Average price of petrol in September was N195.29 per litre- NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says consumers paid N195.29 for a litre of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) on the average in October 2022.
September
FAAC shares N739.965 bn September 2021 revenue to FG, States, LGCs
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N739.965 billion September 2021 federation account revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments […]
Woman, 38, in court for alleged N1.2m fraud
The police on Friday arraigned a 38-year old woman, Shakirat Durojaiye, before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining N1, 261, 000 under false […]
Migration: Adamawa, Borno record 2,298 movements in one week
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya Between 27 September and 3 October 2021, a total of 2,298 movements were recorded in the states of Adamawa and Borno, said […]
Notes from League of Nigerian Columnists’ Lecture, By SK Usman
Yesterday, Tuesday 12th October 2021, I had the distinct honour of being the Lead Speaker at a public lecture and presentation of an awards ceremony […]
MDAs sabotaging Buhari’s efforts to provide critical infrastructure – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm that some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government are out to sabotage the efforts of […]
NDLEA seizes 795kg hard drugs, arrests suspects in Imo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seized 794.5kg of hard drugs and arrested 107 suspects in Imo between January and September. Mr Nse Inam, […]
How military jets raided forests in Sokoto, Katsina, killed scores of bandits
Military troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have neutralized several bandits and destroyed their hideouts at Sokoto and Katsina Forest in the Northwest, PRNigeria reports. In […]
Anambra residents urge FG to regulate cooking gas price
Some residents of Awka and its environs on Saturday called on the Federal Government to address the current hike in the price of cooking gas […]
NDLEA arrests 90 suspected drugs dealers in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) command in Edo, has arrested 90 suspected illicit drugs dealers in the state. Mr Buba Wakawa, the state […]
Ado-Ekiti Courier Worker Gets 6months Jail for Yahoo Scam in Ilorin
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 secured the conviction of one Akinluyi Damilola Gabriel, […]
How Yakubu’s INEC broke a 25-year jinx at the Commission
..And why it is reason enough to legalize electronic transmission of election results By Dan’asabe Gana In the last three months or so the Independent […]
Kano State Fire Service saves 101 lives, properties worth N21m
Kano State Fire Service saved 101 lives and property worth N21 million in 21 fire incidents in September. Saminu Abdullahi, the spokesman said in a […]
Court Convicts Two Fraudsters in Abeokuta
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 convicted Alade Oluwasegun Kolawole and Tosin Kunle Kehinde on separate one count charge of fraudulent […]
Appeal Court Dismisses Ex-NHIS Boss, Olufemi Thomas’s No-case Submission
A three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Thursday, September 30, 2021, dismissed the application filed by Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a […]
MNJTF Force Commander visits troops’ locations at Malam Fatori, Damasak
Force Commander (FC), MNJTF, Major General Abdul Khalifah Ibrahim has visited Forward Operating Base at Mallam FATORI and Headquarters 5 Brigade at Damasak in Sector […]
NDDC Audit Report: MIIVOC sues Malami
As part of activities marking the celebration of the International Day for Universal Access to Information 2021, a non-governmental organization, Media Initiative against Injustice, Violence […]
Lake Chad: Air strike targeted ISWAP camp, not fishermen, Military insists
The Nigerian military has debunked claims that a recent air strike targeted fishermen around the Lake Chad area in North -East Nigeria. Brigadier General Bernard […]
Buhari appoints new Provost for FCE Abeokuta
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Rafiu Adekola Soyele as the Provost of the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, […]
‘Discover Nigeria’: Buhari to unveil iconic book
‘ President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, September 30, 2021, unveil ‘‘Discover Nigeria’’, a pictorial book on Nigeria’s history, covering the period from Independence in […]
Anti-graft War: UK, EFCC to Deepen Cooperation
The United Kingdom and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have restated their resolve to further strengthen the existing cooperation and partnership between them […]
Still on Southern Governors’ agitations
By Yusuf Alhaji LawanDespite the categorisation of democracy into full, flawed, hybrid and authoritarian and the groupings into pluralism, civil liberties and political culture, the […]
Ex-Air Chief, Dikko’s Trial Resumes
The trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar resumed today Monday, September 27, 2021, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the […]
EFCC Arrests Three Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Abuja
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, September 24, 2021, arrested three suspected internet fraudsters in the Kuje and Gwagwalada axis […]
EFCC Secures Three Internet Fraud Convictions in Ibadan
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command on Friday, September 24, 2021 secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters: Sodiq Oluasegun Adefila, Anifowoshe Babamide and […]