Month: July 2024

Vehicle import crashes by 61%, operators blame forex crisis
The importation of vehicles into Nigeria dropped from 28,024 units in the first quarter of 2023 to 10,991 units in the same quarter of 2024,…

TRANSFER: Three Saudi clubs interested in Troost-Ekong
Nigeria defender, William Troost-Ekong could move to Saudi Arabia this summer. According BBC reporter, Oluwashina Okeleji, three Saudi clubs have registered interest in the centre-back….

Tinubu Govt commences suspension of food import duty to crash prices – Customs
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), has commenced implementation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s plan to suspend import duty collection on essential food items to reduce…

Ndume rejects newly allocated office at National Assembly
Borno South Senator, Ali Ndume on Tuesday rejected a new office allocated to him by the Senate Service Committee. Ndume said the new office does…

BREAKING: EndBadGovernance: Organisers reject IGP’s proposal for confined protests
The organisers of the planned #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest scheduled for August 1, on Tuesday rejected the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun’s proposal for…

Nigeria’s Oscars committee seeks entries for 97th Academy Awards
The Nigerian Official Selection Committee for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has called on filmmakers in the country to submit their feature…

FG seeks $500m World Bank loan for dam safety, others
The Federal Government has requested a $500m loan from the World Bank to improve dam safety and enhance water resource management across the federation. This…

NIN verification: Mob vandalises MTN office in Lagos protesting mass disconnection
A large crowd of angry MTN subscribers in the early hours of Monday, vandalised the telecommunications company’s office in the FESTAC Town area of Lagos…

MTN shuts down offices nationwide over SIM blocking outrage
Telecoms giant, MTN, has shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. This was coming on the heels of an outrage by some of…

Tinubu orders TETFund to construct 72 modern hostels by 2025
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to increase the number of modern hostels in tertiary institutions from 36 to 72 by…