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The Benue State police command has banned all forms of protest in the state. The command’s spokesperson, Sewuese Anene, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Makurdi. She said the decision followed the discovery of a planned protest by a group of persons in the state. The protest, according to Anene, was aimed at sabotaging the efforts of the …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has appointed new executive vice presidents for its upstream, downstream, gas and power operations. NNPC made changes to its leadership role with the appointment of Oritsemeyiwa A. Eyesan as the Executive Vice President, Upstream and Olalekan Ogunleye taking the position of Executive Vice President, Gas, Power, and New Energy. Also, Adedapo Segun was …

Nigeria’s inflation rate for the eleventh consecutive month rose higher, reaching 28.2 percent in October 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS which made this known on Friday in its CPI report for November said the consumer price index (CPI), which measures the rate of change in prices of goods and services, rose to 28.2 percent …

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Federal Government and the Republic of Cuba has been signed in order to advance innovation, science, and technology between the two nations. According to a statement from the Director of Information in the Vice President’s office, Mr. Olusola Abiola on Saturday, the MoU was signed by the Nigerian delegation to the G77+China Summit in …

Recently, the ancient city of Katsina was agog and in very high spirits as Governor Malam Dikko Umar Radda, supported by Governors Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, Abba Yusuf of Kano, Kauran Gwandu of Kebbi, Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto, Maimala Buni of Yobe and Aminu Usman, Jigawa State Deputy Governor who stood in for his Governor. It was the occasion of …

Despite the assurances by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) that cash I circulation has hit N3.4tr and repeated statements by the apex bank on the availability of the domestic currency, checks by Ripples Nigeria has shown that the cash scarcity persists in most parts of Lagos and Ogun states. Visits to several Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) show machines that …

The House of Representatives, last week, denied a reported claim by the National Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Christopher Onyeka, that National Assembly members were given N100 million as palliatives from the Executive arm. We tracked one other story from the NASS within the week under review. 1. N100m palliatives denial The House of Representatives, in …

The Benue State government on Thursday warned the people of the state about the consumption of dead animals. The advice followed reports on the growing cases of anthrax disease in the country. The Director of Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr. Edward Amali, who made the call in Makurdi, said the government had discovered that some butchers …

Russian Khamzat Chimaev made a significant comeback to the middleweight division as he fought former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman. The UFC 294 co-main event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night, saw Usman beaten for the third consecutive fight. The Nigerian, who had lost his previous two battles to Leon Eswards, has now suffered three consecutive losses. The …

By Solomon Arowolo,Abuja The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has congratulated the newly designated Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh. SWAN President, Mr. Isaiah Benjamin, in a press statement issued by the Association’s Secretary-General Amb. Ikenna Okonkwo in Abuja expressed optimism that the new Sports Minister will bring his political pedigree to bare. “Going by his experience in …