CONDEMNATION TRAILS BEATING OF FEMALE NURSE BY MASQUERADES IN NSUKKA Wild condemnation trails the beating to pulp of a nurse by a group of masquerades in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State on Sunday. The has attracted outrage, with individuals and groups demanding justice for the nurse who was racing to her duty call. The victim was identified as …

86 ROOMS WHERE TENANTS PAY N250k YEARLY DISCOVERED UNDER LAGOS BRIDGE Authorities in Lagos State have uncovered a network of makeshift apartments beneath the Dolphin Estate Bridge in the highbrow area of Ikoyi. Tenants were reportedly paying N250,000 per annum for accommodation in the apartments. According to the State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, a total of …

NIGERIA RECORDED 227 NATIONAL GRID COLLAPSES IN 14 YEARS AMID EPILEPTIC POWER SUPPLY Nigeria recorded 227 total and partial national grid collapses from 2010 to April 2024 amid epileptic power supply. Ndidi Mbah, the General Manager of Public Affairs at Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. However, she said grid collapse declined by 76.47 …

SOME ENUGU STATE RETIREES STILL EARN N1,000 MONTHLY PENSION – ORGANISED LABOUR The organized labour in Enugu state has said that some retirees in the state civil service were still being paid N1,000 monthly as their pension. The state chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Benneth Asogwa, and his counterpart in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Fabian …

16 TRAVELLERS BURNT TO DEATH, TWO INJURED IN ENUGU FATAL ACCIDENT Tragedy struck in Enugu Tuesday evening as 16 travelers were confirmed dead while two others were rescued following a fatal motor accident that occurred in the state. The two of the accident victims rescued alive were rushed to a hospital where they are being treated for injuries sustained. The …

MAY DAY: TINUBU GOVT HAS MADE LIFE DIFFICULT FOR WORKERS WITH ANTI-POOR POLICIES – NLC The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has not given workers breathing space since assuming office. It said the government has been dishing out one anti-poor policy after another to worsen the socio-economic conditions of the workers. In a statement …

HOUSE OF REPS STOPS INCREASE IN ELECTRICITY TARIFF FOR BAND A CUSTOMERS The House of Representatives has stopped the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Company (NERC) from implementing increase in electricity tariffs for customers belonging to Band A, The lower legislative chamber approved the resolution during its plenary session on Tuesday, following the enactment of a motion addressing pressing public concerns. The …

REPORT RRVEALS HOW NIGERIA GOVT OFFICIALS STEAL PUBLIC FUNDS TO BUY PROPERTIES IN DUBAI A report published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has revealed how Nigerian public officials and their proxies steal public funds and invest it in luxurious properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the report, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) under scrutiny by anti-graft agencies are …

REPORT RRVEALS HOW NIGERIA GOVT OFFICIALS STEAL PUBLIC FUNDS TO BUY PROPERTIES IN DUBAI A report published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has revealed how Nigerian public officials and their proxies steal public funds and invest it in luxurious properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to the report, Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) under scrutiny by anti-graft agencies are …

LAGOS-CALABAR HIGHWAY, A MISPLACED PRIORITY – PETER OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, took to his verified Twitter handle to lampoon the Federal Government for continuing the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In his tweets, he rued the economic and job losses, asking the government to focus on maintaining existing highways instead of …

FEDERAL GOVT APPROVES SALARY INCREASE FOR CIVIL SERVANTS The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary increase for Civil Servants across the Consolidated Salary Structures. In a statement on Tuesday, the Head of Press of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku said the increases take effect from 1st January 2024. …

ENUGU WATER CORPORATION DEPUTY DIRECTOR ARRAIGNED OVER ALLEGED ATTEMPTED FRAUD A serving Deputy Director in the Enugu State Water Cooperation, Mr. Emeka Edoh, has been arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Enugu North Magisterial District over alleged false pretence with intent to defraud some residents of Enugu the sum of N150,000. Mr. Edoh was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joseph Agu, …

FG MAY DUMP N16TRN RAILWAY PROJECTS FOR N2.6TRN LAGOS-CALABAR COASTAL ROAD Investigations have revealed that the N2.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal road may lead to the abandonment of about N16 trillion railway projects which were incorporated in the 25-year railway roadmap unveiled during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and which will expire next year, 2025. The projects include the …

ANGER AS MINISTER TELLS NIGERIANS TO ACCEPT TARIFF HIKE OR FACE BLACKOUT Strong reactions have trailed comments by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented. Adelabu said this when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power, which …

POPE FRANCIS: CARDINALS MEET TO DISCUSS SUCCESSOR The cardinals are now meeting to discuss who should be the next pope. Some of the liberal ones, who feel safe because they’re in favour with the ailing Pope Francis, can be seen comparing notes in a bar near the gates of the Vatican. The conservative cardinals are more nervous: they gather at …