Fubara removes Wike’s ally as chairman of Rivers traditional rulers’ council
The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Friday removed the traditional ruler of the Emohua kingdom, Chidi Awuse, as the chairman of the state’s...
Man jailed one year for stealing N1000 food items in Ogun
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Ogun State, on Friday, sentenced one Kazeem Salami to one-year imprisonment for stealing food items worth N1,000.
The prosecutor,...
Naira slumps marginally at official, parallel windows
The naira slumped marginally against the United States dollar on Friday.
Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the domestic...
Poland crash out of Euro as France, Netherlands share spoils
Poland have crashed out of the ongoing European Championship after losing their second group match against Austria 3-1 on Friday night.
Their exit from the...
British Airways grounds aircraft, apologises for hitch
British Airways has grounded its aircraft at the Murtala International Airport in Lagos due to a technical fault.
However, the airline has apologized to its...
Nigerian govt approves N21bn to DisCoS for purchase of meters
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved N21 billion for the 11 electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) to provide meters for customers.
NERC gave the...
NGX: Investors end week with N56bn loss as stocks tumble
Investors in the Nigerian equities market ended the week’s trading with a N56 billion loss on Friday.
This followed the dip in the share price...
‘Leadership is based on seniority,’ Rivers caucus in House of Reps disown colleague over...
The Rivers State caucus in the House of Representatives has disowned one of its members, Dumnamene Deekor, as its spokesman.
The Leader of the Rivers...
Ogun doctors threaten strike over poor working conditions
Medical doctors in Ogun State have threatened to embark on strike over the poor working conditions in the state.
The chairman of the Nigerian Medical...
SEC releases framework for banking sector recapitalisation
Following a recent directive by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commercial banks in the country to increase their capital in support of...
