Mosque Committee disengages Imam for not being remorseful over govt
By Dooshima Fidelis Following the recent termination of the Former Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislators’ Quarters Mosque Apo, the management committee has yesterday justified the sack of the Imam, saying that he was not remorseful for his criticism of the government. Recalled, the Management Committee of the National
Mayor Lucky Igbokwe promises turnaround for Abia as he picks PDP Guber form
Philanthropist and businessman, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe has announced fresh plans to turn the fortunes of Abia State around as he picks expression of interest and nomination form purchased by a group of friends under aegis of ‘Concerned Friends of Mayor Lucky Igbokwe.’ Speaking on behalf of the group, Hon. Kaycee
FG’s N1.3trn electricity intervention fund underperformed—Finance Minister
The minister of finance, budget and planning, Zainab Ahmed, said that the N1.3 trillion intervention fund the federal government provided for the power sector has not yielded any significant result. On March 1, 2017, the federal government had approved the sum of N701 billion as a power assurance guarantee fund
Electricity: Power generation plunges to 495MW with 3 plants on grid
Nigeria’s electricity challenge worsened yesterday as grid power generation crashes to 495.20 Megawatts with just Jebba Hydro (335MW), Olorunsogo NIPP (107.20MW) and Sapele (53MW) on the grid as at 3pm. Earlier checks by the Energy Reportdaily on data from the National System Operator, NSO, showed that as at 2pm total
Crude oil prices: Nigeria’s Bonny light, other OPEC grades drop
Despite significant rises in the world’s leading crude oil grades in the international market yesterday, Nigeria’s crude oil grade, Bonny light, declined to $110 per barrel from $111.5 per barrel recorded last Friday. Crude oil prices in the international market witnessed an average three percent rise yesterday as the release
High diesel prices add strain to battered economy
A popular, large modern grocery in Surulere Lagos shut down for days because it couldn’t find diesel to power generators, leaving fresh food to rot. An Indian business owner in Nigeria travels to Mumbai for medical checks and the cause of his high-blood pressure was traced to his constant worry
Court fixes June 14 for suit seeking to stop Abba Kyari’s extradition
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to the United States of America, USA, for trial, till June 14. The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, deferred a hearing on a suit seeking to stop the Federal Government from extraditing. Cited as Defendants in the
9,000 doctors moved to UK, US, Canada in 2 years ― NMA
Over 9,000 medical doctors of Nigerian origin left the shores of the country in search of greener pastures in the United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada in two years, the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has said. The emigration of the medical experts which the NMA said happened between
Sheikh Nuru Khalid finally sacked for criticising Buhari’s Govt
Senator Saidu Dansadau, the chairman of the Apo legislative quarters mosque committee says the embattled Sheikh Nuru Khalid has been sacked. Dansadau said the Imam who had been earlier suspended over his sermon on Friday, April 1, was sacked for not showing remorse. He told BBC News Pidgin that the
Kano police arrest suspected female fraudster
The Kano State Police Command has arrested a suspected fraudster, Osasi Chinozom Juliet, who specialises in swapping people’s ATM cards at ATM points. Spokesperson of the command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 4, said the suspect who was found in possession of