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  • Atiku under fire over ‘no vote, no contracts’ remarks

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Atiku under fire over ‘no vote, no contracts’ remarks

    The All Progressives Congress and the Social Democratic Party on Thursday knocked the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, over his vote-for-appointments comments in Abeokuta. The reports that Atiku, during a town […]

  • Oil firms raise investments amid energy transition programme

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Oil firms raise investments amid energy transition programme

    The Federal Government plans to achieve net zero by 2060 but the journey to this destination seems bumpy as it requires huge revenue to diversify to renewables. OPEOLUWANI AKINTAYO writes on the renewed interest of […]

  • FG licenses 20 local meter manufacturers

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on FG licenses 20 local meter manufacturers

    The Federal Government has issued fresh licences to 20 new local meter manufacturers in preparation for the next phase of the government’s free four million metering programme. The development came about eight months after the […]

  • Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Madrid stun Villarreal with Spanish Cup comeback

    Real madrid vs Villarreal. Sportingnews.com Barca thrash Ceuta Real Madrid produced a stunning comeback from two goals down to beat Villarreal 3-2 on Thursday and book their place in the Spanish Cup quarter-finals. Elsewhere Barcelona […]

  • Lookman bags brace, Samu scores in domestic Cup

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Lookman bags brace, Samu scores in domestic Cup

    Ademola Lookman and Samuel Chukwueze both found the back of the net for their respective teams in their domestic cup matches on Thursday, Sports Extra reports. Lookman continued his rich vein of form as he […]

  • Banks to work on Saturdays for old notes collection — CBN

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Banks to work on Saturdays for old notes collection — CBN

    The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, says that banks would work on Saturdays to receive the old Naira notes from customers. Kama Ukpai, Leader of the CBN team to Ebonyi on new Naira notes, disclosed […]

  • Terrorists kill councillor in Niger

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Terrorists kill councillor in Niger

    Suspected terrorists have killed Saleh Yakubu, a counselor, representing Allawa Ward in Shiroro local government area of Niger, a government official has confirmed. The councillor was killed by the terrorists in the early hours of […]

  • IPOB: Igbos to hold peace summit, call on Nigerian govt to release Nnamdi Kanu

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on IPOB: Igbos to hold peace summit, call on Nigerian govt to release Nnamdi Kanu

    The Council of Elders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, worldwide, has said that it is planning to organise a peace summit to discuss ways of addressing insecurity in the country and the South East especially. The council […]

  • Banks that will pay N1m over new notes – Emefiele reveals

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Banks that will pay N1m over new notes – Emefiele reveals

    The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele has slammed commercial banks for not issuing the new naira notes. Emefiele warned that any commercial bank that failed to issue the new naira […]

  • 1,374km road projects approved by FG to generate N11.54trn for Nigeria – ICRC

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on 1,374km road projects approved by FG to generate N11.54trn for Nigeria – ICRC

    The federal government has said its proposed 1,374-kilometre road projects will generate close to N11.54 trillion for the Nation’s treasury. On Thursday, the Acting Head of Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission ICRC, Manji […]

  • PDP desires overthrow of Uzodinma – Imo Govt tells FG

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on PDP desires overthrow of Uzodinma – Imo Govt tells FG

    The Imo State government has asked the federal government to ignore the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as its desire is to overthrow Governor Hope Uzodinma in a violent manner instead of facing elections. It accused […]

  • Enugu Guber: APC leaders, CAN, traditional rulers, others endorse PDP’s Mbah

    By Ifunanya | January 20, 2023 | Comments Off on Enugu Guber: APC leaders, CAN, traditional rulers, others endorse PDP’s Mbah

    Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Friday, joined other Enugu State leaders to endorse the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah ahead of the March election. Media Talk Africa reports […]

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