UN says
March 5, 2024 Africa will be $2.5 trillion short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a U.N. official said on Monday, adding that the…