The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has warned that the organised private sector (OPS) is in danger and has been thrown into a profound loan repayment crisis as interest …
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Enugu property demolitions unconstitutional, says Edeoga
Enugu State Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Chijioke Edeoga, has described the gale of demolitions recently carried out by the state government in parts of …
Read More »67-year-old visually impaired man tackles Enugu monarch over demolished building
The family of a 67-year-old visually impaired man, Anibeze Nnadi, and the traditional ruler of Ihekwuenu autonomous community in Aku, Igbo-Etiti Local Council of Enugu State, Igwe Christopher Okwor, are at daggers …
Read More »Court freezes assets linked to Capital Trust Investments over N6.2b debt
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State has restrained commercial banks in Nigeria from releasing any money or asset due to Capital Trust Investments and …
Read More »CNG vehicles, kits to attract zero import duty
Federal Government has disclosed plans to waive import duties on vehicles with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as well as CNG kits to encourage making existing vehicles CNG-complaint. The post CNG …
Read More »INEC knocks SIECs, likens council polls to coronation of candidates
Independent National Electoral Commission, yesterday, came hard on States Independent Electoral Commission (SIECs), describing local council elections, conducted in virtually all the states of the federation, as mere coronation of …
Read More »Bauchi State records 25,319 cases of human rights violations in five months
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has received 25,319 cases of human rights violations in Bauchi State. Coordinator of NHRC in the state, Mrs Yatchi Dala, revealed this yesterday while presenting …
Read More »Nigeria’s gemstones exports hit $15.2m, securing 30th place globally
Nigeria has generated $15.2 million from the exportation of gemstones and emerged as the 30th largest exporter worldwide. This is a significant achievement for the country’s extractive industry. The post …
Read More »Emirates must apologise for disrespecting Nigerians, says ex-aviation minister
A former Nigerian aviation minister, Osita Chidoka, has faulted the return of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria. Chidoka, who was aviation minister from July 2014 to April 2015, said the airline, …
Read More »Pandemonium as police officer mistakenly shoots colleague in Jos
There was pandemonium yesterday at the busy Terminus area and Ahmadu Bello Way, when an officer of the Jos Metropolitan Development Board (JMDB) task force accidentally killed a colleague while …
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