Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of the Nigerian flag, is dead
Taiwo Akinkunmi, the designer of the Nigerian flag, is dead. He was aged 87. Akinkunmi Akinwumi, one of his children, announced the death in a Facebook post on Wednesday. “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly that you lived a life with a landmark. Continue to rest, my father! Pa Michael […]
Newspaper Headlines: Petrol queues resurface as thieves vandalise oil pipelines
Reports on the crisis rocking the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and planned inauguration of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, dominate the front pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Gabonese military officers ‘seize power’ after Bongo’s third term re-election
Army officers appeared on national television to say they have seized power in Gabon, after President Ali Bongo was re-elected to a third term in office in the Central African nation. According to the BBC, the officers said they were annulling the results of Saturday’s election which the opposition had denounced as “fraudulent”. […]
APC makes U-turn, disowns campaign council list where Wike was named member
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has not released any campaign council lists for Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo gubernatorial elections. The off-cycle elections will be held on November 11. In a post on platform X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, Muhammad Argungu, APC’s organising secretary, said Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman […]
Elumelu meets Tinubu, says private sector welcomes president’s ‘bold decisions’
Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), says the private sector is “encouraged” by the reforms of President Bola Tinubu. Speaking with State House journalists after meeting with the president on Tuesday, Elumelu lauded Tinubu for his policy initiatives since taking office. He expressed optimism that Nigerians will reap […]
‘This is Abia of our dreams’ — Alex Otti speaks at state’s 32nd anniversary celebration
Alex Otti, the governor of Abia, says he needs the collective support of the people to restore the state’s lost glory. Otti spoke on Tuesday at the event marking the 32nd Abia Day celebration held at the International Conference Centre, Umuahia, the state’s capital. At the event, the governor launched the Abia […]
Price hike looms as customs begins implementation of VAT on diesel
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has commenced the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) on automobile gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, imported into the country. The service made this known in a memo, dated July 28, 2023, sent to all importers and agents of diesel. The memo was titled, […]
Airport runway: FCTA announces N825.8m compensation for affected residents
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says the administration will pay N825.8 million as compensation to residents affected by the proposed construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Wike spoke in Abuja on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the end of a closed-door meeting with […]
Nigeria’s stock market soars above 66k points — highest level ever
Nigerian stocks gained on Tuesday as the all share index (ASI), which measures the overall performance of equities, hits its highest level ever. The ASI of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) rose by 0.51 percent to 66,490.34 basis points from 66,151.38 recorded the previous day. The new record also surpassed the high […]
NBS distances self from staff’s ‘worst ever statistician-general’ comment on Yemi Kale
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has distanced itself from comments by Ibrahim Wakili, its head of communication and public relations department, that Yemi Kale was the “worst ever statistician-general” of the agency. The management of the bureau took the position in a statement on Tuesday. On Monday, Kale, former statistician-general of the […]