Author: TheScrutinyNG

The Federal Government, through the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGI), has activated about 125 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centres nationwide. This was disclosed by Michael Oluwagbemi, the chief executive officer of P-CNGI, who revealed that that 125 centres had surpassed the 100 centres earlier anticipated. Oluwagbemi, in an interview in Abuja, added that additional N80 billion worth of CNG investments were generated within the last one week. He said: “This time last year, the country had just seven conversion centres and we promised to deliver at least 100 of them this year. Already we have well over 125.” Oluwagbemi…

Arsenal have suffered a huge blow with Bukayo Saka picking up an apparent hamstring injury on Nations League duty with England. The 23-year-old winger has been a revelation for the Gunners this term and he has already registered three goals and seven assists. Saka was picked in the starting XI for the Three Lions’ game against Greece tonight, but he was replaced shortly after the visitors took the lead. The Gunners graduate was spotted holding his right hamstring while leaving the playing field in the 51st minute which is a massive blow. Arsenal have largely relied on Saka for creativity…

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has rejected claims of poor treatment on arrival in Nigeria by the captain of the Libya senior men national team, Faisal Al-Badri. NFF insists the Libyan Football Federation created chaos for its own team, the Mediterranean Knights.  NFF’s Assistant Director (Protocol), Mr. Emmanuel Ayanbunmi said the Libya Federation only informed the NFF that its team was landing in Port Harcourt, and not Uyo, only three hours to the team’s arrival on Tuesday.  “I spoke to the General Secretary of LFF, at length, on Monday, 7th October and he never hinted that his team would be…

The Court of Appeal has affirmed the position of Martins Amaewhule as the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, dismissing an appeal that challenged his leadership. The court ruled that the appeal lacked merit and upheld the judgment of the lower court, imposing a fine of ₦500,000 against the appellant. The court further declared that any expenditure made by the Rivers State Governor without the appropriation of Speaker Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule is illegal to the extent of those expenditures. It criticized the appellant for treating a court order with disdain, emphasizing that appeals cannot be used to…

The House of Representatives has assured that bills to improve eye care services in Nigeria are underway. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, disclosed this, saying the bills would help address the challenges in accessing eyecare services and generally improve the health system in the country. Kalu made the disclosure in commemoration of this year’s World Sight Day. The global event is observed annually on the second Thursday of October to draw attention to blindness and vision impairment. Kalu who is an advocate of eye health recently organised an outreach programme where thousands of…

The Federal Government, while absolving self of any blame in the recent hike in the price of petroleum pump rice, said among other reasons, the crisis in the Middle East might have tended to distort internationally oil market. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Wednesday, it would be recalled, raised the pump price of petrol. PMS raised from N897 per litre to N1, 030 in Abuja; from N855 to N998 in Lagos; N1, 070 in North-East; N1,025 in other South-West States; N1,045 in South-East and N1,075 in South-South. However, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,…

The pan-Nigerian social welfarist group, Afenifere, has denounced the growing abuse of power by the authorities, especially over the ugly incidence that happened on October 5, 2024 during the Rivers State local government elections.  Afenifere condemned the undue power play by the political gladiators in the state, including federal government’s body language, describing it as deliberate effort to destroy democracy in Nigeria. Chief Ayo Adebayo, leader of Afenifere, in a press release on Thursday, jointly signed by Oba Oladipo Olaitan, deputy leader and Prince Justice Faloye Afenifere national publicity secretary, stated that while Afenifere sues for peace among the Rivers State political…

 The World Athletics has released the calendar for the 2025 Diamond League. As in previous years, the 2025 Wanda Diamond League will see the world’s biggest stars compete across four different continents at 14 of the sport’s most prestigious one-day meetings, with the most successful qualifying for the two-day Wanda Diamond League Final in Zurich. The road to the final will begin in Xiamen on 26 April and will remain in China for the second meeting of the season in Shanghai/Suzhou on 3 May. The series will then head to Doha and Rabat before the first European meeting of the…

Rafael Nadal has announced he will retire at the end of the 2024 season. The 38-year-old Spaniard will compete in his final professional event at the Davis Cup Finals, to be held in Malaga from 19-24 November. “Hello everyone, I am here to let you know I am retiring from professional tennis,” said Nadal in Spanish in a video posted on X. “The reality is it has been some difficult years, these last two especially. I don’t think I have been able to play without limitations. “It is obviously a difficult decision, one that has taken me some time to…

Four Palestinian youths were martyred Wednesday evening after Israeli special forces (undercover) opened fire on the vehicle they were riding in in the city of Nablus. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its crews transferred four martyrs to Rafidia Governmental Hospital after a special force targeted their vehicle with bullets in the eastern market of Nablus. It added that its crews also transferred to the hospital a young man who was injured by shrapnel from live bullets in the head and chest in the eastern market of the city. The cities, towns and camps of the occupied West…