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50% telecom tariff hike

NLC Threatens Nationwide Boycott Over 50% Telecom Tariff Hike

NLC threatens a nationwide boycott over the 50% telecom tariff hike as POS operators consider ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Business

BDC Operator Links Former Power Minister Mamman to N33.8bn Fraud

BDC operator testifies in court, linking former Power Minister Saleh Mamman to ₦33.8bn fraud. Over ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Nigeria
Ramon Adedoyin

Appeal Court Upholds Death Sentence for Ramon Adedoyin Over OAU Student’s Murder

Appeal Court upholds the death sentence for Ramon Adedoyin over the murder of OAU student ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Nigeria
electricity infrastructure

FG Spends Over ₦9bn on Restoring Vandalized Electricity Infrastructure, Allocates ₦8bn for Anti-Vandalism Campaign

Nigeria’s FG spent over ₦9bn to restore vandalized electricity infrastructure and allocated ₦8bn for anti-vandalism ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Energy and Commodities
African economy

WEF 2025: Global Leaders and Nigeria Target $29 Trillion African Economy by 2050

At WEF 2025, global leaders and Nigeria’s VP Shettima set sights on a $29 trillion ...
  • 23 January 2025
  • Africa
PDP crisis

PDP Crisis: Deputy Officials Back Damagum, Warn Opponents to Leave

PDP crisis deepens as deputies back acting chairman Umar Damagum, urging dissenting members to exit. ...
  • 22 January 2025
  • Nigeria
Yoruba music

Adekunle Gold to Co-Produce Yoruba Music Documentary, The Odyssey

Adekunle Gold co-produces The Odyssey, a documentary celebrating Yoruba music's heritage and its global impact, ...
  • 22 January 2025
  • Entertainment
Money laundering

El-Rufai’s Ex-Aide Jimi Lawal Granted Bail in ₦64.8m Money Laundering Case

Former El-Rufai aide Jimi Lawal granted bail in ₦64.8m money laundering case after being accused ...
  • 22 January 2025
  • Nigeria
Ekweremadu

Ekweremadu’s Wife Released from UK Prison, Returns to Nigeria

Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, has been released from UK prison ...
  • 22 January 2025
  • Health
Tanker explosion

NEMA Delivers Relief to Victims of Niger Tanker Explosion

NEMA has distributed relief materials to victims of the Diko tanker explosion in Niger State, ...
  • 21 January 2025
  • Nigeria
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