January 12, 2024
Dangote Refinery commences production
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has finally commenced production. The largest single-train refinery in the world began production in the early hours of Friday, a source told TheCable. The development comes days after the refinery received its sixth one million barrels of crude cargo required for the commencement of operations. Five shipments of crude had been […]
Betta Edu: Tinubu suspends N-Power, school feeding, others
President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered Social Investment Programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency. Announcing the suspension in a statement on Friday, the Director Information, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen, said the President’s decision was in view of the “ongoing investigation of alleged malfeasance in the management of […]
Cape Verde Becomes Third African Country To Eliminate Malaria
Cape Verde has become the third African nation to be declared malaria free, even as the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people on the continent, the World Health Organization said Friday. The Atlantic archipelago of about 500,000 inhabitants follows Mauritius in 1973 and Algeria in 2019. Worldwide some 43 countries have been […]
Edo central PDP stakeholders shun Shaibu, endorse Ighodalo
The governorship aspiration of Asue Ighodalo got a boost on Thursday as the Edo Central Senatorial Caucus endorsed his candidacy ahead of the February 22, 2024 Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election in Edo State. Already, the party leaders in Edo North led by Mike Oghiadomhe endorsed Ighodalo after a meeting on Monday, which drew the […]
Just In: Tinubu makes 11 new appointments
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments to fill eleven offices of chiefs executive officers of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Friday, January 12, among those appointed into offices are entertainment guru, Obi […]
Peter Obi announces donation of N75 million to Catholic hospital
Opposition leader Peter Obi, on Thursday, presented a cheque for N75 million to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Specialist Hospital, Nkpor, Anambra. While presenting the cheque, Mr Obi said the donation comprised $50,000 he raised for the hospital through his friend, Philip Ozuah, and his contribution of N15 million. The Labour Party leader commended the […]
Court admits exhibits against Yahaya Bello’s nephew over alleged N10bn stolen from Kogi account
A prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, nephew of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others, who are standing trial in a N10 billion money laundering case, on Thursday, January 11, 2023, told Justice James Omotsho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, that huge funds were transferred in tranches from the accounts […]
BREAKING: Tinubu approves N683bn intervention fund for public tertiary institutions
President Bola Tinubu has approved a N683,429,268 billion intervention fund to public tertiary education in Nigeria, including universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education, for the 2024 cycle. This represents an increase from last year’s N320 billion allocation. Sonny Echono, Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), disclosed the allocation details during the agency’s […]
Abia Governorship Poll: Supreme Court affirms Otti as winner
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, as the valid winner of the governorship election held in Abia State on March 18. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of justices, dismissed two separate appeals that sought to nullify Otti’s election victory. In its […]
Supreme Court reinstates Governor Mutfwang of Plateau State
The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, whose election was nullified by the Court of Appeal. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, vacated the judgement of the appellate court, which sacked Muftwang of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and declared the candidate of […]