Port Harcourt Refinery commences operation, Warri to follow in 2024
The Port Harcourt Refining Company in Rivers State has “re-commenced operations” in line with the Federal Government’s promise to ensure the production of refined products at the facility in December 2023. The re-commencement of operations at the Port Harcourt refinery comes over two years after the Federal Government approved funding of $1.5 billion for its […]
Presidency names Chisco, GIG, others as participating companies for Yuletide Transport fare slash
The Presidency has made known the COMPANIES which will be participating in the 50 percent slash of Inter-state transport fares approved by the President. In a post yesterday, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga named, GIG (God is Good), Chisco Transport, Young Shall Grow, God Bless Eze-nwata, and Area Motors. […]
FRSC says it has deployed its entire workforce to ensure hitch free movement of commuters across the country during yuletide
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says it has deployed its entire workforce, including Special Marshals to the highways to ensure hitch free movement of commuters across the country during the yuletide. A statement by Deputy Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem, on Monday in Abuja, said the personnel would combat traffic gridlock and ensure zero Road […]
JAMB Increases 2024 UTME Registration Fees
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has increased the registration fees for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 2024. In an official statement shared by JAMB, the updated registration fees are outlined as follows: Seven Thousand, Seven Hundred Naira Only,(N7,700 )for UTME registration inclusive of a mock examination, and Six Thousand Two Hundred […]
INEC reveals decision to conduct re-run and bye-elections in the first week of February, 2024
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has revealed that it will conduct re-run and bye-elections in the first week of February, 2024 in 34 constituencies, made up of one Senatorial district, 11 federal constituencies and 22 state Assembly constituencies as mandated by various court orders. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, who made the disclosure at […]
South-South state reached a truce on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja
After weeks of dramatic twists in Rivers State, the political gladiators in the oil-rich South-South state reached a truce on Monday after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Villa in Abuja. The meeting had in attendance Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, ex-Rivers governor, Peter Odili; and some […]
President Bola Tinubu asks the Board of NNPCL to get to work immediately
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately get to work, warning that non- performance will not be tolerated. Inaugurating its Board at the State House yesterday, President Tinubu also warned that conducts suggesting a sense of entitlement will not be tolerated, and that the Board […]
Lagos State House of Assembly speaker assures the Governor and the People of Lagos that the 2024 budget will be ready by 1st January, 2024
The Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Mudashiru Obasa has assured the governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the people of Lagos that the Lagos state 2024 budget will be ready by the 1st of January, 2024. Rt. Hon Obasa made the pledge when Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu visited the speaker at the ongoing […]
Former South African president Jacob Zuma says he will not vote for the African National Congress (ANC) and is creating a new political party
Mr Zuma, who was the country’s president between 2009 and 2018, said it “would be a betrayal” to campaign for the ANC of current President Cyril Ramaphosa. His new party is named uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), meaning spear of the nation, which is the same name as the former armed wing of the ANC, of […]
CAC has advised general public to desist from registering businesses they had no immediate intention of running
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has advised the general public to desist from opening/registering businesses that they had no immediate intention of translating into action. The Director of Compliance, CAC, Justine Nidia, gave the advice in an interview on Sunday, where she said the commission does not encourage people to go ahead and register companies […]
