Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and coordinating minister for the economy, announced that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is set to begin settling its $6 billion debt to suppliers. This announcement was made during a meeting with investors in Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Edun addressed concerns about the financial obligations of NNPC, noting that while the government removed petrol subsidies on May 29, 2023, issues related to…

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has made a personal donation of 40 million Naira to support the victims of the devastating tanker explosion in Majiya village, Jigawa State. The explosion, which occurred last week, resulted in significant loss of life and property, leaving many families in urgent need of assistance. Alongside the financial contribution, Mrs. Tinubu also delivered essential food supplies to the affected families. Her gesture comes as part…

The Kwara State Government has handed over the State Civil Service Hospital to the contractor for immediate reconstruction and upgrades aimed at enhancing service delivery for the community. In a statement, Falade Gbenga, Press Secretary for the Ministry of Health, noted that the handover ceremony took place in Ilorin on Tuesday. The State Commissioner for Health, Amina El-Imam, emphasised that the expansion is necessary to manage the increased patient traffic…

Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has commissioned a 600-bed student hostel at the College of Nursing Sciences in Ado Ekiti.  The governor in a statement posted on the state government’s X page said the hostel, constructed through a Public-Private Partnership by renowned entrepreneur Arch. Dipo Ajayi represents a significant investment in the state’s educational infrastructure. During the commissioning of the N800 million project on Tuesday, Governor Oyebanji emphasised his administration’s…

The Olowa of Igbara-Oke, Oba Adefarakanmi Agbede, has affirmed that traditional rulers in Ondo State endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, for the November 16 governorship election due to his exceptional leadership qualities. In a statement released by Governor Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the monarch made this declaration on Wednesday during the governor’s consultation visit to his palace in Igbara-Oke, headquarters of…

Some oil marketers have started buying petrol directly from Dangote Petroleum Refinery without a recourse to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). According to reports, more oil marketers were intensifying efforts to buy the product directly from the plant, while others were importing the commodity, as hundreds of millions of litres of imported PMS should hit Nigeria’s shores in two weeks’ time. Punch reported on Monday that no fewer…

A journalist with Ozisa FM, Chinonso Ubah, has been remanded in prison following his arrest by the police. An Owerri magistrate court in Imo State ordered Ubah to be remanded in prison following his arraignment by the police on Wednesday.Operatives of the Imo police command arrested Ubah on October 21 for allegedly defaming Aboki Danjuma, the state’s commissioner of police. Uba was also accused of cyberstalking and inciting the public…

A 15-year-old female student of Anglican Grammar School, Arigidi Akoko, Ondo State, who allegedly stabbed her colleague, Habib Salau, aged 17, to death has been remanded in detention. Chief Magistrate Olateju Odenusi-Fadeyi ordered her to be remanded at the Ondo State Juvenile Home in Akure pending advice from the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions, DPP. The magistrate, however, did not take her plea. The SS3 student is standing…

A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for importing 35.20 kilogrammes of Canadian Loud (Cannabis Sativa) into Nigeria. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos, who convicted her also gave her an option of N100 million fine on the two counts preferred against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).The judge sentenced Munju following her plea…

The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia has suspended the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice and Public Order, Fidelis Mnyim. The commissioner was suspended for joining states challenging the legality of the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The Supreme Court reserved judgment in a suit filed by 19 states challenging the constitutionality of…

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the Fund has disbursed over N10 billion and have received more than 350,000 applications. He made this statement during a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships, and Higher Education Financing on Wednesday in Abuja. Sawyerr emphasized the fund’s commitment to disbursing a total of 90 billion naira aimed at…

A new study published by the Microsoft has delivered a surprising finding that may make you think twice about your breakfast choices or consuming eggs. Researchers from the University of South Australia have discovered a potential link between daily egg consumption and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study, which followed 8,545 Chinese adults participant found that those who consumed roughly one egg per day (approximately 57…