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
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has kicked off the 7th phase of the constituency and executive projects tracking exercise involving 1,500 schemes valued at N610 billion. The spokesperson of the ICPC, Demola Bakare, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to Mr Bakare, the exercise is an … 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
Seventeen young Nigerian women allegedly trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated to the country while five alleged traffickers were arrested in the operation. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, a spokesperson at the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in a statement on Sunday, said two young men were also repatriated. The women are aged 18 to 29-years-old … Read more
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by 19 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court is to communicate a date for judgment to all parties. The plaintiffs, in the suit marked: SC/CV/178/2023, anchored their claims on the Supreme Court’s precedent … Read more
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has dissolved the downstream arm of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Retail) and Nueoil Energy from its database, a check by PREMIUM TIMES has shown. The companies’ dissolution follows the acquisition by OVH Energy Marketing Limited. Last Week, PREMIUM TIMES reported how a court ruling had effectively dissolved … 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 Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Aderemi Adeoye, has promised to ensure the safety of residents of the state doing businesses on Mondays. Mr Adeoye spoke on Monday when he visited business people in Onitsha, the commercial hub of the state, according to a report by Vanguard newspaper. The police commissioner was referring to … Read more
The Akwa Ibom State Government is expected to receive in 2024 fiscal year the sum of N51 billion from the federation account as arrears of 13 per cent oil derivation fund. The figure, which is contained in the state’s 2024 budget, is one of the projected revenue sources for the funding of the budget. Other … Read more
Gunmen on Saturday abducted the Traditional Ruler of Orodo Autonomous Community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo, Samuel Ohiri, in his residence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the heavily-armed four-member gang stormed the residence of the former Chairman of Imo Council of Traditional Rulers in a green-colour Toyota Highlander. “They … Read more
