N1.49bn generated from train services in Q3 2023 – NBS
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N1.49 billion in revenue from passengers in Q3 of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. This is contained in the NBS Rail…
Plateau: Over 30 killed, houses burnt as gunmen defy curfew
Over 30 persons were killed and several houses destroyed, yesterday, in the Kwahaslalek and the surrounding communities, as gunmen defied the 24-hour curfew imposed on Mangu Local Government Area by…
Price of rice rises 81% in one year, onions rise 123% – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics report has indicated that the price of 1 kilogram (Kg) of rice increased year-on-year, YoY, by 81 percent to N917.93 in December 2023 from N506.17 in…
UNIMAID blends discipline with academic curriculum – Fadipe
…says UNIMAID made me By Mike Adeyemi The Transition Implementation Committee (TIC), chairman, Isin Local Government Area of Kwara State, Hon. Tunde Fadipe has likened his Alma mata, University of…
Garland, as Kwara UNIMAID alumni holds reunion dinner in Ilorin
…as Lynlius Hotel boss, Oyinlola emerges new president * we’ll rejig the alumni – Oyinlola By Mike Adeyemi It was celebration galore penultimate Saturday, 20th January, 2024 when the Kwara…
Kwara Gov visits Edun, accident scene at Oko-Olowo ExpressWay
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday visited the accident scene at Oko-Olowo ExpressWay in Ilorin West local government of the state, where two heavy trucks had collided and caught…
FG issues new licenses to 13 electricity generators, distributors
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued 13 new licences for the generation of off-grid and embedded power, independent electricity distribution, as well as for the…
CCB quizzes Tunji-Ojo today over N438m contract
The Minister of Interior, Club unmi Tunji-Ojo will today appear before the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) over the involvement of a company he co-founded in a N438 million contract…
Why NNPCL needs private operators to run Port Harcourt refinery
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has concluded plans to hand over the government refinery to private operators. Initially, Nigeria had spent more than $10 billion in a decade on…
Wike holds emergency meeting over insecurity in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory FCT Minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, has summoned an emergency security meeting in the wake of the increasing wave of kidnapping by bandits in Bwari Area Council…