The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, has said that the proposed electricity tariff increase by the Federal government will kick off in July. In January, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had announced an upward review of electricity tariff across the country from April 1. It later suspended the proposed tariff increase in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, while speaking at the investigative public hearing on the power sector recovery plan and the impact on COVID-19 pandemic …
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Atiku Abubakar, a former Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has lashed out at the federal government over the rising debt in the country. The former Vice President in his article on Tuesday June 16, advised FG to reduce its expenditure to cushion the effect of the country’s high debt. The medium term expenditure framework and fiscal strategy from the federal ministry of finance, budget, and national planning which shows that Nigeria’s debt to revenue ratio was 99% in the first quarter of …
Nigerians have taken to social media to hilariously react to the letter Executive Jet CEO wrote to Minister of Aviation folllowing the suspension of the charter service for flying Naira Marley and his crew to the drive-in concert he headlined in Abuja over the weekend. Recall that the Chairman/CEO of Executive Jet Services, Sam Iwuajoku in his apology letter to the Minister of Aviation said the flight Naira Marley and his crew boarded was meant for a Judge. He said the Judge …
U.S. airlines could ban passengers who refuse to wear face masks when traveling during the Coronavirus pandemic, Airlines for America, the US Aviation industry’s main lobby group has announced. According to the group, masks will be provided to passengers who do not have any. The group added that passengers could have their flying privileges revoked under tougher enforcement policies if they are caught flying without masks. Carriers with stricter policies that could see travel privileges of erring customers revoked include …
A video shared online shows Regina Daniels saying that it is not wise for women to allow their busty friends into their matrimonial homes, though it seems she was joking. In the video, a heavily pregnant Regina is seen bidding her friend goodbye after a visit. Regina asks her friend to give her a hug and the friend obliges. Regina then comments on the lady’s boobs, saying it isn’t wise to have busty friends over. “We shouldn’t …
The presidency has appealed to residents of northern states across the country who took to the streets on Tuesday June 16, to protest against killings in their respective states, to have more patience as the nation’s armed forces are fully capable of dealing with the challenges of banditry and terrorism. Some residents of Niger and Katsina states had taken to the streets to protest and demand an end to the activities of bandits in the Northern region of the country. In …