Office of Nigeria’s Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered irregular payment for contracts amounting to N197.72 billion in Rural Electrification Agency agencies, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, a subsidiary of Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company and other ministries, departments, and agencies in the country.
The details of the findings were disclosed in the Auditor-General’s...
Nigeria’s Dangote Refinery has reduced the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) price for marketers to N970 per litre.
The spokesperson of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.
According to him, the 650,000 barrels per day refinery slashed the petrol price by N20 from N990 per litre to N970.
This comes as the company vowed not to compromise on...
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has abolished the new traditional councils created by his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, in Edo South senatorial district.
Charmingpro reports that Okpebholo also restored the statutory financial entitlements of the Benin Traditional Council (BTC) and ordered that the status quo before the creation of the now abolished councils be maintained.
Fred Itua, the Chief Press Secretary to...
No fewer than 13 persons have been killed following fresh attacks by suspected herdsmen in Azege settlement, Mbaya, Tombo Ward, Logo LGA of Benue State.
The immediate past Caretaker Chairman of Logo LGA, Benjamin Uzenda, who confirmed the development to The Nation, said the attack was carried out on Sunday morning around 7:00 am.
It was gathered that the attacks involved...
The Nigerian Government has announced that it is closely monitoring legal proceedings involving Simon Ekpa, the self styled Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government-in-Exile, following his arrest in Finland on suspicion of inciting terrorism and promoting violence.
Charmingpro reports that Ekpa was taken into custody by Finnish authorities on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
The Finnish District Court of Päijät-Häme decided to...
The Chairman, Forum of National Youth Leaders of all Political Parties in Nigeria, Mr Eze Chukwu, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant amnesty to members of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Chukwu, who made this appeal on Friday in Abuja, said such gesture made to former Niger Delta militants if extended to IPOB could end the recurrent killings...
The Supreme Court has thrown out suit by the 36 state governments seeking to compel the Federal Government to account for its earnings from the sale of liquefied natural gas, natural gas liquids and related products since 1999.
In a unanimous judgment, a seven-member panel of the court, presided over by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji ruled that the court does not...
The report of the Special Independent Investigative Panel on Human Rights Violation in Counter-Insurgency Operations in North-East Nigeria, SIIP-North-East, played a crucial role in saving Nigeria from being invited by the International Criminal Court, ICC, to respond to allegations of human rights infractions.
Executive Secretary of the National Human Right Commission, NHRC, Dr. Tony Ojukwu, disclosed this on Friday.
The Special...
The committee set up by Governor Monday Okpebholo for the recovery of assets from the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, has declared over 200 vehicles belonging to the Edo State Government missing.
Charmingpro reports that the chairman of the committee, Kelly Okungbowa who disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Benin City, said three vehicles have been recovered in...
The Labour Party, LP, has debunked reports making the rounds in the social media that the party leadership is partnering with President Bola Tinubu ahead of 2027 elections.
The reports followed a video in which an activist, Deji Adeyanju, claimed that the LP has entered a partnership with Tinubu ahead of the next presidential poll.
The National Publicity Secretary of Labour...
