‘We feel betrayed’ — Wase, Betara protest APC’s nominations for n’assembly leadership positions
A group house of representatives members and speakership hopefuls, has protested against the nominations by the All Progressives Congress (APC) for leadership positions in the national assembly. The group comprises Idris Wase, Muktar Betara, Yusuf Gagdi, and Miriam Onuoha, who are aspiring to become the speaker of the house of representatives when the […]
FG inaugurates gold processing plant in Kogi, projects end to capital flight
The federal government, on Tuesday, inaugurated the gold processing plant in Kogi. Speaking at the event, Olamilekan Adegbite, minister of mines and steel, said the inauguration marks the end of huge capital flights via informal gold trading at the detriment of the economy. In 2021, the federal government flagged off the construction […]
EFCC arrests Sale Mamman, ex-power minister, over ‘N22bn fraud’
Sale Mamman, former minister of power, has been arrested and detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in connection with an alleged N22 billion fraud, TheCable understands. Mamman, who was a minister under President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021, was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and is being […]
Obi demands televised proceedings as tribunal adjourns hearing of his petition
The presidential election petitions court has adjourned the petition filed by Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP), for further pre-hearing. The court had previously adjourned the case to Wednesday for continuation of the pre-hearing which commenced on Monday. On Wednesday, Livy Ozoukwu, counsel to the petitioners (Obi and LP) told […]
Akeredolu faults ‘APC’s skewed zoning arrangement’ for n’assembly leadership
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has faulted the zoning arrangements by the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the leadership of the 10th national assembly. In a statement on Wednesday, Akeredolu expressed concern about the decision of the party on the leadership of the incoming national assembly. APC had nominated Godswill Akpabio, […]
PHOTOS: NNPC, Axxela inaugurate gas infrastructure in Ogun
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says its subsidiary, the Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited, on Tuesday, inaugurated a 150 million standard cubic feet per day (mmsccfd) natural gas city gate facility in Ogun state. The inauguration was in partnership with Transit Gas Nigeria Limited (TGNL), a subsidiary of Axxela. In a […]
Buhari writes senate, seeks approval to borrow $800m from World Bank
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the senate to approve a request to borrow $800 million from the World Bank. Buhari’s request was contained in a letter read by Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Wednesday. The president said the funds would be used as additional […]
Tinubu travels to Europe ‘to meet with investors, finetune transition plans’
President-elect Bola Tinubu has travelled out of Nigeria for a working visit to Europe. Tinubu departed the country via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Wednesday afternoon. Tunde Rahman, his media aide, said Tinubu will “use the opportunity of the trip to finetune the transition plans and programmes, and his […]
Court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcast stations
A federal high court in Abuja has barred the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations. In a ruling on Wednesday, James Omotosho, the presiding judge, said the NBC does not have judicial powers to impose penalties. The judge also set aside fines imposed on 45 broadcast stations by […]
Osinbajo: We’re on track to electrify ALL Nigerians in the next decade
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the country is on track to electrify all Nigerians in the next decade. He spoke on Tuesday at the commissioning of the 240 megawatts (MW) Afam 3 fast power plant in Rivers state. The project was executed in partnership with General Electric, an American multinational conglomerate, and the […]