Metro News Africa

Get breaking news and local updates from cities and towns across Africa.

9703 stakeholders condemn electricity tariff hike call for reversal

Stakeholders condemn electricity tariff hike, call for reversal

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Some power experts have condemned the increase in electricity tariff, describing it as arbitrary and calling for the immediate reversal […]

Continue Reading
9687 north east recovery projects gulp 2m coordinator

North East recovery projects gulp $2m – Coordinator

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Dr Mohammed Danjuma, National Coordinator of Multi Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project for North East Nigeria, MCRP, said about $2 million had been […]

Continue Reading
9689 abuja court orders man to clean mosques for accommodating thieves

Abuja court orders man to clean mosques for accommodating thieves

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 28-year-old man, Anas Ibrahim, to sweep the community […]

Continue Reading
9691 rice millers lament multiple taxation in gombe

Rice millers lament multiple taxation in Gombe

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Rice processors and transporters in Gombe State have cried out to the state government over alleged Multiple taxation threatening to […]

Continue Reading
12916 Adamawa

British Council ends conflict mgt programme in Adamawa

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The British Council has announced the close-out of the Managing Conflict in Nigeria programme in Adamawa. MCN is a five-year […]

Continue Reading

Court dismisses suit seeking Tinubu’s disqualification

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of […]

Continue Reading
33420 citys de bruyne honoured to be named belgium captain

EPL: Guardiola confirms De Bruyne for Tottenham clash

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Manchester City’s Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. / AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF Pep Guardiola has confirmed Manchester City star […]

Continue Reading

2023: Leave a legacy of free election – Kwankwaso urges Buhari

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to leave […]

Continue Reading
9669 senate passes federal medical centre bonny into law

Senate passes Federal Medical Centre Bonny into law

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The Senate has passed the Federal Medical Centre, Bonny Rivers State into law after it was presented by its leader […]

Continue Reading
60312 elumelus hh capital buys 70m units of uba shares worth n560m

How I became bank CEO at 34 -Tony Elumelu

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Business mogul and billionaire, Tony Elumelu, has said that his age was no barrier to him becoming the Chief Executive […]

Continue Reading
15794 Ayuba Wabba

NLC president fights civil servants over N1bn housing project

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

NLC President, Ayuba Wabba There was pandemonium at the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday as the National […]

Continue Reading
9665 acp kyari offered me n10m to implicate saraki suspect

ACP Kyari offered me N10m to implicate Saraki – Suspect

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

One of the principal suspects in the resumed trial of the Offa bank robbery case, Ayoade Akinnibosun, on Wednesday told […]

Continue Reading
9657 ogoniland clean up fec okays n1 35bn for 31 project inspection vehicles

Ogoniland clean-up: FEC okays N1.35bn for 31 project-inspection vehicles

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Following the ongoing clean-up of oil spill sites in Ogoniland, the Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved the procurement of […]

Continue Reading

NASS set to transmit Nigeria Peace Corps Bill to Presidency for assent

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The National Assembly has kick-started the process of transmitting to the Presidency the Bill for an Act to establish the […]

Continue Reading
11601 1c5dda97 6f86 4f7e afd3 45ca6aebfb8c

New naira will curb corruption, inflation, CBN insists

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has expressed assurance that the new naira notes will circulate to every nook and cranny […]

Continue Reading

New Nigeria possible under my administration – Obi

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday said a new […]

Continue Reading
20796 Edo State

Kidnapping: Reps seek army, MOPOL bases in Edo district

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

…Ask works ministry to construct pedestrian budge on Benin-Ore road The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to observe a […]

Continue Reading
72349 tribunal dismisses peter obis request to question inec on technology deployed

We’ll secure, unite Nigeria – Peter Obi promises Nigerians

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in this year’s elections, Mr Peter Obi, has promised to bring back […]

Continue Reading
9602 absolute power given inec dangerous olanipekun tells politicians

Absolute power given INEC dangerous – Olanipekun tells politicians

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

Legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has kicked against Section 65 of the Electoral Act, saying it is a very […]

Continue Reading
9583 ndlea secures 3733 convictions in 24 months marwa

NDLEA secures 3,733 convictions in 24 months – Marwa

By Ifunanya / January 19, 2023

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Muhammed Marwa, said the agency has secured 3,733 […]

Continue Reading
Scroll to Top