Lawan Ahmad Lawan, Nigeria’s Senate President has lamented that despite approving over N900 billion for the federal government to fight against insecurity in the country, the situation is worsening. Recall, that lawmakers in opposition parties, on Wednesday, staged a walkout from the Senate and threatened to commence impeachment proceedings against President …
Read More »ASUU strike: Return to classrooms or be sacked – El-Rufai to Kaduna lecturers
Nasir El-Rufai Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna State, has threatened to sack all the Kaduna State University (KASU) lecturers if they continue to observe the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. The academic union had embarked on strike on February 14 over the failure of the federal government to meet its …
Read More »Despite FG’s Gas Masterplan Initiative, Price Of Cooking Gas Rises By 104% In 12 Months
Despite the gas masterplan initiative being implemented by the federal government, the average retail price for refiling a 5kg Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) increased by 7.57% on a month-on-month basis from N3,921 recorded in May 2022 to N4,218 in June 2022. The National Bureau of Statistics stated …
Read More »Voter Breakdown: S/South Leads As INEC Adds 11 Million Nigerians To Register
Mahmood Yakubu, INEC Chairman A breakdown of the 11 million fresh voters added to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) register has shown that the South-South region is leading in the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. INEC data analysed indicates that a total of 11,011,119 eligible Nigerians had been registered as …
Read More »Knocks for Indimi twins over constant criticisms of Buhari’s family
Ameena and Zahra, the twin daughters of Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi the Chairman of Oriental Energy, are on the receiving end of heavy knocks from social media users over their constant criticisms of the family of President Muhammadu Buhari. The twins have always had reasons to criticise not only the family …
Read More »Nestlé Nigeria restates commitment to promoting youth education in her host communities
Nestlé Nigeria PLC has announced the second phase of her community scholarship scheme for youth of her host communities. The scholarship scheme is positioned to enable deserving students of her host communities attain theireducational and personal aspirations through financial sponsorship. The scheme which was launched in 2020 for the host …
Read More »$1.5m debt: Court freezes billionaire, Muhammadu Indimi’s Oriental Energy bank accounts
A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained Oriental Energy Resources Limited owned by billionaire, Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, from withdrawing, transferring, removing any funds, properties, or assets, outside the jurisdiction of Nigeria or encumbering any funds belonging to or held to the account of the company with the 12 …
Read More »Terrorists attack Presidential Guards after threat to abduct Buhari
Barely 24 hours after terrorists threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna Governor Nasir el’Rufai in a viral video, troops of the Guards Brigade have been ambushed by armed bandits in Abuja. Three soldiers were wounded during the attack, which has thrown residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) …
Read More »Liberia won’t be on map without Nigeria – Presidency
The Presidency on Monday reiterated Liberia’s importance to Nigeria and the West African region. President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Monrovia on Tuesday for the country’s 175th independence anniversary. Spokesman Garba Shehu noted that his attendance signifies the importance attached to the security and wellbeing of Liberia. The Nigerian leader …
Read More »Presidency: Obi responds to Atiku’s claim 90 percent Northerners not on social media, he can’t win
Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday responded to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s claim that 90 percent of Northerners are not on social media. DAILY POST reports that Atiku had last week downplayed the possibility of Obi winning the 2023 presidential election. Atiku …
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