FG COMPLETES PH-ABA RAILWAY SECTION, HANDS IT OVER TO NRC The Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) has officially handed over the Port Harcourt-Aba section of the Eastern Narrow-Gauge Railway Project to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) after taking possession of the completed assets from the contractor, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nig. Limited. The contractor, on Thursday, at a …

PROF AZINGE RECEIVES STAFF OF OFFICE AS 14TH ASAGBA OF ASABA The Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Thursday presented the staff of office to the 14th Asagba of Asaba Kingdom, Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge, noting that the Asaba people had the unique privilege of being ruled by renowned intellectuals. Speaking at the Ogwa Ukwu Ahaba, the venue of …

IMO STATE REELS UNDER DEBT: OWES N43B TO CONTRACTORS, N163B DOMESTIC BORROWING, N70B TO CBN Imo State Reels Under Debts As Governor Uzodimma Owes N43billion To Contractors Amid N163billion Domestic Borrowing The state also owes the CBN N70.8 billion from the differentiated cash reserve ratio it got. Areview of the audited financial statements of Imo State, has shown that the …

ENUGU STATE RETIREES LANGUISH AS GOVERNOR MBAH OWES OVER N26.88 IN PENSIONS, GRATUITIES The Enugu State government under Governor Peter Mbah is owing N26,847,958,721.56 in gratuities and verified pension arrears according to audited report of the Accountant-General of the state for the year ended, 31st December 2023. The report, however, indicated that the N26,847,958,721.56 amount was owed as of December …

PROF LUCY UCHE ONYEKWELU EMERGES PIONEER VICE CHANCELLOR, LUX MUNDI UNIVERSITY Professor Uchechukwu Lucy Onyekwelu has emerged as the pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Lux Mundi University, Umuahia in Abia State. Prof. Onyekwelu, PhD, FCA, FAMSSRN, FFAR, ACTI, a consummate scholar/researcher, and influential Human Capital Development expert, made history as the first female Enugu State Indigenou to be appointed Vice-Chancellor of a …

TAX REFORM BILLS PASS SECOND READING IN SENATE AS HOUSE OF REPS GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION The Senate on Thursday passed for second reading the four controversial tax reform bills transmitted to it by President Bola Ahned Tinubu.This followed a lead debate on the bills presented by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central) and debated by senators during …

HOW POLICE KILLED 24 ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTESTERS, DETAINED OVER 1200 OTHERS INCLUDING MINORS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: The Amnesty International, global human rights advocacy organisation, has said that the Nigeria police force used excessive force against protesters during the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests between August 1-10, 2024, and killed at least 24 protesters in Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Niger states. Amnesty International …

TAX REFORM BILLS: NIGERIANS EARNING BELOW ₦‎1M ANNUALLY EXEMPTED FROM INCOME TAX Barring last-minute changes, the Senate will pass the controversial Tax Reform Bills today, exempting those earning below N1 million per annum from the tax net. Vanguard gathered that most lawmakers who were initially opposed to the bills have changed their position following clarifications given by the Federal Government’s …

NIGERIA TO CONDUCT NATIONAL CENSUS IN 2025 National Population Commission (NPC)The National Population Commission (NPC) has announced that Nigeria’s long-delayed national census will finally be conducted in 2025. The Chairman of the NPC, Nasir Isa Kwarra, made the announcement on Thursday at the 2024 Anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Abuja. …

WIKE, FUBARA ACCUMULATE HUGE DEBTS FOR RIVERS GOVT The Rivers State government under the administration of former Governor Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara, accumulated debts from N5,225,575,493.20 to N213,902,344,833.33 within a period of 12 months. The 2023 audit report of the state revealed that the state entered 2023 with …

IBB, ORTOM, TAMBUWAL TOP LIST OF FCTA PUBLISHED LAND TITLE DEBTORS The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has published a list of alleged land title debtors in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The FCTA in the same vein gave the defaulters two weeks from November 26, to pay for their certificates of occupancy (C of O). Top on the list …

200 TRUCKS LOAD AT PH REFINERY, 150,000 BPD, ELEME PLANT DORMANT After seven postponements, the Port Harcourt Refinery Company has finally commenced fuel production, promising a daily supply of about 200 trucks, as about one million litres of refined products were released by the plant on Tuesday.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited unveiled the refinery on Tuesday, saying the old …

Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, is scheduled to face charges in May 2025 potentially, according to Finnish authorities. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, confirmed to The PUNCH via email on Tuesday that the district court had set May 2025 as the deadline for prosecutors to …

SACRED VC SUES GUSAU UNIVERSITY FOR DENYING HIS PROFESSORSHIP Embattled and sacked 7th Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK), Prof Benard Odoh, has instituted legal actions against the management of Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS) over alleged denial of his professorial appointment and employment status. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by his Personal Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr …

NIGERIANS MORE LOYAL TO ETHNIC GROUPS THAN NIGERIA – GOODLUCK JONATHAN The former president emphasised the critical role of leadership at all levels of government, urging leaders to implement policies and projects that promote unity over short-term praise. Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that Nigerians are more loyal to their ethnic nationalities than to the country which has …