The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this known during a news conference on … Read more
A State High Court in Nembe, Bayelsa State, on Wednesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to appear before it within 42 days in connection with a N649 million accommodation debt suit. The judge, T. Y. Abasi, demanded Mr Egbetokun’s appearance following the suit filed by Darius Obienem, the owner of Euphemie Motel … Read more
Senators from the South-south region have warned people opposed to the tax reform bills to desist from introducing regional, ethnic or tribal sentiments when criticising the bills. They also called for extensive interaction and consultations with stakeholders before the bills are finally considered by the National Assembly. The senators, under the aegis of the South-South … Read more
Lagos State is set to be the biggest loser of the new value-added tax (VAT) revenue-sharing formula for Nigeria’s sub-nationals, proposed by a presidential tax advisory body. The revelation comes from an analysis of some provisions in the new reform by Agora Policy, a civic organisation focused on proffering solutions to national issues. The Abuja-based … Read more
On Saturday, 16 November, Ondo State voters will elect their next governor. Incumbent Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who became governor in December following the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, is one of the 17 candidates on the ballot. Ondo is one of eight Nigerian states that hold off-cycle governorship elections. The others … Read more
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on the federal government to ensure the safety of journalists in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Ondo and Edo states. NUJ President, Chris Isiguzo, made the appeal in a state-of-the-nation address during the NUJ National Executive Convention (NEC), which ended in Ibadan on Sunday. The union implored … Read more
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has appealed to International Oil Companies (IOCs) to defray the $700 million debts they owe the commission. The Managing Director of the commission, Samuel Ogbuku, made the appeal during a virtual media tour of the commission’s projects in the Niger Delta region and sensitisation engagement with media executives across … Read more
As part of its efforts to propel economic growth in the Niger Delta, the Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, otherwise known as PIND Foundation, has said it provided electricity to some primary healthcare centres (PHC) in Bayelsa, Ondo and Delta states. The nonprofit organisation, through its partnership with the United States Agency … Read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Uju Kenneth-Ohanenye, assumed office in August 2023. In an interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ameh Ejekwonyilo at her office in Abuja, Ms Kennedy-Ohanenye talks about how President Bola Tinubu is responding to the aftermath of the abduction of 276 Chibok schoolgirls from their school in Borno State, northeastern … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Timipre Sylva, the party’s governorship candidate in the 11 November 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State, on Monday, seek the disbandment of the state’s election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja over alleged bias. The APC and Sylva alleged that the tribunal, headed by Adekunle Adeleye, was bias in the … Read more
