Drama as outage disrupts power minister’s speech at N’Assembly

Drama as outage disrupts power minister’s speech at N’Assembly

Drama played out on Monday when power supply was seized as the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, was speaking at the National Assembly. Adelabu was fielding questions from senators at the investigative hearing on “the need to halt the increase in the price of electricity” organised by the Senate Committee on Power. Power was, thereafter, restored in less than five minutes. Speaking about the power interruption, the Chairman of the […]

April 30, 2024 29

SPORTS

BREAKING: NFF Appoints Finidi George As Super Eagles Head Coach

The board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint Finidi George as Head Coach of the Super Eagles. George, who spent 20 months as assistant to coach José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of the Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in an […]

April 29, 2024 58

BUSINESS

Minimum wage may not be less than N100,000 – Economist

Chief economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje, shares his thoughts with AYOOLA OLASUPO on some of the recent economic policies made by the Federal Government among others Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria increased Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Rate known as interest rate from 22.75% to 24.75%. What implications will this have on the private sector? What do you think of the Central Bank of Nigeria stimulating this programme at this point? I […]

April 29, 2024 13

NEWS

APC, LP endorse bill seeking to bar tax-evading politicians from elections

The ruling All Progressives Congress and Labour Party have thrown their weight behind the proposed bill seeking to stop politicians guilty of tax evasion from running for elective offices in the country. The endorsement comes in the wake of Friday’s announcement by the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee, Taiwo Oyedele, that the executive bill is scheduled to be passed in the National Assembly. Oyedele disclosed […]

April 29, 2024 17

NEWS

Political chess: Wike, Fubara resume Rivers supremacy battle

DENNIS NAKU reports on the latest power struggle between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, over the political control of the state, following the collapse of the peace deal facilitated by President Bola Tinubu and the efforts by the duo to strengthen their respective support bases in the state IN the run-up to the 2023 general elections, the relationship between Nyesom […]

April 29, 2024 26

ENTERTAINMNET

Doctor beaten by deceased patient’s relative accepts public apology

A medical doctor, Dr. Nelso Udeme, has said that he was assaulted and threatened to be killed by a deceased patient’s relative. He, however, said he had accepted the grieving relative’s public apology. Udeme disclosed this after a public apology published in a national daily (The PUNCH) by one Oludaisi Tajudeen, surfaced online on Sunday. Tajudeen had in his public apology asked the doctor and management of the University Teaching […]

April 29, 2024 14

NEWS

Work-from-home: 92 million jobs to be done remotely by 2030

A new white paper from the World Economic Forum, in partnership with digital technology consultants Capgemini, predicts that a staggering 92 million jobs are expected to be done entirely remotely by 2030, up from the current 73 million. Recall that the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in a systemic shift in the way work is done, introducing millions, both individuals and organisations, to the concept of working from home (WFH). “These new […]

April 29, 2024 23

NEWS

Flooding: Lagos property owners build on drainage channels despite govt notices

The Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, in its effort to tackle flooding in the state, has commenced an enforcement initiative aimed at reclaiming a vital drainage channel known as the System 1 Drainage Channel midstream in Ojota and Ogudu. The Ministry’s commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, who tweets as tokunbo_wahab on X.com disclosed this in a post on Monday. He stated that an inspection on Sunday revealed that property […]

April 29, 2024 15

NEWS

Petrol scarcity: Fuel crisis worsens as depots divert PMS to Abuja

•NNPC rations supply to depots, orders operators to prioritise loading to Abuja •Queues spread in Lagos, Ogun, others, stations raise pump prices as black market thrives Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians in Lagos and other parts of the country were still struggling to get Premium Motor Spirit as many filling stations remained under lock and […]

April 29, 2024 18

Call us +234 (0) 9073530044

news