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Uncovered: How desperate homes, businesses bypass meters in massive electricity theft
With rising electricity tariffs, households and businesses in Nigeria are increasingly turning to illicit means to manage their soaring utility bills. GODFREY GEORGE, in this investigative piece, exposes the hidden …
Read More »Fuel queues: NNPC, marketers blame supply hitches
As the scarcity of petrol worsens in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and oil marketers have blamed the development on a disruption of …
Read More »Hardship protest: APC kicks as opposition tackles DSS, police over arrest threat
Hours after Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun issued guidelines for the planned nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest scheduled for August 1, opposition parties have kicked against the conditions, saying they are …
Read More »I was sad when scan showed four babies – Mother of quadruplets
For days now, Olayode Abiodun, a Sterling Bank staff member, who recently gave birth to quadruplets, has received an avalanche of love and support from Nigerians at home and in …
Read More »N’Assembly postpones minimum wage bill transmission to Monday
The National Assembly has delayed the transmission of the minimum wage bill and may send it to President Bola Tinubu by Monday, findings by Sunday PUNCH have revealed. The bill, …
Read More »It’s criminal to transfuse blood at home, say experts
Blood transfusion experts and hepatologists have strongly warned that performing blood transfusions at home or outside medically regulated environments is unsafe and a criminal offence in the country. They noted …
Read More »Establishing VIP clinics in teaching hospitals will deny Nigerians affordable healthcare – Physicians
Medical experts have said that establishing Very Important Personality clinics across teaching hospitals in the country will not make healthcare affordable for the poor masses. They, however, believe it may …
Read More »Nigeria’s poverty crisis stems from leadership deficit – Obi
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has drawn attention to Nigeria’s escalating poverty crisis, attributing it to a severe leadership deficit in the country. Obi highlighted this when …
Read More »Hunger protest: Apply properly, pay security costs, Wike tells organisers
The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, says protesters who wish to use Eagles Square must apply properly and pay security costs for their scheduled #EndBadGovernance protest on August 1. The Minister …
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