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Electricity: Manufacturers, Labour Tackle Federal Government Over 240% Tariff Hike, Insist on SubsidyManufacturers and organized Labour have kicked against the Federal Government’s 240 percent hike in the tariff payable by electricity users enjoying a 20-hour power supply.The subsidy on electricity has been withdrawn completely from the tariff payable by power consumers in the Band A category, who constitute about 15 percent of the total number of pow...

The Defence Headquarters gas revealed the names of terrorist masterminds slain during several operations in the northern region of the country.The Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, revealed the names to journalists during a briefing in Abuja.The headquarters noted that the terrorist kingpins were killed in separate operations between January and March 2024.Some of them include: Abu Bilal Minuki (aka Abubakar Mai...

President Bola Tinubu has said he would support a proposal for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).He said the move would give citizens of member states a say in who represents them.Tinubu made the remark when he swore in 97 members into the 6th ECOWAS parliament at the Abuja International Conference Centre.His comments came on the backdrop of the ECOWAS parliament be...

The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has announced that nine persons have been arrested in connection to the killings of police officers in the Ughelli area of Delta State.The police boss, confirmed this at a management meeting of the Force.He said those arrested are currently providing the Force with information that will assist in the arrest of those involved in the killings.Six police officers were killed at Ohoro forest, ...

The Nigeria Customs Service has announced that it generated 1.3 trillion naira revenue for the first quarter of 2024.The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, explained that over 572 seizures were made with a duty-paid value of 10 billion naira.Speaking during a press briefing in Abuja, he said, “In the first quarter of 2024, the NCS demonstrated remarkable performance in revenue collectio...

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has approved an increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification.The Vice Chairman, NERC, Musliu Oseni, said the increase will see the customers paying 225 naira kilowatt per hour from the current 66 naira.Customers under Band A are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily.Speaking at a press con...

The embattled Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday, walked out of the seven-man panel set up to investigate an alleged misconduct levelled against him by the state House of Assembly.Shaibu, who was represented by Professor Oladoyin Awoyale (SAN), had prayed the panel to obey an interlocutory injunction by the Federal High Court, Abuja, billed for hearing 8th of April, 2024.He said part...

The First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki, has appealed to government at all levels to make available soft loans for women.Mrs. Obaseki made the appeal during a one day seminar organized by the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, (NAWOJ), to commemorate this year’s International Women’s Day.This year’s event themed "Count Her In: Accelerating Gender Equality Through Econo...

Eight former local government chairmen in Edo State, have returned to the All Progressives Congress (APC) after moving to the Peoples Democratic Party with Governor Godwin Obaseki in 2020.The returnees, John Akhigbe, former Etsako Central Local Government chairman; Dr Josie Ogedegbe, Igueben; Frank Ilaboya, Owan West; Andrew Osigwe, Owan East; Napoleon Agbama, Uhunmwonde; Scott Ogbemudia, Ovia North East; Austin Okoibhole, Esan North East and Mrs Ruth Osahor, Esan West, pled...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the Federal Capital Territory’s over 1.1 trillion naira statutory budget for the 2024 fiscal year.The FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, confirmed this during a media chat at his office in Abuja.He expressed delight over the assent by the president, and explained that the budget will impact on infrastructure development, healthcare facilities, as well as rehabilitation of schools in the FCT, amongst others....