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Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria’s energy transition journey and its resolve to embrace clean and renewable energy solutions remains on track under the Bola Tinubu administration. The Vice President stated this on Tuesday at the Aso Rock Villa during the signing of the joint venture agreement for the establishment of the Shiroro Generating

The Federal Government on Tuesday said plans are underway to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority to aid in the procurement and maintenance of radiotherapy equipment in cancer centres in the country. The Director-General, National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, Prof Usman Aliyu, disclosed this in Abuja at the

The Senate on Tuesday extended the implementation period for the 2023 supplementary budget from March 31 to June 30, 2024. The Senate, had, in December 2023, extended the implementation of the N1.3 trillion supplementary budget from December 31, 2023, to March 31, 2024. But the Red Chamber in making a further extension of the implementation

The Senate Ad-hoc Committee probing the N30tn Ways and Means loans to the Federal Government has discovered 13 infractions in the process of obtaining the loan. The Senate also disclosed that it would summon the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso. This came to the fore when the Chairman of the Committee,

The pan-Igbo socio-political organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned the killing of 17 soldiers from the 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Delta State. The soldiers were on a peace mission to the Okuama community in Ughelli South Local Government Area on Thursday when they were attacked. In a statement titled “Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s Unleashed

Following subsea cable disruptions on Thursday, Bayobab Group, a subsidiary of MTN Group, has announced the successful restoration of its operations. The telecom operator disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. MTN said that despite the challenges presented by the cable disruptions, its subsidiary demonstrated its capabilities by swiftly recovering over 3 Terabits per second

The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, has blamed the death of a student of the institution, who was asthmatic, on Tuesday morning on the insensitivity of the striking members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, which led to the closure of the institution’s clinic. FUOYE Vice Chancellor, Prof Abayomi Fasina, accused SSANU of feeding

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has distributed palliatives to students across various educational institutions in the state. This was made known in a statement shared on the Facebook page of the state government on Tuesday. Sharing photos, the statement read, “His Excellency, Abdullahi A. Sule, distributes 1,000 bags of 7.5kg of rice to students

The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday invited the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission to probe the administration of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, said the state was already ungovernable for Adeleke

The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee has questioned the Bank of Industry over the unrecovered micro, small and medium enterprises offtake grants from 19,538 Nigerians to address the COVID-19 health pandemic. On Tuesday in Abuja, at the resumed hearing on the ongoing probe of the alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 intervention funds by the

Some South East members of the House of Representatives, led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, have called on President Bola Tinubu to invoke the relevant sections of the Constitution to discontinue the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. They also noted that the dismissal of Kanu’s bail application was another

The Senate on Tuesday passed for second reading, the amendment to the Extradition Act, 2004. In his lead debate, the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti-Central), said in the proposed law, Section 2 (1) and Section 7(4) of the Act are to be amended. He explained that in Section 2, the “Act is amended to

The Nigerian Football Federation has revealed the roster for the upcoming friendly matches detailing the players currently in camp and those sidelined due to injuries. Scheduled to face Ghana on Friday, March 22, followed by a match against Mali on Tuesday, March 26, the Super Eagles are gearing up for the challenges ahead. In an

A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to grant an ex-parte motion filed by the Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, seeking an interim order to stop the impeachment process by the state House of Assembly. In the motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/321/2024, the state government; the state governor; the state House of Assembly; the

The Coalition of Registered Political Parties, Edo State chapter, has urged the state House of Assembly and Governor Godwin Obaseki to jettison the impeachment move against the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The body stated this in a statement by the Chairman, Samson Isibor, on Tuesday while reacting to the order given by the assembly to

Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have agreed to hold a public hearing on the menace of land grabbing in the state. The lawmakers, in a unanimous decision on Tuesday, said the planned stakeholders’ meeting would involve the state government, the police, the judiciary, traditional rulers and others. Speaker of the House, Mudashiru

The Super Eagles have touched down at their camp in preparation for the upcoming friendly encounter against Ghana scheduled for Friday, March 22. A video posted on their official handle on Tuesday, showed players strolling past the camera, indicating their arrival. VIDEO: Super Eagles Arrive Camp Ahead Of Ghana-Friendly Clash The Super Eagles have touched

A female student’s hotel at the University of Benin was on Tuesday gutted by fire. According to an X user, Ruth Nifemi, who shared a video, the fire destroyed some documents and property at the Hall 2 hostel of the university. She wrote, “Hall 2 UNIBEN is on fire and fire service came without water

A Magistrate Court sitting in Rivers State has remanded one Saviour Robert in the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre for allegedly attempting to murder the Leader of Conscience of Ogoni People, Chief Gani Topba, in 2023. Chief Magistrate Sotonye Harry gave the remand order following an experte application contained in a remand warrant by the prosecution.

Some journalists were held hostage in the premises of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, on Tuesday, as the court heard applications for and against the bail of a member of Osun Park Management System, Olalekan Oyeyemi. Oyeyemi, popularly known as ‘Emir’, has been on trial on a 10-count that include conspiracy, malicious

In what was his first public appearance since reports of his death started spreading online, United Kingdom’s King Charles III hosted Korean War veterans at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. The royal family said this in a post on social media. “This morning, the King met veterans of the Korean War at Buckingham Palace to mark

The Cavaliers and the Heat will meet for the third time this season at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Both sides have shared the wins in the two head-to-head meetings this season. Who will win this time around? Our basketball betting expert, Agbeniga Ayobami, presents her top Cavaliers vs Heat predictions. Cavaliers vs

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Tuesday, said those involved in the killing of soldiers in Delta State may be foreigners. Some armed men had on Thursday, March 14, attacked and killed 15 personnel of the Nigerian Army during a peace mission to Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. Speaking

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director, effective June 1, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Company Secretary, Michael Otu, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Tuesday. Umeoji will take over from the current GMD, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, whose time in

The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to ban the importation of adire/kampala and other local fabrics to protect the local market and earn foreign exchange for the country. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of the motion titled, “Call to revive and promote the traditional fabric industry of Adire/Kampala