Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company has denied reports claiming it will increase electricity tariffs for its customers by July 1, 2023. This was contained in a statement published on its official website on Monday, June 26, 2023. According to the report, the DisCos had, in statements sent to respective consumers via text messages on Sunday night, informed their various customers across the country that the tariff increment would take effect July 1, 2023, stating that the review was due to the fluctuation of the naira in the exchange rate market. In the report, IKEDC’s alleged message to its customers read,…

The Federal Government has started the issuance of Proof of Ownership Certificate (POC), for all categories of registered vehicles nationwide. While unveiling the new policy at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, Alausa, Lagos, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation Engr AbdulHafiz Toriola said the certificate which will come into force in the State in July ,would be part of requirements to be renewed annually. It will be hereby mandatory that all vehicle owners, obtain as a matter of policy, the Proof of Ownership Certificate annually, unlike before when we only obtain proof of ownership of vehicle when you purchase a…

The World Bank has expressed its support for the Federal Government’s decision to remove subsidies and unify the country’s exchange rate. This follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent speech advocating for these measures. During an event organised by the World Bank to assess Nigeria’s economy over the past six months on Tuesday, Country Director, Dr. Subham Chadhuri, noted that although the policy would be painful, it is essential for rebuilding the nation’s economy. He also called for measures to mitigate the impact on the population moving forward. Dr. Chadhuri disclosed that the World Bank’s concessional funding to Nigeria currently amounts to…

Major-General John Ochai has assumed office as the 32nd Commandant of Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. General Ochai took over from Major General IM Yusuf, who proceeded into retirement after 33 years of service to the country. This followed the recent deployment of some senior officers in the Nigerian Army by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja. In his brief remarks during the handover ceremony at the NDA Headquarters in Kaduna, the outgoing Commandant, Maj. Gen. IM Yusuf, thanked God for his successful career and tenure as head of the nation’s foremost military…

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has issued a directive ordering all police convoys to henceforth obey all traffic regulations,making it a matter of compulsion in the process. The IG gave the directive on Monday during his meeting with the Mobile Police Squadron and commanders at the Force headquarters in Abuja. According to him, the Force must lead by example in order to command the respect of the general public. He therefore pledged to lead by example, promising to also observe all traffic regulations. He stated, “Let me end this speech by reminding you that those who keep the…

Nigeria’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidies has had a significant impact, resulting in the collapse of a the black markets in West African nations. This sector, which played a central role in the region’s economic activity, has been disrupted as the price of cheap contraband petrol, from Nigeria suddenly goes up. In a report on Monday, American news platform, Reuters, noted that black market fuel vendors and commercial drivers in Cameroon, Benin and Togo, who heavily relied on smuggled petrol from Nigeria, have witnessed their businesses crumble since the subsidy removal. Due to fuel supplies hardship , long queues is…

The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, on Monday, announced the suspension of further work on the ongoing reconstruction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway to reduce gridlock during the Sallah celebration. The announcement was made in a statement released by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos Engr. (Mrs.) Olukorede Kesha. According to the statement, construction works on the road will be put on hold between Tuesday, June 27, 2023, to Sunday, July 2, 2023, to allow travellers during the Sallah break to have easy access. The statement reads: “Due to the recent heavy traffic flow being experienced on the Lagos Shagamu…

The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has denied renouncing his Nigerian citizenship. According to a statement by the deputy governor’s media office, Hamzat described claims that he dumped his Nigerian citizenship as “misleading and inaccurate”. Last Thursday, an immigration lawyer in the United States, Olubusayo Fasidi, told the Lagos Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal that Hamzat took an oath of allegiance in the US to renounce his Nigerian citizenship. However, in the statement, Hamzat’s media office said the reports circulating are not the true reflections of the proceedings that took place at the tribunal. The media office said the witness…

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs. Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement made available to our correspondents on Monday noted that the President renamed the airports “as part of reforms of the Aviation sector”. The Maiduguri Airport was renamed after the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari and the Port Harcourt Airport after the late nationalist Obafemi Awolowo, while the Nasarawa Airport was renamed after the late founder…

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has made a personal donation of N1.5 million and hundreds of mattresses to three special schools in the state in fulfilment of his earlier promise to support the students with needed equipments. The benefiting schools are Government Special School for the Physically Challenged and Mentally Retarded, Ido Ekiti; Government Special School for the Deaf, Ikoro Ekiti; and Government Special School for the Blind, Ikere Ekiti. His wife, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, who made the donation on the governor’s behalf, said the gesture was borne out of compassion toward ensuring the well-being of students living with…

A 23-year-old fashion designer, Oyetola Motunrayo, was on Thursday arraigned in a Kado Grade I Area Court, Abuja, for absconding with a friend’s N4 million on her birthday. The police charged Motunrayo of Ochacho Estate, Idu Abuja, with criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution Counsel, Mr Stanley Nwafoaku, said on May 20 at about 4:30 pm, a written petition by LEO Attorney Solicitor for the complainant Miss Jennifer Ephraim against Oyetola Motunrayo was received. Nwafoaku alleged that on Aug. 24, 2022, the complainant celebrated her birthday at…

Elder statesman and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the provision of palliatives to curb challenges that have arisen from fuel subsidy removal. Clark made the call during an interview in Abuja on Thursday. It was reported that Tinubu had, during his inaugural speech on May 29, announced the removal of fuel subsidy which pushed the pump price of fuel from N194 to over N500 with variations in states. Clark who commended the president on the removal of subsidy said the government had done the right thing. “They have done the right thing. After…