•A DisCo official at work Power distribution companies overbilled about 7.1 million unmetered electricity consumers between January and September 2023, an analysis of the latest monthly number of overbilled customers showed. In the various Regulatory Interventions for Non-Compliance with the Order on Capping of Estimated Billing to Unmetered C...
•Nigeria’s players greet CAF President Patrice Motsepe(R) after the final match The federal government has sent out a congratulatory message to the Super Eagles despite their loss to Ivory Coast at the AFCON 2023 tournament last night. Sebastien Haller scored a dramatic late winner as the hosts fought back to complete the most remarkable of [&...
The federal government said yesterday it was considering importation of food as a critical option on the table to halt the high cost of items in the country in order to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians. In the interim, the government has ordered the immediate release of 102,000 metric tonnes of rice and maize from […]
•Tinubu’s Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila The Chief of Staff to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind closed doors with the National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and some ministers at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday, over food security and protests in some states. The meeting, which began at about 05:30...
•Tinubu Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris Malagi, has asked Nigerians to exercise patience with the economic reforms of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Malagi said that President Tinubu has only been in power for seven months, adding that it would take time to see the benefits of the long-term strategy. T...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lauded the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for releasing $64.44 million in blocked airline funds, but said $700 million remains blocked in Africa’s most populous nation. The group disclosed it was in consultations with airline members to verify the release of these revenues, reports Channels...
•Femi Falana A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, and an early childhood education specialist, for themselves and on behalf of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond, Hauwa Mustapha, have sued the federal government (through the Attorney General of the Federation), the Minister of education, the Universal Basic Education Commissio...
•Packs of styrofoam containers filled with food The federal government is set to ban single-use plastic products (SUPs) and styrofoam in ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs). The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako, gave the indication in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, during a workshop and capacity building for chemicals...
•Nnamdi Kanu A Federal High Court in Abuja today adjourned a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until April 27 for further mention. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the matter after Aloy Ejimakor, the lawyer who appeared for Kanu, informed the court [&...
In a bid to combat the rising cases of insecurity in the South-West states, the six governors in the region have commenced discussions with President Bola Tinubu-led federal government on the need for the Amotekun corps to be allowed to carry sophisticated arms. The Ekiti State governor, Biodun Oyebanji, who disclosed this yesterday during a [...

