Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the patently unfair and arbitrary hike in electricity tariff and fuel price by the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. This is unjust to many people living in extreme poverty, and entirely incompatible with the Nigerian Constitution of 1999 [as amended] and the country’s international human rights obligations.” Kolawole Oluwadare, SERAP …
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration has embarked on the implementation of policies, programmes and projects aimed at closing the gap between the different classes to bring joy to a greater number of the citizens. The president stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at the end of the two-day First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat, organised …
A map of Nigeria The National Association of Seadogs (Pyrates Confraternity) has called for concerted efforts to raise the literacy level in Nigeria. The NAS Capoon, Mr Abiola Owoaje in a statement to commemorate the 2020 International Literacy Day said it is “pertinent to bring attention to the dearth of opportunities for many in Nigeria to achieve the …
Omoyele Sowore Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate speaks on The Role of Nigerian Youths in the struggle towards a better Nigeria. The session was moderated by Comr Bello Olarenwaju, OAU LSS president, under the conveyance and leadership of Comrade Solomon Richard, the founder Voice of the Youth Movement and Comr Oyeniyi Michael, vice president VOYM. Mr Omoyele Sowore …
Buhari and Trump By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, told the story on how he met President Donald Trump of United State, in the White House. Speaking in Abuja at the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat of his second term, Buhari said he is the only African amongst the least developed countries that the President of the …
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A peace summit organized in Kafanchan to find an end to the conflict in Southern Kaduna, suffered set back as Christian leaders in the area who doubted the genuineness of the occasion, boycotted the summit. Nevertheless, the peace summit still went on as scheduled with over 100 participants across religious faiths. The Kaduna chapter of …
…1,500 schools shut, 4.2m children affected …57 children used for carrying explosives …Covid-19 impacting negatively on 46 million children A school classroom By Omeiza Ajayi The United Nations has warned against further attacks on educational institutions and students, lamenting that between 2009 and December 2018, about 611 teachers were killed in the Northeast due to the wave of insurgency …
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Former Chief of Defence Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai(retd) has said that God will use Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state to end the crisis in Southern Kaduna. He spoke at a Peace Summit organized by “Friends of Southern Kaduna” in collaboration with Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission held in Kafanchan on Tuesday. The peace …
Omoyele Sowore Omoyele Sowore, former presidential candidate speaks on The Role of Nigerian Youths in the struggle towards a better Nigeria. The session was moderated by Comr Bello Olarenwaju, OAU LSS president, under the conveyance and leadership of Comrade Solomon Richard, the founder Voice of the Youth Movement and Comr Oyeniyi Michael, vice president VOYM. Mr Omoyele Sowore …
By Sebastine Obasi The Electricity Meter Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (EMMAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to review its levies on imported electricity meters to promote full local content in the production of pre-paid meters. The appeal is coming on the heels of President Muhamadu Buhari’s approval of one year deferment of the 35 percent import adjustment tax …
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC DG. By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has denied knowledge of alleged N42,000 being charged for COVID-19 test by its approved hospitals even as it said it cannot direct private hospitals on how much they should charge for the test. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC which said this while responding to Vanguard’s enquiry …
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, re-arraigned Malabu Oil & Gas Limited and seven others on a 67-count amended charge bordering on money laundering. Others that took fresh plea before the court over their alleged complicity in $875,740,000 fraud, are an oil mogul, Aliyu Abubakar and six companies; A Group Construction Company …
The Police in Kaduna State, said it had returned N3,991,650 to the family of one, Mustapha Sanusi, who died in a road accident at Unguwan Danisa, Soba Local Government Area of the state. The Soba Divisional Police Officer (DPO), SP Pam Mosses, made the disclosure while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Soba, Kaduna. Moses disclosed that one, …
By Josephine Agbonkhese No fewer than 283 women and youth groups have appealed to the Senate to extend deadline for the call for memoranda ahead of the proposed constitution review to between 30 and 60 days from date of publication of the memo. The groups, in a letter addressed to the Deputy Senate President/Chairman, Committee on the Review …
By Vincent Ujumadu A native doctor and a philanthropist in Okija, Ihiala local government area of Anambra State, Mr. Henry Okam, popularly known as Chinyereze was allegedly killed by a member of his family, with the connivance of some people and buried in a shallow grave. The police have already recovered the decomposed body in the shallow grave at …
…1,500 schools shut, 4.2m children affected …57 children used for carrying explosives …Covid-19 impacting negatively on 46 million children A school classroom By Omeiza Ajayi : The United Nations has warned against further attacks on educational institutions and students, lamenting that between 2009 and December 2018, about 611 teachers were killed in the Northeast due to the wave of …
By Festus Ahon, Asaba Retired Local Government workers and primary school teachers, stormed the streets of Asaba, Delta State in protest against the non-payment of their retirement benefits. Clad in black attires, the retirees numbering over 1000, marched through the streets of the State capital to the State House of Assembly complex and Government House, chanting songs of disenchantment. …
Abdulazizi Yari By Omeiza Ajayi Former Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari has expressed his readiness to reconcile with aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress APC in the state led by Sen. Kabir Marafa but conceded that such efforts could be problematic as many of those against him are currently serving in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP-led administration …
