Good Evening. Here is today’s News Brief fromThe Matrix:
1. Blackout Looms As Electricity Union Threatens To Down Tools Over Attack On IE Officials
Nigerians may be thrown into darkness as the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if concerned authorities cannot guarantee the safety and protection of its members.
2. Nigeria To Increase Earnings From Bilateral Trade With Morocco To $2.5bn
Nigeria is set to increase its annual earnings through bilateral trade with Morocco to approximately $2.5 billion.
3. With N402bn Paid In 2024, Dangote Group Retains Position As Nigeria’s Highest Taxpayer
The Dangote Industries Limited (Dangote Group) and its subsidiaries, including Dangote Cement, NASCON, and Dangote Packaging Limited, collectively remitted a total of N402.319 billion as taxes in 2024, to retain its position as the highest tax-paying company in Nigeria.
4. Senate Committee Recommends Six-Month Suspension, Other Punishments For Senator Natasha
The Senate Committee on Ethics has recommended a six-month suspension for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan following her sexual harassment allegation against Senate President Godswill Akpabio.
5. NAFDAC Reopens Onitsha Drug Market After Month-Long Closure
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has officially reopened the Onitsha Drug Market and surrounding markets after nearly a month of closure.
6. Natasha Resubmits Sexual Harassment Petition Against Akpabio
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has resubmitted a sexual harassment petition against Senate President Godswill Akpabio after her initial complaint was dismissed by the Senate Committee on Ethics.
7. Benue Police Confirm Release Of Three Kidnapped JOSTUM Students
The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the release of three female students from Joseph Sarwuam Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM) who were abducted on February 26.
8. Court Summons VeryDarkMan Over Alleged Defamation Of Mercy Chinwo
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Wuse Zone 6, Abuja, has summoned controversial social media commentator Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), over alleged criminal defamation of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo.
9. Bishop Ogunnusi Apologizes For Viral Tongue-To-Tongue Ritual Amid Church Outrage
Bishop Alfred ‘Lahojah’ Ogunnusi of the Cherubim & Seraphim Unification Church has issued a public apology following widespread criticism over a controversial tongue-to-tongue anointing ritual that was captured in a viral video.
10. Panic In Rivers As Militant Group Threatens Oil Disruption, Orders Non-Indigenes To Leave
Tension has gripped Rivers State as the dreaded militant group, Niger Delta Rescue Movement (NDRM), issued a chilling ultimatum, warning all non-indigenes to leave the state immediately.
