​Analogue Frequencies’ Shortage:  IBAN Chairman, Ramalan, urges NBC to roll-out pilot Digital Radio services in commercially-viable cities

Aminu Imam
Ramalan

The Interim Chairman of the Independent Broadcasting Association of Nigeria, (IBAN) has called on the new Director-General National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), Charles Ebuebu, to urgently commence the move to roll-out a pilot for Digital Radio services in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. The IBAN Chairman made his call to newsmen on the sidelines of the NBC Stakeholders meeting on Wednesday, as part of the solutions to reduce the high cost of operating the analogue transmitters and shortage of analogue frequencies in these viable cities in the country. Ramalan said the it…

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Economic Hardship: Tinubu vows to continue taking difficult decisions

Aminu Imam
Tinubu vows

President, Bola Tinubu has vowed that his administration will continue to make difficult decisions on behalf of Nigerians, even if such decisions cause short-term pains. The Nigerian leader, who spoke during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte, of the Netherlands in The Hague, on Thursday, said the confidence he has in Nigerians gave him the courage to make difficult decisions on their behalf, given his full awareness of the “need to give them the long-term tools they need to succeed”. ​His re-assurance is coming in the wake of economic…

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Insecurity: Bandits kill military commander in Ɗanmusa LGA in Katsina

Aminu Imam
Katsina bandits

A military commander of an army camp located at Sabon-Garin Ɗan’Ali, in Ɗanmusa local government area of Katsina State, has reportedly been killed in an ambush. Sources said the incident happened Thursday evening and the corpse of the deceased, a major in the army, was deposited at a hospital in Katsina. It was gathered from reliable sources that the commander, (name withheld), was ambushed at Malali village, in Kankara local government area, where he was called to provide reinforcement to repel an attack on the village. “As you know, Malali…

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Zamfara: Bandits attack Mattawale’s hometown, , kill 2, abduct 30 others

Aminu Imam
Zamfara banditry

Bandits have reportedly invaded Maradun, the hometown of Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, in Zamfara State. According to reports, the bandits attacked the town in the early hours of yesterday, killing two persons and abducting about 30 others. It was gathered that the bandits attacked the town at about 2:00 a.m, shooting sporadically and ransacking residents’ houses for two hours. The actual number of the abducted persons was yet to be ascertained as of press time; however, the figure was put around 30, including women, children and adults,…

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American school writes EFCC, seeks to refund Yahaya Bello’s children fees

Aminu Imam
American school writes

The American International School of Abuja, (AISA), has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi State. The children are in Grade level-2 to 8 at the school. In a letter addressed to the Lagos zonal commander of the EFCC, the school said the sum of $845,852 has been paid in tuition “since the 7th of September 2021 to date”. AISA said the sum to be refunded is $760,910,…

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U.S govt report indicts FG, Judiciary, Military on corruption, human rights, killings

Aminu Imam
US indicts FG

Corruption is still endemic in institutions of government in Nigeria, the United States of America has claimed. The claim, among several others, was part of its focus report on Nigeria in 2023. The report, packaged by the United States Department of State, was titled: ‘2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Nigeria’. Other African countries were also captured, as well as other countries of the world. Speaking on respect for the integrity of the person, the report claimed that: “There were reports the government or its agents committed arbitrary or…

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Crude Oil: ​Cargo fails to unload 2m barrel at Ɗangote Refinery due to payment challenges – Report

Aminu Imam
Crude oil cargo

Chinese energy giant, PetroChina, has been waiting to offload a shipment of U.S. crude oil at Ɗangote Refinery for almost a month due to issues with payment, according to four trading sources and shipping data. The 2-million-barrel cargo of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, transported by PetroChina on the supertanker, Maran Mira, has been anchored-off Nigeria since March 28, according to shipping data from LSEG and Kpler. The completion of the oil transaction between PetroChina and Ɗangote has been postponed because the refinery has not yet provided a Letter of…

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‘​N615,000 Harmonised  New Minimum Wage based on N1,700/$ computation’ – TUC, NLC

Aminu Imam
NLC TUC

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUN) president, Festus Osifo, says the N615,000 new minimum wage agreed on by the TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) was based on N1,700 per dollar computation.  The TUC leader said the much-awaited new wage announcement on May 1 might hold. Osifo, who stated this while speaking with newsmen yesterday in Abuja, said, “The negotiation by the Tripartite Committee is still ongoing. If you remember, the TUC earlier submitted N447,000 as the new minimum wage but we have harmonised our figure with the…

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Late Sidi Ali: FG, others mourn veteran Journalist

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
SIDI ALI

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has condoled with the family of the late journalist, prolific writer and politician, Alhaji Sidi Ali. Idris in a statement on Friday in Abuja said it was with profound sadness that he received the news of the passing of Ali. According to the Minister, Ali’s contributions to the field of journalism, literature, and politics have left an indelible mark on our country. He added that his demise would be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of knowing him.…

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Malaria: WHO says Benin, Liberia, Sierra Leone roll out vaccine

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
malaria AND MOSQUITOE

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Republic of Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone have launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children across the three West African nations. WHO said this in a statement as the world celebrates the 17th World Malaria Day with theme: “Advancing health equity, gender equality and human rights,”. The world health body said that the vaccine rollout, announced on World Malaria Day, seeks to further scale up vaccine deployment in the African region. “Today’s launch brings to eight the number of…

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