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Netizens Slams Sign-out Ban Across Nigeria
For years, “signing out” has marked a milestone for many Nigerian students, a rite of passage where white shirts become canvases of farewell messages and excitement fills the air. But what once symbolised celebration is now drawing increasing scrutiny, with states and institutions moving to curb the practice amid growing concerns over excesses and misconduct. A wave of restrictions on extravagant...
CHECKBEST International Debunks Falsehood On Ariaria Remodeling Project
CHECKBEST International Limited has dismissed as false and misleading the claims made during a protest at Aba North Local Government Headquarters over the ongoing remodeling of Ariaria International Market A-Line Phase 2. In a statement released on Friday by the Public Relations Officer , the company described the allegations as the work of “mischief makers still trapped in the old...
Katsina Govt Approves ₦20m For Each LG To Renovation
Katsina State Government has approved ₦20 million for each Local Government to renovate graveyards in its area. Governor Dikko Radda made the disclosure when he received royal fathers from the Katsina and Daura Emirates on Thursday in Katsina. He described the initiative as both a service to the people and a way of seeking Allah’s blessings for the state. Radda also announced...
Dangote Group, Partners Ethiopia To Build $2.5bn Fertiliser Plant
The Ethiopian government said it has signed a $2.5 billion fertiliser complex shareholder investment agreement with Dangote Group. In a statement yesterday, Abiy Ahmed Ali, the Ethiopian prime minister, said the mega project will produce about three million metric tons of fertiliser every year. “Congratulations to all Ethiopians on another milestone in our journey toward food security and agricultural transformation. Today,...
NESG Urge FG To Anchor Economic Growth On Productivity, Not Inflation
The Nigeria Economic Summit Group, NESG, has called on the Federal Government to anchor its economic growth objectives on productivity and not inflation. Making this call in a report on the outcome of the Gross Domestic Product, GDP, rebasing exercise recently concluded by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, NESG said: “The rebasing of Nigeria’s GDP is more than a...
ADC Raises Concern Over 2027 Polls
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has warned that Nigeria’s 2027 general elections could be compromised if what it called ‘statistically implausible’ voter registration figures recently released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are not urgently addressed. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party said the figures from Osun State and the South-West...
“Diaspora Inflows Increased By $600m Monthly” — Cardoso
Nigeria’s diaspora remittances surged by 200 percent to $600 million in the past two months. The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, who revealed this yesterday also said that Nigeria’s foreign exchange profile is witnessing a major boost. Cardoso who was speaking at the Delta State-Brazil Business and Investment Roundtable yesterday in Sao Paulo, Brazil, said...
“Tinubu Should Either Live Up Or Step Down” – Labour Party
The Senator Nenadi Usman-led Interim National Working Committee of the Labour Party (LP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to either live up to his constitutional duty of protecting the lives and property of Nigerians or step down from office. The party accused the President and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of failing in this fundamental responsibility despite allocating...
Tinubu Approves Lifetime Salary For Retiring Senior Officers” – Interior minister
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has announced a policy that will provide lifetime salary benefits to senior officers retiring from the rank of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General and above. The policy, a major boost to officer welfare, was approved by President Bola Tinubu. The minister announced this on Thursday, while speaking at the 2025 Ministerial Retreat, where he...
“NNPC, PH Refinery Lost Over N500m Monthly” – Bayo Ojulari
Bayo Ojulari, group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the company was losing about N500 million monthly on the Port Harcourt refinery. Ojulari spoke on Thursday in Abuja when he received a delegation from the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), led by Festus Osifo, its president. He said rehabilitating...
