August 19, 2024
NNPCL declares N3.3trn profit for 2023
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has declared N3.3 trillion profit for the 2023 financial year. Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd., Alhaji Umar Ajiya, who addressed newsmen on Monday on the development, said that this was the highest profit declared by the company since its inception. Meanwhile, NNPC Ltd. has declared N2.101 […]
Tinubu approves payment of fuel subsidy – Report
President Bola Tinubu has approved the request of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to use the 2023 dividends due to the federation to pay for petrol subsidy, according to TheCable. The president also approved the suspension of the payment of 2024 interim dividends to the federation in order to augment the oil firm’s […]
Tinubu departs Abuja for France
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Abuja for France for “a brief work stay”. The President departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Monday afternoon. Tinubu’s trip is coming days after the Nigerian leader returned to Abuja after a three-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea. On Sunday Night Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President […]
Adamawa begins payment of N70,000 minimum wage in August
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the payment of the new national minimum wage of ₦70,000 to civil servants in the state, starting from August. This development was announced by Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), after a closed-door meeting with the governor at the state […]
UFC 305 roundup: Adesanya suffers third loss, KO galore
UFC 305 delivered high-octane action as fans witnessed a stunning upset, explosive knockouts, and thrilling back-and-forth battles in the main event clashes. Adesanya falls to Du Plessis via submission In a major shocker, Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya was submitted in the fourth round by South Africa’s Dricus Du Plessis, losing his bid to reclaim the middleweight […]
Ohanaeze demands end to attacks on Igbo
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has demanded an end to various forms of attack, including ethnic slurs, against the Igbo, particularly in Lagos State. In a statement on Sunday afternoon by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze described the #IgboMustGo slogan, which surfaced during the recent nationwide hunger protest, as […]
Stop harassing Ogun traders, Abiodun tells Customs
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded with the operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service to be civil with market women and men regarding complaints of invasion of shops and warehouses in markets across the state. Traders in the state had accused Customs officers of breaking into their shops and warehouses in a bid to […]
NDLEA commander proposes drug test for admission seekers
The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kwara State command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has urged the National Universities Commission to make drug tests a requirement for admission into tertiary institutions. The commander, while answering questions from journalists in Ilorin, on Sunday, said students should pass drug tests before their admission into the universities. […]
Fake degrees: FG orders varsities to submit matriculation lists
The Federal Government has mandated all higher institutions in the country to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.” The list, the government said, must be submitted “through the dedicated channel of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board.” The initiative is one of […]
Police raid: NLC suspects bugs, hires forensic expert
The Nigeria Labour Congress has hired forensic experts to comb its national secretariat in Abuja for possible bugs planted by the police, The PUNCH was told. The union said the forensic security audit would facilitate the return of its workers to their offices following the recent raid by the police. The PUNCH reported that security […]