President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departs Abuja for Guinea-Bissau on to attend the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in Bissau, capital of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
The World Bank has disclosed that four million Nigerians were pushed into poverty in the first six months of this year, with another 7.1 million more expected to join the poverty trap if fuel subsidy removal isn't managed well. The institution made the disclosure in Abuja, during the launch of the Nigeria Development Update (NDU).
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company AEDC has asked its customers to disregard reports that it would be increasing electricity tariffs by July 1.
The company had on Sunday, June 25, released a statement announcing plans to increase the tariff by
In a statement released on Sunday, June 25, AEDC stated that the review was due to the fluctuation of the Naira in the exchange rate.
The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the seven personnel that perished in the military aircraft that crashed in Abuja today February 21.
According to a statement released by AVM Ibikunle Daramola, the Director of Public Relations and Information, the deceased personnel include;
