Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has opposed the upward review of electricity tariff in the country. President Muhammadu Buhari approved the implementation of the cost-reflective electricity tariff for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry, NESI, in August. The new tariff regime, which kicked off on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, has drawn the ire of Nigerians who see the development …

A fuel pump (stock photo). …Current realities support N200/litre — Iledare …No govt has ‘raped Nigeria’ like Buhari’s—TUC …Fuel price hike shocking — ActionAid …FG currently not financially able to pay subsidy — Sylva By Michael Eboh, Boluwaji Obahopo, Rotimi Ojomoyela Petrol stations across the country, yesterday, adjusted their pumps to reflect the hike in the ex-depot price of …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. An illegal slaughter slab in the Oke Rube area of Alimosho Local Government Area was, yesterday, busted by officials of the Lagos State government with 10 butchers arrested and two live cows confiscated. The onslaught was carried out by men of the re-inaugurated Monitoring, Enforcement and Compliance Team of the state Ministry of …

soldiers At least 10 soldiers have been killed by suspected members of the Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) who attacked Garin Giwa village in Kukawa local government area of Borno State. Military sources told TheCable that many soldiers sustained injuries in the attack which happened  on Wednesday morning. Two gun trucks were reportedly taken from the troops …

Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. …Tasks 22 Christian, Muslim leaders on peace By Ibrahim HassanWuyo In the last five years, Kaduna State has spent billions  to support, equip and sustain federal security agencies to provide peace in the state. Governor Nasir El-Rufai, who disclosed this yesterday, however, observed that these were resources that could be better applied for …

The CJN, Justice Muhammad Tanko The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has said that Nigeria will suffer grave effect if judicial officers are consistently deprived of requisite infrastructure. Justice Muhammad made the remark at the commissioning of  24-bedroom duplexes built for Judges of Rivers origin serving both in the State and Federal Judiciaries at the Emmanuel  …

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 …

…Why we allowed Babalakin into campus —ASUU By Adesina Wahab After about six months when he was declared persona non grata on the campus by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Dr Wale Babalakin, SAN, yesterday, appeared on campus before the Prof. Tukur Sa’ad-led Visitation Panel …

Governor Godwin Obaseki …Allegation is campaign of calumny – Edo govt By Ozioruva Aliu THE All Progressives Congress, APC,  has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of seeking an approval for a N1.5 billion loan from the factional Edo State House of Assembly headed by Hon Frank Okiye for buying votes during the September 19 governorship poll. The Chairman, APC Media …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a female suspect alleged to have defrauded a job seeker of N3 million on the pretext of assisting him secure employment in the commission. In a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja, the spokesman of the Commission, Mr Dele Oyewale, said that the suspect was arrested through her son …

Housing Project in Osun State The Federal Government says it is committed to producing national development plans for the country. Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Finance, Budget, and National Planning made this known at a news conference on the Medium-Term National Development Plans (MTNDPs) 2021 to 2025 and perspective plan, Nigeria Agenda 2050 in Abuja on …

The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements  to auction unclaimed and abandoned containers seized by the council after the expiration of the  21 days notice it issued. The council’s  Vice-Chairman, Mr Olusegun Idris said the containers were seized in order to decongest the area and reduce the crime rate recorded there. He added …

By Donu kogbara THE endlessly controversial Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, grabs more headlines. But the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, is actually much more important than NDDC in real terms because without the fragile peace that has ensued since the late President Yar’Adua decided to neutralise ex-militants by paying them off, the Nigerian oil industry would be on its knees. …

Edward Snowden Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful – and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth. In a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of …

By Bashir Bello The Nigeria Customs Service Kano/Jigawa Command on Thursday says it has generated the sum of over N2billion as Internally Generated Revenue for the month of August. The Comptroller, Nasir Ahmad who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen said the IGR was the highest of its kind recorded in the command. Ahmad attributed the success attained …

CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been caught on a secretly recorded conversation denying rumors of sexual misconduct during a conversation with President Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, according to reports. In the recording, obtained by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the two men are purportedly heard discussing how journalists have asked ABC Cuomo’s former employer, if women have …

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Mr Abdullahi Abdul, the Enugu State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for capacity building workshops on drug management for Drug Control Committee (DCC) members across the states of the federation. Abdul made the call during a two-day seminar on drug management for the committee members in the state. The …

A 2-Day virtual meeting was held recently on Parental Ethics, Patterns, Requirements, and Approaches for a Successful Sex Education. The meeting organized by Hope Christopher, a child safety advocate/ personal development coach, and Tessy U. Ozobialu, social worker and child protection advocate, was said to be empowerment for parents to know different ways to make children understand sex …

Health workers in South Africa protested on Wednesday against lacking the protective gear and low salaries as a scathing report revealed the country’s COVID-19 relief fund was misused. Kimi Makwetu, the auditor general, said there was overpricing and potential fraud. In some cases, protective gear, or PPE, was bought for five times more than the price advised by …

By Gabriel Olawale The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has commenced mobilisation of organised groups for mass action against the recent “two most painful anti-people’s actions of All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government’s increment in electricity tariff and pump price of fuel”. CUPP Head of Human Mobilisation Unit/Action Alliance National Chairman, Mr. Kenneth Udeze, said that they have …