Gov. Mbah Keeps His Campaign Promise, Commission Ultra-Modern Water Scheme In 9th Mile Enugu

Keeping up with the campaign promise to residents, the Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has commissioned an ultra-modern water scheme at 9th Mile 180 days after his swearing-in into office. Speaking at the commissioning ground, Dr. Mbah stated that the ultra-modern water scheme has the capacity to deliver 70 million litres of potable water daily to the city, however in a few weeks, new pumps will also be commissioned in Oji water scheme...

FCT Minister, Wike plans to kick Keke drivers out of Abuja

In about a month, keke, the Nigerian-speak for tricycle, would no longer ply the road of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has said. Wike said instead of tricycles, there would be buses and taxis for public transportation to combat the high rate of “one chance” crimes. ‘I assure you that once the buses and taxis are on the road, the problem of “one chance” will be...

NNPCL: Nigeria will be net exporter of petrol in 2024; no more importation

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, expects to cease the importation of refined petroleum products by December 2024. The oil firm is also working towards making Nigeria a net exporter of refined petroleum products by the same deadline. “We will no longer be talking about fuel importation by the end of 2024. I am very optimistic that this will crystallize,” the Group Chief Officer of the NNPCL, Mele Kyari said on Thursday at a...

Niger’s military government seeks suspension of sanctions by ECOWAS

Niger’s junta has dragged the Nigerian government and Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to court, seeking the relaxation of the harsh sanctions imposed on the country following the late July coup that led to the overthrow of President Mohamed Bazoum. Younkaila Yaye, one of the military government attorneys, at the proceeding in Abuja on Monday, said the country is in the grip of economic depression. Businesses are shutting down because of rising costs,...

I deserve to be in the Guinness Book of World Records: Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said that his past and present accomplishments as governor and now president make him deserving of a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. Speaking at the 10th German–Nigerian Business Forum in Berlin earlier this week, Tinubu said his reforms as Governor (1999–2007) that made Lagos State the fifth-largest economy in Africa and paved the way for him to lead Africa’s most populous nation is the reason he deserves the...

Burna Boy is Billboard’s Afrobeats artiste of the year

…Rema’s ‘Calm Down’ tops the Afrobeats song chart. Burna Boy is the highest-ranked Afrobeats artiste of 2023 in the United States, according to Billboard. Burna Boy, who finished second in 2022, secured this year’s top spot with 26 leading entries throughout the 2023 chart year: November 19, 2022–October 21, 2023. Rema, one of Nigeria’s most decorated artistes of the year, snagged the silver medal from his seniors in the music industry including Davido and Wizkid...

FBI hails Olukoyede’s appointment as EFCC Chair

Jack Smith, the legal attache of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in Nigeria, has extended a hand of friendship to Olanipekun Olukoyede, the new chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Smith, during a courtesy visit to the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, said Olukoyede has an impressive track record to head the anti-graft agency. “I came to congratulate you on your appointment. I did my homework and research and...

5,000 civil servants risk not getting December salaries

The Yuletide season might be tough for no fewer than 5,000 civil servants in Nigeria. They are likely not to receive their December salaries, raising concerns about how they will fare as the country is in the grip of an economic depression. The national president of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, Tommy Okon said the affected workers have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and birth. “The physical verification exercise...

Soldiers, Police Clash In Adamawa State

Police Inspector Killed, Soldier Injured Governor Fintiri Calls For Calm The Tuesday’s night fracas between Soldiers with 23rd Brigade Yola and Police personnel has claimed the life of Police Inspector identified as Jacob Daniel. The sporadic gunshots between the police and the soldiers at police headquarters were heard at about 11:00 p.m. in Yola, the Adamawa State capital and one soldier was injured. Following this development, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has called on the...

Key Points from Governor Soludo’s 2024 Budget Presented to Anambra Assembly

“Without sufficient funding, the 2024 budget estimates, just like those of the previous years, will perform below average.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has presented the 2024 budget to Anambra State House of Assembly. The Budget which was presented on Tuesday during plenary is the biggest budget by size, to ever be presented to Anambra State House of Assembly by any governor of the state. With a budget size of...

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