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Nigeria will require a sustained investment of $10 billion annually over the next two decades to achieve stable and reliable electricity, according to Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu. The minister made the declaration during the inauguration of a 2.5-megawatt solar hybrid power project at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in…
In a swift legislative move, the Nigerian Senate on Wednesday approved the second reading of a ₦1.78 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), just hours after its introduction by President Bola Tinubu. The bill, aimed at funding the FCT Administration for the 2025 fiscal year, was…
The Dangote Petrochemicals Refinery has quietly slashed the effective ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by N10, bringing the cost down from N835 to N825 per litre for marketers. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed on Monday that while marketers initially pay the full N835 per litre at purchase,…
The Federal Government has increased the fee for correcting date of birth on the National Identification Number (NIN) database by 75 percent, raising the cost to N28,574. The new pricing regime was introduced by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) as part of a comprehensive overhaul of its service charges.…
Professor Chris Piwuna has been elected as the new President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), succeeding Professor Victor Osodeke. Piwuna, a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital (JUTH) and Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, emerged victorious during the union’s 23rd…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan Branch, has strongly condemned the reported salary deductions affecting judicial officers in Oyo State, urging Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene and reverse the policy to prevent a looming breakdown of the judicial system. In a letter addressed to the governor, the branch chairman, Mr.…
Legal practitioners across Nigeria are calling for sweeping reforms in the country’s judicial system as prolonged trials and delayed prosecutions continue to threaten public confidence and the rule of law. Several prominent lawyers have expressed frustration over the persistent backlog of court cases, particularly the extended pre-trial detention of suspects,…
Justice Serifat Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court has sentenced Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver Andrew Nice Ominikoron to death by hanging for the murder of 22-year-old fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwole. Delivering judgment on Friday at the Tafawa Balewa Square High Court, Justice Sonaike ruled that the Lagos State…
The Republic of Tunisia says it is committed in establishing cultural and tourism relations with Nigeria to strengthen cultural and tourism ties. The Ambassador of Tunisia to Nigeria, Moshen Antit stated this in Abuja when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy,…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has made a clarion call for deeper private sector involvement in the country’s health sector transformation, emphasizing that government alone cannot bridge the healthcare deficit. Speaking at the commissioning of the state-of-the-art Sulaiman Adebola Adegunwa Trauma Centre at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital…
