New Electricity Tariff, Pro-poor Initiative By Tinubu’s Govt – Analyst

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNew Electricity Tariff, Pro-poor Initiative By Tinubu’s Govt – Analyst

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 9, 2024

An analyst and a member of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), Dapo Okubanjo has stated that the new electricity tariff is a deliberate pro-poor initiative to increase liquidity in the sector by the government of President Bola Tinubu. Okubanjo in a press statement on Tuesday noted that when the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) announced what has been described as a hike in electricity tariff, there was bedlam in the land even before...

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Ekiti: Gov Oyebanji Felicitates Muslims At Eid-el-Fitri

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti: Gov Oyebanji Felicitates Muslims At Eid-el-Fitri

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 9, 2024

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has felicitated Muslims in the state and the country in general on the celebration of Eid – El- Fitri. At the celebration which marks the completion of the Ramadan fast, the Governor urged Muslims to see Ramadan as a season of sacrifice and a time to seek the face of Allah rather. The Governor, in his goodwill message signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Olayinka Oyebode, said the...

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DSS Uncovers Plan To Attack Communities In Plateau by militia groups

National SecurityNewsNigeriaDSS Uncovers Plan To Attack Communities In Plateau by militia groups

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2024

Plateau State Police Command has been alerted on planned attacks on Fulani communities in Barikin Ladi and Bokkos local government areas. The Department of State Services (DSS) in Plateau State disclosed this in a letter dated April 8, 2024, and addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Hassan Steve Yabanet. The letter was signed by the State Director of Security, Plateau Command, I. V. Chikere, and titled, “Threat of renewed attacks and reprisals in Bokkos and...

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Butcher Kills His Wife Over Cell Phone In Adamawa

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaButcher Kills His Wife Over Cell Phone In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2024

The Adamawa State Police Command has apprehended a butcher and resident of Sabon Gari-Futy in the Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Ibrahim Abubakar (33 years) for stabbing his wife Hajara Sa’adu (25 years) to death over minor augments. He was said to have stabbed his wife on 8/4/2024 with a sharp knife for accusing her of taking away his phone. This is contained in a statement by SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, Adamawa State...

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Bauchi Approves N45 million To Protect Farms from Birds, Ants Infestation

AgricultureNewsNigeriaBauchi Approves N45 million To Protect Farms from Birds, Ants Infestation

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2024

With the recent outbreak of Quela birds, locusts, and grasshoppers in farmlands across the local government areas of Bauchi state, the state government has approved the sum of N45 million for the procurement of agrochemical and other equipment to fight the pests. Governor Bala Mohammed while flagging off aerial spray against Quelea birds at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport Bauchi on Monday said that the move was to ensure timely and effective control...

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Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah Mobilizes more Infrastructure for Security in Anambra South

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSen. Ifeanyi Ubah Mobilizes more Infrastructure for Security in Anambra South

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 9, 2024

The senator representing Anambra South senatorial zone, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah, has commenced a second phase of re-energizing security in Anambra South senatorial zone. The pilot scheme for the second phase of this project is starting in Nnewi, from where it will be extended to other places, just like in the first phase. Around April last year, Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah after an attack on his convey that left some of his aides dead, weighed into the...

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Politicians, Community Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Mother of Colleague, Mrs. Grace Nwosu

NewsNigeriaPoliticians, Community Leaders Pay Tribute to Late Mother of Colleague, Mrs. Grace Nwosu

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 9, 2024

The Funeral of late Ezinne Mrs Grace Nwanyinkwo Nwosu, was held in Nnewichi Nnewi, over the weekend, with dignitaries from all works of life gracing the occasion in her honour. Mrs. Grace Nwosu was the mother of Barr. Benchuks Nwosu, a lawyer and politician, who, as a member of the Anambra State 3rd House of Assembly, stood against impeachment plot by his colleagues and the eventual impeachment of the former governor of Anambra State, Mr....

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14-Day Ultimatum Issued to Government Over FirstNews Editor’s Arrest

NewsNigeria14-Day Ultimatum Issued to Government Over FirstNews Editor’s Arrest

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 9, 2024

Nigeria’s media landscape is in turmoil following the arrest of a prominent editor, Segun Olatunji from independent news outlet FirstNews. Olatunji was abducted from his Lagos residence on 15th March by unidentified armed men who identified themselves as officers of the Nigerian Army. He was flown from Lagos to Abuja in a blindfold and cuffs to be grilled on certain stories published by the online media as its editor. He was freed after two weeks....

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CBN Shakes Up Loan Market with Foreign Currency Collateral Ban

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Shakes Up Loan Market with Foreign Currency Collateral Ban

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 9, 2024

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced a new regulation prohibiting banks from accepting foreign currency as collateral for loans denominated in naira. The move, outlined in a circular issued on 8 April 2024, aims to strengthen the country’s financial system and promote stability in the naira. According to the CBN’s Acting Director of the Banking Supervision Department, Adetona Adedeji, the bank observed a “prevailing situation” where borrowers were using foreign currency, most likely...

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Nigerian Government Declares Tuesday, and Wednesday As Public Holidays

NewsNigeriaNigerian Government Declares Tuesday, and Wednesday As Public Holidays

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 9, 2024

In commemoration of the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Government of Nigeria has declared Tuesday and Wednesday, April 9 and 10, 2024, as public holidays. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Interior Minister in a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. Tunji-Ojo called on them to imbibe and practice the virtues that entail kindness, love, tolerance, peace, good neighborliness, and compassion, as exemplified...

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