Military Protests in Abuja Over Payment Some members of the Nigerian Armed Forces retirees under the umbrella of the Coalition of Military Pensioners in Abuja shut down the Federal Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning over the non-payment of their 20% to 28% salary increment from January to November 2024. The retired military officers who…
BY TEMITOPE OLA Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Local Content, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has confirmed that the revitalisation of the Ajaokuta Steel Company will begin in the first quarter of 2025. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in September by Shuaibu Audu, the Minister of Steel Development, with the original builders…
BY IDAYAT ABIODUN Borno State Deputy Governor, Umar Kadafur, and over 100 other passengers have cheated death narrowly during when a Max Air aircraft experienced an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Maiduguri International Airport. The aircraft, en routing Abuja, around 7 p.m. on Wednesday suffered engine failure caused by a bird strike about 10…
Renowned Islamic scholar and preacher Sheikh Muyideen Ajani Bello has passed away, leaving the Muslim community in deep sorrow. Osuntv gathered that Sheikh Ajani passed away at 85 years old. The news was confirmed on Friday by his close associate, Sheikh Akeugbagold Taofeeq. In a heartfelt tribute on social media, Sheikh Akeugbagold described the day…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has tasked President Bola Tinubu to investigate alleged ₦57 billion of public funds missing in the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation in 2021. SERAP through its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare on Sunday wants the President to “direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice,…
Many NNPCL outlets in Lagos today sold a litre of petrol for ₦998, about ₦150 higher than the initial price of ₦855. Long queues were observed at NNPCL outlets at Abule-Egba, U-turn, Abbatoir, and others around the axis as the sudden increase set motorists and transporters in panic-buying mode. Many filling stations not owned by…
