National Assembly passes N54.9 trillion 2025 budget …Increases Tinubu’s proposal by N719 billion National Assembly yesterday passed the N54.9 trillion 2025 Appropriation Bill presented by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Both the Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill almost at the same time. The Bill was passed after the upper chamber reviewed…
MTN hikes data tariff price by 200 per cent …15G now N6,000 no more N2,000 Two days after sparking public outrage, telecommunication network service provider, MTN, has begged its Nigerian customers over the sudden 200 percent hike in price of its 15G data bundle plan. The hike saw the data plan which initially cost N2,000…
112 days after, IBDC restores power at UCH Following outcry from most Nigerians about over 100-day blackout at the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, Oyo State capital, the hospital has been reconnected to the national grid. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) said it has reconnected the facility on Tuesday, February 12, 2025, following successful…
PDP NWC affirms Udeh Okoye as National Secretary The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday affirmed former national youth leader of the party Sunday Ude-Okoye as the national secretary. A statement by the national publicity secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, said the decision was taken after members of…
Blackout as national grid collapse Despite plans by the federal government to increase electricity tariff by 66.6 per cent, from N116.18 to N193.63 per kilowatt-hour, the national grid experienced another system collapse, throwing many Nigerians into darkness. The grid lost power generation some minutes after 11 on Wednesday morning. Most power plants on the grid…
Tinubu disburses N32.8 billion to 169,000 students …8,000 terrorists, bandits neutralised The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that the Federal Government has disbursed N32.8 billion to 169,000 students under the Students Loan Fund, (NELFUND) scheme. This, he said, including N20 billion in school fees and N12.8…
FCMB staff for arraignment over alleged mortgage fraud An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State on Tuesday fixed March 11, for the arraignment of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three others over alleged forgery and mortgage fraud. Other defendants aside from FCMB in the alleged fraud case are Okogun Polycarp, Batik Line International Limited,…
MTN increases data tariff prices by 50 per cent Nigeria’s largest telecom operator, MTN, has commenced the gradual implementation of a 50 per cent tariff increase approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in January. The adjustment, which is evident in the updated prices of data plans, leaves call and SMS rates unaffected for the…
Trump sacks USAID inspector general US President Donald Trump has fired the independent inspector general for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), US media outlets reported on Wednesday. Paul Martin’s dismissal came a day after his office issued a report critical of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the agency, the Washington Post, CNN and others…
44 communities protest one-year black out Residents of Sobi Poly Feeder at Oke-Fomo in Ilorin West Local Government Area (LGA), which comprise 44 communities, on Tuesday staged a protest over power outage in their area have been in total black out since February 2024 Members of the communities, during the peaceful protest, said they have…
