President Muhammadu Buhari led the opposition party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), in vehement opposition to the withdrawal of petrol subsidies before he won the 2015 presidential election. He claimed at the time that there was no petrol subsidy and that the administration at the time, led by President Goodluck …
Read More »Leave Naples now! Ex-Eagles players urge Osimhen to make EPL switch
Ex-Super Eagles players have urged Victor Osimhen to leave leaving Napoli this summer, after helping the Partenopei clinch their first Serie A title in 33 years. Osimhen has enjoyed an outstanding campaign with Napoli scoring 27 times for the Italian side – form that has seen him linked with a …
Read More »Diaspora Support Network endorses Akpabio as Senate President
Senator Godswill Akpabio Members of a diaspora group, Diaspora Support Network have unanimously adopted the Senator-elect for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Convener of the group, Mr Paul Manner disclosed this to newsmen …
Read More »Nigeria’s borrowing from World Bank hits $14.34bn in Q1 – Report
The World Bank Nigeria’s borrowing from the World Bank has reached $14.34bn as of March 31, 2023, This was an increase from the $13.93bn debt recorded by the Debt Management Office as of December 31, 2022. This means that fresh disbursements on approved loans added $410m to Nigeria’s debt from …
Read More »Workers With High Income To Access Up To N50m Housing Loan As FMBN Reviews Limit
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria said it has increased the maximum housing loan for participants to N50m. But the review is exclusively for higher income earners that subscribed to the scheme. The disclosure was made by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FMBN, Ayodeji Gbeleyi during the …
Read More »PSC Approves 6 Months’ Salary Arrears For Police Recruits
PSC Chairman, Dr Solomon Arase The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved salary payments for the 2021/2022 set of Police recruits who passed out of the Police Colleges and have been functioning in the various commands and formations without salaries. The officer’s salaries were held for six months due to …
Read More »Total Evacuees Now 1471 As Another 424 Stranded Nigerians Arrive From Sudan
A fresh batch of 425 Nigerians have been successfully evacuated from war-torn Sudan, and have arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja. This brings the total number of Nigerians evacuated to 1,471. According to the Twitter page of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NidCom), the latest batch of evacuees …
Read More »Imo senator-elect Ndubueze joins race for Senate presidency, writes APC
Ndubueze The senator-elect from Imo North Senatorial District, Patrick Ndubueze, has joined the race for the position of Senate President ahead of the 10th Assembly inauguration. The Imo-born politician declared his intention in an open letter that he wrote to the ruling All Progressives Congress party and all the 109 …
Read More »“Petro Union Cheque is a Forgery,” British Crime Detective informs court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has closed its case in a £2.6 billion alleged fraud charge slammed on an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, a consultant to the company and three of its directors. The Consultant is Abayomi Kukoyi (Trading under the name and style …
Read More »Members-elect, coalition accuse Gbajabiamila of imposing Abbas, Kalu as Reps speaker, deputy
A non-governmental organization, Democrats Alliance for Good Governance (DAGG) on Saturday condemned in strong terms the report making the rounds concerning the “secret adoption” of one of the aspirants for the position of the speaker of the 10th House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna State and Hon. Benjamin …
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