Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Zilkrallah Kunle Hassan has expressed pleasure at the successful completion of airlift of all registered Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj rituals. He said the over 95, 000 Nigerians transported to the Kingdom will be at the …
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The jostle for the Senate minority leadership seat appears to be creating uneasy calm among senators who are members of the opposition parties following moves by some vested interests to impose leadership on them. In the 10th Senate, the APC has 59 senators; PDP, 36; LP, 8; SDP, 2; NNPP, …
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At the year’s Annual Symposium of Issuers and Investors Alternative Dispute Resolution Initiative (IIADRI), stakeholders have unanimously called on the current administration under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to emphasise on tax expansion rather than tax increment. The Chairman of IIADI, Sebastian Udoh, in his welcome address at the …
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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has commenced investigations into allegation of financial impropriety levelled against one of its staff members. The NDIC said that while it is assessing the veracity of the reported incident, the alleged events are unrelated to the operations of the corporation but stressed that as …
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THE Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has stated that electricity tariff across its franchise states will increase effectively from July 1 2023. Effective July 1st 2023, please be informed that there will be an upward review to the electricity tariff influenced by the fluctuating exchange rate.” Under the MYTO 2022 …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, on Friday, granted an ex-parte motion, halting the Kano State Governor, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, from further demolition of structures and property in the state. The motion ex-parte was instituted by a Kano citizen, Saminu Muhammad, through …
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THE National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Sunday confirmed the death of five Nigerian pilgrims participating in the ongoing Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Disclosing this on Saturday, Usman Galadima, head of NAHCON Hajj medical team opined that 30 patients equally have mental health challenges. He noted that the mental health challenged …
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A federal high court in Bayelsa has affirmed Ikechukwu Ukaegbu as the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Imo state, for the forthcoming off-cycle election. The election is slated to hold on November 11. Delivering ruling on Friday, Emma Akko, the presiding judge, said Ukaegbu also known as Ikenga, …
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OPERATIVES of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted two imported consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis, with a combined weight of 5,344.1 kilograms along the Epe-Lekki corridor and at the Alfa beach, Lekki area of Lagos state. Based on credible intelligence, NDLEA operatives laid ambush …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo2HykrFUqU CROSS River State Governor, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, has ordered investigation into the cruise boat mishap involving 14 medical students at the popular Marina Resort in Calabar, the state capital. The governor, who is saddened that 3 of the medical students, who are in Calabar for the Nigeria Medical Students …
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