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 …

VAT: LAGOS GETS 17%, IMO – 1.716% An analysis of revenue allocation data from Nigeria’s Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has highlighted some disparities in the redistribution of Value Added Tax (VAT) proceeds among states.Agora Policy, in a data analysis shared on its X account on Tuesday, highlighted inequalities in VAT distribution among states.Data analysis from the policy think tank …

MAN KILLS MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, SISTER AND CHILD FOR MONEY RITUALIN ENUGU COMMUNITYThe jaw-dropping tragedy happened after a man simply identified as ‘Anaegbuachara’ allegedly killed his mother, grandmother, sister and her child. A dark cloud of sorrow and apprehension has descended over the residents of Amaeze community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State after four family members were killed …

NORTH MUST NOT TEAR NIGERIA APART – GOWON Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Retd), has warned that following early agitation for power to return to the northern part of the country, the region must not tear the country apart. Gowon therefore urged northern elites to champion causes that serve the collective interest of Nigeria rather than narrow regional …

PH REFINERY WILL CRASH FUEL PRICE, CREATE JOBS – IPMAN, PETRAON Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry have said the commencement of production at the Port Harcourt Refining Company will engender competition, crash the pump price of petroleum products and create jobs for Nigerians.Recall that the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari …

SOUTHEAST STAKEHOLDERS WANT NNAMDI KANU RELEASED, SIMON EKPA JAILED Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, with some South-East indigenes calling for his sentencing in Finland.On Thursday last week, the Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa alongside four others and they were subsequently detained by the Päijät-Häme district court for “spreading terrorist propaganda …

SUPREME COURT GIVES FINAL VERDICT ON AUTHENTIC APGA NATIONAL CHAIRMAN The Supreme Court of Nigeria has upheld the leadership of Sylvester (Sly) Ezeokenwa as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). The judgment, delivered on Wednesday, also imposed a ₦20 million fine against Edozie Njoku for filing a frivolous suit at the FCT High Court in Bwari. …

OUR MARKETERS PAID N1,045/LITRE FOR PH REFINERY’S PETROL, SAYS PETROAN facebook sharing buttontwitter sharing buttonemail sharing buttonsharethis sharing buttonwhatsapp sharing buttonThe Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says a litre of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, at the revamped old Port Harcourt refinery is N75 higher than the Dangote refinery product. Joseph Obele, the …

UPROAR IN SENATE OVER TINUBU”S TAX REFORM BILLS Wednesday’s plenary at the Senate snowballed into anger and shouting match as the controversial Tax Reform Bill surfaced for debate despite not being captured on the Order Paper. Trouble started when the Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele Opeyemi invoked Order 12(1) suspending the Senate Rules to allow the Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue …

EBONYI GOVT APPROVES PRIVATIZATION OF MEDIA OUTFITS Ebonyi State government has approved the ceding off of the the State-owned Radio and Television Stations, the EBBC, to become an independent outfit. This was contained in a release made available to newsmen by the state commissioner for information and state orientation Jude Okpo after the state executive council meeting on Monday where …