Author: statereporter
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has debunked a viral report speculating a plot of his potential impeachment. “We are here, sitting peacefully, doing our work, oblivious to the mischief happening behind us. “If they have a lot of traffic… Whoever brought out this fake news must be getting a lot of payment because of the traffic going on. I hope the public understands that this is totally fake news and the chamber is very stable and the issue of impeachment does not come up,” Akpabio said while debunking the report during plenary on Wednesday. “This kind of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has issued a directive requiring foreign airlines to patronize local caterers for their in-flight meals. This new regulation is set to take effect on January 1, 2025. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, announced this in a letter signed by Mr. Hassan Ejibunu, the Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, and addressed to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on October 15. The letter outlined the mandate for all outbound flights from Nigeria, particularly those operated by foreign airlines, to use…
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) has announced that its digital banking channels are now back online after a recent system upgrade. In a message shared with its customers, the bank confirmed that services across all digital platforms and branches nationwide have resumed, following fine-tuning efforts aimed at optimizing the customer experience. GTBank reassured its clients that they are continuing to work behind the scenes to further enhance the system’s efficiency. The message emphasized the bank’s dedication to ensuring a high-quality and seamless banking experience. “We are at work fine-tuning and optimizing our new systems to ensure that the quality of your…
The Pere of Kumbowei Kingdom in Bayelsa state, His Royal Majesty, Sufadoh B. Sufadoh has said, he is a non partisan and not a member of any registered political party. The declaration was meant to debunk a statement by the Sagbama APC Chairman Mr Jonah Abeke, who stated his name among a list of suspended APC Chieftains in Sagbama local government last week, on anti-party activities. King Sufadoh through the secretary of the Kumbowei council of chiefs, High Chief Michael Amboro charged the Sagbama APC Chairman Abeke and the publisher of the purported notice, seven days to render a public…
Indications have emerged that the acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, is set to be offered the opportunity to step down from his position next week, State reporters. This decision was reached during a meeting of the party’s governors held on Tuesday in Akure, the Ondo State capital. Sources familiar with the discussions revealed to Daily Trust that the governors, concerned about the factionalisation within the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), are united in their resolve to preserve the integrity of the PDP. The meeting convened just before the official flag-off of the PDP governorship…
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dismissed reports that the national grid collapsed two times within 24 hours, stressing that there was only a trip-off. State reporters revealed that the power grid collapsed again on Tuesday amid restoration efforts following the initial collapse on Monday evening. Speaking to The PUNCH, Adelabu said what occurred was a line tripping in certain quarters in the country. He said: “There was no a grid collapse; there was a trip-off. When you talk of grid collapse, it will involve 100 per cent of our grid infrastructure. But this was a line tripping in…
The Nigerian naira has been identified as one of the least-performing currencies in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2024. The World Bank revealed this in its latest Africa’s Pulse publication. State reporters understands that by August 2024, the naira had experienced a depreciation of around 43% year-to-date, placing it among the weakest currencies, alongside the Ethiopian birr and the South Sudanese pound. This decline is largely due to a heightened demand for U.S. dollars in Nigeria’s parallel market, coupled with limited dollar inflows and sluggish foreign exchange allocations from the central bank. The report indicates that financial institutions, non-financial end-users, and money…
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) has directed conflicting party members to return to their previous positions. The chairman of the forum and governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, made the announcement following the governors’ meeting that concluded in the early morning of Tuesday. Mohammed mentioned that as a political organization, the PDP was expected to face disagreements among its members, but he assured that these issues could be addressed and overcome. “There is no crisis. The Governors, BoT, the National Assembly caucus have agreed that the NWC should revert to status quo,” the PUNCH quoted Mohammed stating.
Arsenal Football club on Tuesday confirmed that Jonas Eidevall has resigned from his position as Head Coach of its women’s first team and leaves us with immediate effect. State reporters informed that Jonas joined Arsenal in June 2021 from FC Rosengard in Sweden, winning two FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup titles during three full seasons with the team. Arsenal Women also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champions League – in 2022/23 – for the first time in ten years during Jonas’ tenure in north London. The club disclosed that First Team Assistant Coach Renée Slegers will take…
Petroleum marketers in Nigeria have hinted at a reduction in the price of petrol in the coming days once they begin to receive the product directly from Dangote Refinery. The marketers said once they begin to get a direct supply of petrol from Dangote, all the costs associated with lifting petrol with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) as the middleman would be eliminated, and they can sell at a cheaper price to Nigerians. Recall that the federal government has given approval for the marketers to source petroleum products directly from Dangote. Speaking on the development, the spokesperson…