…Shina Abubakar Coalition of Civil Societies in Osun on Friday thronged major streets of Osogbo protesting against the increase in petrol pump price and electricity tariff. Also read: How insecurity in Nigeria renders women economically, politically impotent The Co-Convener comrade Saka Waheed said the protest was to alert President Muhammadu Buhari of his administration’s insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians. …
Boss Mustapha The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has felicitated with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on his 64th birthday. Omo-Agege in a congratulatory message issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, in Abuja on Saturday, described Mustapha as a patriot and an icon of national service. …
Mr Eyitayo Jegede, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Ondo governorship race, has promised that his government would usher in a new dawn in the state if he is elected. Jegede stated this in Ibadan on Saturday shortly after meeting with the National Campaign Council of the PDP headed by the Governor of …
Governor Godwin Obaseki Gov. Godwin Obaseki, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo has urged all eligible voters in the state to ensure they turn out on election day to cast their votes. The governor said the low turnout of eligible voters on election day was responsible for Oredo Local Government Area of the state’s …
A fuel pump (stock photo). Emergency & Risk Alert Initiative (ERAI), a non-governmental Humanitarian and development organization has warned the government of Nigeria of the consequences of hike in Electricity Tariff and price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Gbenro Olajuyigbe, the organization whose vision is a world where …
Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council(NSC) has said that diversified means of transportation would reduce the cost of transport and port gridlock in the country. Bello told newsmen in Abuja that transport drives the economy and President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration was working at ensuring diversification of the country’s transport system. Also read: Fuel price, electricity …
Djerassem Le Bemadjiel Chad’s former oil minister has been charged with stealing public money and ordered detained, the country’s justice minister told AFP Saturday. Djerassem Le Bemadjiel was arrested on Wednesday after a complaint by a state body that reports directly to strongman Idriss Deby, who has been in power since 1990. Chad is not a major oil …
Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the deployment of the COVID-19 vaccine should be done in an equitable and affordable manner rather than on the basis of the highest bidder. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday, said the vice-president spoke at the virtual 2020 EURAFRICA Forum with the theme, “Towards a Realistic Euro-African Partnership During …
By Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation There were strong indications last night that the Federal Government may not reverse the new fuel pump price regime because it is determined to end the culture of fuel subsidy which officials said has gulped about N10.78 trillion in 14years. Government is also not contemplating a review of the new electricity tariffs because …
Nigerian soldiers Troops of Operation Sahel Sanity of the Nigerian Army have arrested 418 bandits and 315 illegal miners in the North-West. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operation, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, stated this while briefing newsmen on the success recorded by the Army Operation at the Special Army Super Camp 4, Faskari, Katsina State, on Saturday. Onyeuko explained …
The Kwara Executive Cabinet has granted approval for the government to seek a N7.1billion loan facility from a bank as a counterpart fund to access over N14 billion outstanding Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds. A statement issued in Ilorin on Saturday by the Commissioner for Communication, Mrs Harriet Afolabi-Osatimehin quoted the Commissioner for Finance and Planning, Mrs Florence …
A chieftain of the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, Hon. Famous Daunemigha, has faulted the claim that former coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Kingsley Kuku, was indicted by the presidential panel set up at the behest of the National Security Adviser, Babagana Mungono. In a press statement issued recently by Daunemigha, the former governorship …
By Juliet Ebirim Amidst the global pandemic, the Nigerian music industry has received a boost with the recent unveiling of Moment On Disc also known as MOD, a multifaceted entertainment outfit, poised to inject revolutionary management into showbusiness in the country. According to Davies Den, CEO, Den Management, which handles talent and business part of MOD “MOD has …
