Famous Canadian singer Celine Dion is set to earn $2 million (approximately N3 billion) for a one-off comeback performance at the 2024 Olympics. It was reported that the singer will earn $2 million for her performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games on Friday, July 26, 2024. This news follows the singer’s…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has addressed the upcoming nationwide protest slated for August 1, 2024, labeling it as a political maneuver. This statement was made during a press briefing following his inspection of the Apo-Karshi Road project, a venture initially commissioned in 2011. The protest, which has gained traction on…
Lagos drug cartel, 57-year-old Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh, populary known as Temo, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at his enclave after an initial resistance from him and his horde of hoodlums. In the last two years, the NDLEA had intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs worth billions of…
Nigeria’s former First Lady, Hajia Mariam Sani Abacha and her son, Mohammed Sani Abacha, have dragged the President, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and two others before the Court of Appeal in Abuja seeking recovery of an alleged unlawfully revoked property of former Head of State, Late General Sani Abacha. The property located in…
NNPC Audited Report for 2022 showed they paid For 20% shares in Dangote Refinery – Dangote says it’s a Lie. Under Buhari’s govt, the NNPC committed to invest $2.7bn and buy 20% shares in the Dangote Refinery. In January, the NNPC, after intense pressure, released their Audited Financial Report for 2022. In the report, they…
Seun Okinbaloye is a distinguished Nigerian broadcast journalist, renowned for his works as a political and investigative journalist. He has made a name for himself as a multiple-award-winning practitioner, particularly through his role at Channels Television in Nigeria. Seun began his journey in the entertainment industry as an actor, featuring in ‘Face to Face’ and…
Prof. Tom Adaba, born in Okene in the present day Kogi state, is of the Ebira ethnic extraction which constitutes the third largest ethnic group in the state, according to a demographic report. A foremost broadcaster and administrator, Dr. Adaba is the first Nigerian to bag a doctorate degree (PhD) in Mass Communications. He, however,…
At least 58 of the 164 member states of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) have expressed their support for incumbent Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to serve a second term. This backing came to light during a WTO General Council meeting on July 22, as noted in a statement by the world trade body. “The African…
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, Mele Kyari has challenged the President of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Company, Alh Aliko Dangote to provide evidence of his involvement or any member of staff of the national oil company operating a blending plant in Malta. Kyari said this in a post…
A bill introducing amendment to the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, has been passed by the Senate. The amendment bill introduces N70, 000 as the new minimum wage, as against N30, 000. The new bill also includes provision of three years for the review of the National Minimum Wage every three years from the existing…
