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The House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the failure of the mass transit scheme in Nigeria has summoned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating for the Economy, Wale Edun, over the failure of the scheme. The committee also summoned the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite Uzoka, Accountant-General for the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, and the Head of Service …

Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, has disclosed that the Federal Government intends to restart dredging of the Niger and Benue rivers. Prof. Utsev noted that his ministry had established a few committees to focus on the specifics of the two rivers’ dredging procedures. The minister disclosed this in Ilorin, Kwara State, on the sidelines of the …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday met with German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, in Berlin as part of his push for greater investment in the Nigerian economy. The meeting, according to a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, took place on the sideline of the sidelines of the G20 Compact with Africa Economic …

Gunmen, said to have been heavily armed, on Sunday night, abducted the traditional ruler of of Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, HRH Jibril Mamman Waziri, alongside his wife, Hajiya Sa’adatu Waziri. They were kidnapped at the palace located around mountains in the area, after which the First-Class traditional ruler and his wife were whisked …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said the government will probe the project reports of the suspended national carrier, Nigeria Air, and concession of airports. He stated that the government was looking to uncover red flags relating to the projects before a decision is made following the announcement of the suspension on August 31. Recall that the …

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has rescued a Cameroonian fishing vessel that drifted off its course last month. The vessel, MFV AFKI, drifted off its course with two crew members on board on October 24. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja, that the Nigerian Navy received a distress call about the …

The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has jerked up the price of electricity meters. In a circular signed and dated 5 September 2023 by the commission’s Chairman and Commissioner Legal, Licencing and compliance, Sanusi Garba and Dafe Akpeneye, respectively, it stated that a single phase pre paid meter would now cost N81,975.16k from the N58,661.69k while …

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Monday said its Special Forces on night patrol on 6 August 2023, near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state, rescued 7 kidnapped victims comprising 6 females and a male, in the early hours of 6 August 2023. A statement by NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, disclosed that the female victims on interrogation, revealed that they …

In its ruling on Mr. Peter Obi’s petition contesting the proclamation of Bola Tinubu as the victor of the February 25 presidential election, the presidential election petition court on Wednesday wiped out a few paragraphs containing claims of irregularities and corrupt practises. The affected paragraphs were struck down by the five-member panel because they “failed to meet the requirements of …

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