President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria for keeping hope alive in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon by winning all their group matches. The president, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, on Wednesday in Abuja saluted the Eagles for advancing…
The federal government may increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), better known as petrol, to N302 per litre in February 2022 as part of the recommendation of the National Economic Council (NEC) in November 2021. TheCable understands that this is part of the government’s plan to fully deregulate the PMS prices, eliminating monthly…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been re-arraigned on a 15-count charge of treasonable felony. When the charges were read to him on Wednesday, the IPOB leader pleaded not guilty. In the amended charge, the federal government accused Kanu of attempting to use his broadcasts to “destabilise the fundamental political…
The Nigerian Senate has moved to control the rental of properties in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), passing the first reading of a bill that would limit landlords in the FCT to collecting three months’ rent from tenants looking for new apartments within the city. The bill, named ‘Advanced Rent (Residential Apartments, Office Spaces Regulation…
National leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu received APC women leaders across the country including the Federal Capital territory where he charged them to unite and go all out to collect their PVCs for them to be able to exercise their civic right during the forthcoming election. The women say the visit was to…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has called on Polytechnics and the Colleges of Education (COEs) to proritise academic programmes’ that will bring about innovations that would position the country on the path of rapid development. The Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, who decried drop in low and medium skilled jobs in Nigeria,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the drone strikes in the United Arab Emirates that caused multiple explosions and a deadly fire outside the capital, Abu Dhabi. Three people were killed when a deadly drone hit fuel trucks near the country’s airport in Abu Dhabi on Monday. President Buhari described the attack as a worrisome escalation….
The Healthcare Providers Association of Nigeria (HCPAN) says it will adjust its tariffs with the private health insurance businesses from Feb.1 following effect of inflation on healthcare services. Dr Jimmy Arigbabuwo, National President of HCPAN, made this known at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that HCPAN…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has cautioned its operatives against risking their lives by jumping on the road to stop moving vehicles in a bid to perform their duty. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Commander, Ore Unit Command told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ore, Ondo State that many operatives had…
Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has lost his elder brother, Muhammadu Bello, on Tuesday. Before his death, late Bello was the Wazirin Tambuwal. He succeeded their late father, Alhaji Umaru Waziri Usman, who died 37 years ago. He was the eldest in the governor’s family. Announcing his transition, Governor Tambuwal said: “It is…
