“The secret police and officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) clashed over the agency’s attempt to take custody of the suspended and embattled Apex Bank Chief after Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos granted bail to Emefiele in the sum of N20 million on Tuesday,” revealed the news report. “Following…
In Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State, the remains of an unidentified woman have been discovered in a state of decomposition. Reports indicate that the body was found without its head at the time of discovery.According to witness Kinsley Alozie, who spoke to reporters on Monday, the headless body was sighted near Ohiya…
Parents, under the support of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, made a decision to call on President Bola Tinubu to apply the brake to the spate of increments in tuition fees and others by government-owned schools.The parents stated life was being snuffed out of them as a result of such increases in…
Not lesser than 20 lives was lost in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State on Sunday. According to an eyewitness, the fire was ignited by a spark from a phone held by one of the persons who were scooping fuel. The eyewitness stated that the victims of the disaster included three children and…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the distribution of N907.05bn among the three tiers of government for June 2023. This amount reflects a slight increase of N120.89bn compared to the N786.16bn distributed in May 2023, making it the highest distribution this year and the second consecutive increase after a decline since January. The…
Nigeria experienced a significant drop in electricity generation, with a decrease of 16.4% to 3,501.20 megawatts (MW) from the previous week’s 4,187.6 MW. This decline can be attributed to various factors, including the poor condition of power plants and a shortage of gas supply to thermal plants. As a result, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs)…
For a long time, the Federal Government has sourced ways to put an end to indiscriminate and irrational hike of food prices. The Federal Government, through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, has decided to begin sanctions against members of trade associations who take part in anti-competitive practices, indiscriminate and irrational hike of food…
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has scheduled a meeting for today, July 19, 2023, in Abuja. During this meeting, the committee will allocate revenue to the federal, state, and local tiers of government based on the sharing metrics.Out of the revenues collected by the federal government, N1.7 trillion comes from statutory collections, followed by…
