AGAIN, NIGERIAN DISCOS RAISE METER PRICES Electricity Distribution Companies in Nigeria, commonly called DisCos, have announced an increase in prices for electricity meters. The development makes it the second price hike in just four months. The increased prices will start on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. The cost of a single-phase meter, a common type for household use, will now range …

NYSC MEMBERS DEMAND IMPLEMENTATION OF N77,000 MINIMUM WAGE National Youth Service Corp members have urged Federal Government to implement the promised N77,000 allowance to alleviate the economic hardship they are going through. The corps members took to their social media handles to share their concerns on Wednesday. They said in spite of Federal Government’s approval of new minimum wage, in …

OIL MARKETERS DRAG DANGOTE TO COURT OVER BID FOR MONOPOLY Three major oil marketers have told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the planned monopoly of the energy sector by Dangote Petroleum Refinery will spell doom for the country’s oil sector. According to the oil marketers, Dangote’s plan to monopolize the oil sector is a recipe for disaster in …

ENUGU BACKS OUT OF SUIT CHALLENGING LEGALITY OF EFCC Enugu State Government has formally backed out from a lawsuit involving 16 states, which questions the legal power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other anti-corruption bodies. The lawsuit, filed in the Supreme Court, argues that these agencies were established without the approval of state governments. This case, …

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: WHY KAMALA HARRIS’ LOST TO TRUMP 1.) Americans are not ready to allow a woman lead them as President. In as much as they champion gender equality, they understand the dangers of electing a woman, a black or mixed raced as the POTUS. The current generation of Americans now are not ready for that risk. 2.) Americans …

PUTIN HAS NO PLANS TO CONGRATULATE TRUMP – SPOKESMAN Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said he does not know whether Vladimir Putin plans to congratulate Donald Trump on his election victory, but he recalled that the United States is an unfriendly country involved in a war against Russia. “As for congratulations, I am not aware of the president’s plans …

FRENCH PRESIDENT, MACRON, OTHER EUROPEAN LEADERS CONGRATULATE TRUMP ON ELECTORAL VICTORY French President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders congratulated Donald Trump after he claimed victory in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election, saying they were ready to work together but would defend Europe’s interests. Macron’s message on X was not as enthusiastic as ones by Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban …

TRUMP DEFEATS HARRIS IN US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Donald Trump has declared self victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, as he is poised to make a historic comeback as the first former president to return to the White House in over 130 years. Addressing his enthusiastic supporters in Florida, Trump promised a “new golden age for America”. According …

Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, (Information and Strategy) disclosed this in a statement on X Platform, formerly Twitter. According to him: “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, regrets to announce the passing of Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, Chief of the Army Staff, at age 56. “He passed away on Tuesday night in Lagos after …

ABIA LG POLLS COMPOUND LP CRISIS The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party, LP, worsened, weekend, with the party failing to clinch at least one local government area in the recently conducted Abia State local government elections.The outcome of the polls is seen as an indication that the leadership crisis plaguing the LP at the national level has taken a …

WE SUPPORT COMPETITION, BUT AGAINST IMPORTATION OF SUBSTANDARD PETROL – DANGOTE Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals has expressed its support for healthy competition that drives innovation and quality, saying it looked forward to the upcoming commissioning of the four state-owned refineries as promised by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). It also advised Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited that …

US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: TRUMP AHEAD AS RESULTS TRICKLE IN Donald Trump is now 24 electoral college votes away from winning the United States presidential election. The Republican Party candidate has now amassed 246 electoral college votes, with Vice President Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party polling 210 electoral college votes at the time of reporting. There are 538 votes in …

TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILL DEAD ON ARRIVAL – NDUME Senator Ali Ndume has said the tax reform bill of President Bola Tinubu administrarion is dead on arrival. Ndume stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He said that Northern leaders were totally against the bill because because it was against the north. Ndume added that …

OGUN PENSIONERS THANK GOVERNOR FOR N20,000 WAGE INCREASE The Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Ogun State branch, on Tuesday, commended Governor Dapo Abiodun for the wage increase extended to all categories of its members in the state. The union, in a letter titled “New Wage Increase to Ogun Pensioners: Expression of Gratitude,” signed by the State Chairman, Comrade Waidi Oloyede; Secretary, …

EIGHT NORTHERN STATES OCCUPY LOWEST POSITION IN INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE – NBS Eight states in the northern part of the country occupy the lowest position in internally generated revenue in 2023. The states were Taraba State at N10.8 billion, Yobe N11.1 billion, Kebbi N11.7 billion, Gombe N15.1 billion, Adamawa N17 billion, Sokoto N17.9 billion. Other States include; Borno N19.4 billion, …