EKDC arraigns 6 Lagosians for electricity meter bypass
THE Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC, has arraigned six residents of Lagos before Magistrate T. M. Kassim Adeyelure at Court 6, Eti-Osa Magisterial District, over alleged electricity theft and conspiracy.…
El-Rufai arrives EFCC Abuja
THE Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai has honoured the invitation of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, was earlier…
Integration is Africa’s only way forward
By Hippolyte Fofack ADDIS ABABA–It is almost impossible to imagine European Union officials receiving their salaries in a currency other than the euro, which has become an emblem of European…
NDLEA catches drug baron suspects at Abuja, Kano airports, recovers cocaine pellets
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a China-based Nigerian businessman, Ibeanu Vincent Chukwudulue, and two Angolan nationals for ingesting cocaine at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International…
Ban on VIO operations not binding on State, Lagos clarifies Abuja Appeal Court judgment
Lagos State Ministry of Justice has clarified that the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on the activities of Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) in the Federal Capital…
Danfo bus driver stabs LASTMA officer in Ojota
A commercial bus driver has allegedly stabbed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in the Ojota area of Lagos. The incident involved a painted Caravelle GL Volkswagen…
RMAFC denies ceding disputed oil, gas wells to any party states
Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has disowned reports that certain disputed crude oil and gas wells have been recommended for ceding to specific oil-producing states, insisting that no…
Electricity: How not to subsidise inefficiencies
By Alabi Williams THE Federal Government has said it is tired of shouldering electricity subsidies alone. It’s time to share the burden with states and local governments, it says. Beginning…
Iru Kingdom gets business council, network for inclusive growth in Lagos
Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal (Abisogun II), has unveiled the Oniru Business Council and Iru Business Network as permanent platforms to coordinate growth and improve the ease…
US aircraft, troops reportedly land in Maiduguri
International media reports at the weekend indicated that United States military aircraft and an initial batch of American troops have arrived in north-east Nigeria, in what many describe as a…