Tribunal sacks Sule, declares PDP winner of Nasarawa poll

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, on Monday sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress, and declared the Peoples Democrati… 3rd October 2023

[UPDATED] Labour suspends planned strike for 30 days

As FG votes N100bn for CNG buses To resolve RTEAN, NURTW crisis by October 13 The Organised Labour, on Monday night, agreed to suspend its 30-day indefinite strike planned to start on Tuesday. The res… 3rd October 2023

Bribery: UK court restricts Diezani’s movement, EFCC begins extradition

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Monday, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The district ju… 3rd October 2023

Warri monarch receives Soun, says traditional thrones, Christianity complementary

The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, says the traditional thrones and the Christendom can play complementary roles that will contribute to the growth and development of the country witho… 3rd October 2023

NAF bombs terrorists’ camps threatening Borno military formations

The Nigerian Air Force, on Monday, said, its air strikes destroyed terrorists’ hideouts in Tumbuns located on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno State. Also destroyed were strategic logistics bases o… 3rd October 2023

Football association joins campaign against domestic violence

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has teamed up with the Lagos State Football Association in the campaign against gender-based violence. The DSVA and Lagos FA recently organised a se… 3rd October 2023

Biafran currency, corpses recovered in IPOB camps raid – Military

Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-East, code-named Operation Udo Ka II, have cleared four notorious camps of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Ne… 3rd October 2023

Nigeria to get malaria vaccine 2024, says FG

The Federal Government said there is high hope that Nigeria will get the World Health Organisation newly-recommended R21/Matrix-M vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children by mid-2024. The Exe… 3rd October 2023

Lagos orders accelerated work on Revenue House

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, ordered the contractor handling the Lagos Revenue House, formerly known as Elephant House, to expedite action on the project. The Special Adviser to Governor Bab… 3rd October 2023

33 killed in Jos mining site collapse, association says

No fewer than 33 persons have been killed in Plateau State as a result of collapsed mining sites in some communities within  the past two months. The  Secretary of the Plateau Indigenous Miners Asso… 3rd October 2023

Christian pilgrims to spend three nights in Jordan

The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Christian Pilgrims Welfare Board, Mrs Florence Gbafe, has disclosed that Christian pilgrims from Lagos will spend three days and nights in the Kingdom of Jor… 3rd October 2023

Ilaro Poly opens TV station

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Dr Mukail  Akinde, has unveiled a multimillion-naira television station for the institution. Speaking during the unveiling of the Internet te… 3rd October 2023

Marketers disagree with Tinubu’s tax adviser on refineries sale

The Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, has said  Nigerians should pray that the country’s refineries do not work. Oyedele, who spoke at The Platfor… 3rd October 2023

Chicago varsity releases Tinubu’s records to Atiku

Chicago State University, United States of America has released to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. The CSU released the documents to Atiku on Monday… 3rd October 2023

BUSINESS NEWS

12.5kg cooking gas hits N12,500

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Nigeria sets $5bn target for startups

Arrest inflation, provide infrastructure, industrialist urges FG

• Court to hear FG’s N30bn suit against Facebook in October
• FG plans $5bn for ICT firms, to raise telecom access
• N1,000/litre diesel price unchanged despite VAT removal – Marketers
• Nigeria, others need $2tn to achieve net-zero emissions — IMF
• Delta reschedules flights over Lagos terminal relocation
• TAJBank grows profit to N6.02bn