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By Bliss Okperan Users of ride-hailing mobile applications like Uber, Bolt, LagRide and others may have to submit their National Identification Number (NIN) for registration before using the services if the demands of the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transporters of Nigeria are granted by the federal government. The group has asked the government to force the ride-hailing companies to capture the NIN of passengers before ordering a ride. The drivers made this request because of the incessant killing of their colleagues by hoodlums across the country. In a statement made available to journalists, the ride-hailing drivers said if this demand

By Bliss Okperan An accident on Friday caused by the failed portion of the Odumodu Junction by Nteje, along the Onitsha-Awka Expressway, Anambra State, has left five persons dead. According to reports, the unfortunate incident happened at about 7:30 am when the container-laden truck fell on a commercial bus, whose driver was navigating through the failed portion of the road. The two vehicles involved in the road mishap were a Mitsubishi L300 commercial bus with registration number XE245AWK and a commercial Daf/Leyland truck with registration number T-19094LA. The acting Sector Public Education Officer for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The proposed repair works on the Third Mainland Bridge by the Lagos State government have been suspended indefinitely. The state government had planned to close the bridge for two Sundays, beginning today, Sunday, September 17, 2023, but due to the heavy downpour witnessed in the state on Saturday, the action has been postponed. A statement signed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, did not disclose when work would resume at the bridge. However, it explained that the planned repairs had to be put on hold “due to the heavy downpour experienced” in the

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The much-anticipated 2023 general elections in Nigeria, which kick off on Saturday, February 25, may have further slowed the participation of foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in the nation’s stock market. However, domestic investors have filled the gap, shunning potential risks from the impacts of voter’s choices, especially in the presidential poll this weekend. Data from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited showed that local investors are already scooping up positions in equities, helping the bourse to maintain positive momentum for the past five months. The All-Share Index (ASI) is up 5.80 per cent already in 2023 as of

By Adedapo Adesanya The National Economic Council (NEC) has made moves to provide palliatives for workers and vulnerable groups in the country to ease the impact of the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. The council, after its inaugural NEC meeting on Thursday, chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, announced that it would set up a committee to work out the modalities for organizing and distributing the palliatives within two weeks. Members of the committee comprise the Governor of Benue, Mr Hyacinth Alia, for North Central; the Governor of Kaduna, Mr Sani Uba, for Northwest; Bauchi’s Mr

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it plans to generate about 4,000 megawatts of power in the next 10 years to boost the supply in the country. To achieve this goal, the agency said it would require about $15 billion investment for the Gas and Power Autonomous Business Unit (ABU) aspirations and that discussions were already ongoing with investors world-wide to address gas deficit by building on the already existing gas infrastructure. Speaking at the 2017 retreat of his Autonomous Business Unit (ABU); Gas and Power, in Kaduna, NNPC’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), Gas and Power,

By Adedapo Adesanya The Ekiti State Government has disclosed that it loses N19.2 million to ghost workers in the 16 local government areas of the state on monthly basis. This was contained in the report of an 11-member Committee on Local Government Staff Verification set up by Governor Kayode Fayemi. The committee’s report said the amount represents salaries and emoluments drawn monthly by 362 ghost workers discovered in the just concluded verification exercise. The state government noted that some people were allegedly hiding under ghost workers to pilfer the state’s resources, which warranted the government to set up the 11-member

By Omoshola Deji One of the primary responsibilities of government is to provide, or regulate the provision of, efficient service to the populace. Successive Nigerian government has failed in this regard. It has become a convention to get inefficient service, despite paying high. Both private and public institutions are culpable, but the latter errs more. Public officials are more of exploiters than service providers. The uniformed ones are worse. You are bound to pay extra before being attended to. Such is the case of the Nigerian Immigration Service. This piece brings you a first-hand account of the anomalies and corruption

By Adedapo Adesanya The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has confirmed Bulgarian economist, Kristalina Georgieva, as its new head and managing director. She succeeds Christine Lagarde, who resigned to become the head of the European Central Bank (ECB). Ms Georgieva was previously the second in command at the World Bank after she was put forward as Europe’s sole candidate, becoming the first person from an emerging economy to lead the organization since its establishment in 1944. After her appointment, she said, “It is a huge responsibility to be at the helm of the IMF at a time when global economic growth

By Dipo Olowookere Outgoing Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has explained why he made efforts to allow the commercial capital of Nigeria join the Odu’a Investment Limited. The group is the only regional investment group existing in the country at the moment and it comprises the six states in the southwest region of the country; Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun States. Speaking on Monday, Governor Ambode explained that the desire to see the total economic integration of the south west region propelled his administration to join the group, saying that it would be a win-win situation

By Adedapo Adesanya  Nigeria has resolved to join a key United Nations accord known as the Water Convention, in which the country will play its part in using its water resources for conflict prevention, climate change adaptation, and development. Nigeria, on March 22, officially became the 48th Party to the Water Convention and the 7th African nation to join since 2018, following the footsteps of Chad, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Ghana, Togo and Cameroon. With over 213 million inhabitants, Nigeria is the most populous state in Africa, and shares with its neighbours most of its water resources, which include Lake Chad and