Author: Vincent Osuwo

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has officially launched the N4 billion matching fund loan initiative, which will boost economic activity and create wealth in the state. The event, which took place in Port Harcourt on Friday, marked the start of the Rivers State Government/Bank of Industry Limited’s N4 billion marching loan project for nano, small, and medium-sized firms in the state. Nelson Chukudi, the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, announced in a statement. Fubara stated that a lack of access to finance had exacerbated financial exclusion and hampered individuals’ ability to achieve their economic goals for a better life. Fubara stated,…

President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate three vital gas infrastructure projects developed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and its partners. They include the AHL Gas Processing Plant 2 in Delta State, the ANOH Gas Processing Plant, and the ANOH-OB3 CTMS Gas Pipeline Projects in Imo State. The overall output from the gas projects is anticipated to be 1,400 million standard cubic feet per day. Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, announced this in a statement on Friday titled, ‘President Tinubu to commission critical gas infrastructure projects.’ “The projects support the federal government’s effort to grow value…

President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the multibillion-naira Oba Sikiru Adetona School of Governance for Postgraduate Studies and Research at Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State. The commissioning of the project by Tinubu is part of the celebrations for the 90th birthday and 64th coronation of Ijebuland’s Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, which began Friday with a jumat prayer at the Ijebu-Ode Central Mosque. Dr. Kunle Hassan, Chairman of the Central Planning Committee, made the announcement during a press briefing on Friday in Ijebu Ode. Hassan described the royal father as a rare patriot and nationalist of the highest…

A Federal High Court in Kano has granted an order preventing the National Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Kano Electricity Distribution Company from imposing the new electricity tariff on Band A customers. Super Sack Company Limited and BBY Sacks Limited filed the lawsuit under case number FHC/KN/CS/144/2024. Others include Mama Sannu Industries Limited, Dala Foods Nigeria Limited, Tofa Textile Limited, and the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria Limited. However, in response to an ex-parte move filed by Abubakar Mahmoud, counsel for the plaintiffs, the presiding judge, Abdullahi Liman, directed NERC and KEDCO to postpone the imminent tariff until the hearing and…

A tanker explosion on Friday at Omenta Okpe in Delta State’s Okpe Local Government Area has reportedly killed eight people, including a three-year-old kid and her mother. According to a news report, the tragedy occurred when an ill-fated tanker from Effurun lost control while attempting to overtake another vehicle a few meters from the Uvwie-Okpe Local Government Area boundary bridge. Witnesses reported that the victims were burned beyond recognition, while several others experienced varying degrees of injury and were hospitalized. The catastrophe, which occurred around 10 a.m., also destroyed several buildings, automobiles, and heavy-duty trucks. According to witnesses, the mother…

Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, have distributed cash assistance to the families of over 400 people with disabilities across the country. Although the actual sum was not released, Ganduje was alleged to have made the payments through the party’s PWD office in Abuja. Tolu Bankole, National Leader of APC Persons with Disabilities, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Bankole further confirmed that hundreds of recipients have been calling his office to express their gratitude for the action. According to him, Ganduje’s approval demonstrated his compassion for persons with disabilities…

Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’allah, Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja, has confirmed that academic and administrative activities will continue despite the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU’s internal strike at the institution. According to a statement issued by Dr. Habib Yakoob, Acting Director of Public Affairs, the VC made this declaration during a meeting with the Provost, deans, directors, and heads of academic departments on Friday. The VC was quoted as saying, “As far as the management of the university is concerned, this institution is not on strike. “Some people said they had declared a strike, but all of us,…

Bright Edafe, Public Relations Officer for the Delta State Police, has stated that Viagra and other sex enhancement medicines are over-the-counter drugs. Edafe declared that possessing these enhancing medications is not considered an offence. The Police PPRO made this known in a message uploaded on his X handle, stating that the Nigerian police force always educates its officers, but it is critical that residents understand their rights. Edafe wrote, “Viagra and some other sex enhancement drugs are over-the-counter drugs, and it’s not an offence to be in possession of them. We always enlighten our men, but it’s important you know…

The death toll from flood-related accidents in Kenya has surpassed 200 since March, the interior ministry announced Friday as a storm approached the Tanzanian coast. Torrential rains have lashed parts of East Africa, causing flooding and landslides that have wrecked crops, buried homes, and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. According to a statement from Kenya’s interior ministry, 210 people have died “due to severe weather conditions,” with 22 deceased in the last 24 hours. More than 165,000 people had been evacuated from their homes, with 90 others missing, increasing concerns that the toll may increase further. Kenya and adjacent…

The Sokoto State Police Command acknowledged the arrest of some of its personnel who were reportedly involved in the kidnapping of juveniles in the state. The command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmad Rufai, confirmed the arrest of the officers, merely identified as ASP Kulu and one named Elizabeth, and said the command has launched an inquiry into the suspected kidnapping of five children from the state. Remember that an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP Kulu, and her accomplice, Elizabeth, were detained by the FCT police command for allegedly abducting five children, including a less than two-week-old baby girl in the state. Rufai…