Senator calls for investigation into Okpai Power Plant step-down delay
March 5, 2024 The lawmaker representing Delta North Senatorial District, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has stressed the need to investigate the unexplained delay in electricity step-down of Okpai Power Plant….
Facebook, Instagram, Threads down, Meta shares dip
Meta’s social media platforms Instagram, Facebook and Threads are down for many users Tuesday morning and parent company is yet to give an explainer. Facebook and Threads seem to be…
Alleged P&ID scam: Court strikes out money laundering suit against ex-Petroleum Ministry’s director
March 5, 2024 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, struck out the money laundering charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against late Mrs Grace Taiga,…
African airlines cargo volume up by 17% in January – IATA
March 5, 2024 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says the cargo volumes for African airlines increased by 17 per cent in January. IATA, in a report sent to the…
Borno records 39,000 cases of gender-based violence in 13 years
March 5, 2024 The Borno state government says it recorded 39,000 cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the last 13 years across 22 local government areas in the three senatorial…
100 days in office: Gov Ododo begins inspection of projects
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi on Tuesday, began inspection of ongoing projects in the state, ahead of his administration’s 100 Days in Office. The governor’s first place of inspection was…
Troops thwart smuggling of illicit drugs, PMS
March 5 2024 Nigerian Army Troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Customs Service operating in the 81 Division NA Area of Responsibility on Saturday, 2nd March…
Ghana suspends FX trading licences of First Bank, GTBank over fraud
The Bank of Ghana has suspended the foreign exchange trading licences of two Nigerian banks operating in the country — Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank — over “fraudulent documentation”…
Electrocuted man not staff of BEDC – officials
March 5, 2024 The man electrocuted by high-tension cable at Evwreni in Ughelli North local Government area of Delta State on Monday was not an official of Benin Electricity Distribution…
Binance to stop services in Nigerian Naira amid crackdown on crypto exchanges
March 5, 2024 Binance will stop all transactions and trading in Nigeria’s local currency after March 8 amid a country-wide crackdown on crypto exchanges that have been blamed by authorities…