Chairman, House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream), Hon. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa has urged Federal Government and authorities of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to take urgent steps to revert to the old pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol. Hon. Ado-Doguwa’s clarion call came on the heel of public outcry … [Read more…]
The spokesperson for the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Abdullahi Maiwada, announced on Thursday that the service collected N277.5 billion in import duties for the month of August. Maiwada shared this information during the monthly press conference organized by the Strategic Communication Interagency Policy Committee (SCIPC), which was hosted by the NCS in Abuja. He … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Army has decried the increasing influence the social media is giving banditry in the country. It said social media platforms provide the oxygen for criminals, like bandits, to breathe and increase their attacks. The Army Chief of Civil Military Affairs, Maj.-Gen. Nosakhire Ugbo, spoke during the Nigerian Army’s social media seminar, tagged: Harnessing the … [Read more…]
The Yoruba Council of Elders, YCE, Wednesday, told President Ahmed Tinubu, in an unmistakable term, that Nigerians are “suffering deeply” under his administration asking him to meet short term needs of the people before pursuing a long term vision. The elders’ council through its Secretary General, Chief Oladipo Oyewole, stressed that millions of Nigerians living … [Read more…]
The State Government has formally swore in a former Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture Dr. Cliff Agbaeze as the new Commissioner for Agriculture. Also inaugurated were the Auditor General of the State, Mrs. Ngozi Eke Ogbonnaya and Chairman and members of the Board of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC). Speaking while performing … [Read more…]
By Prince Ejeh Josh On August 27, 2024, Enugu State commemorated its 33rd year of existence as a legal entity and state within the Nigerian federal system. But for the dark clouds and the thunderstorms on that fateful Tuesday, August 27, 1991, everything else was normal —the hustle and bustle of the buzzing atmosphere. The … [Read more…]
The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road, Lagos State, on Monday, August 19, 2024. A family source who … [Read more…]
Vice President Kashim Shettima has called an urgent meeting with the Minister of State for Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, to address the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country. The meeting, held on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, who is currently on … [Read more…]
Successful applicants for the Consumer Credit Loan will start getting the cash next week, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), Uzoma Nwagba said yesterday. According to him, N100 billion had been released for roll out to the beneficiaries. The Federal Government introduced the scheme to remove structural, market and policy barriers and accelerate access … [Read more…]
The crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) escalated yesterday, despite a strident attempt to resolve it. National Chairman, Julius Abure, rejected the 29-member interim committee headed by Senator Esther Nnenadi Usman, former Minister of State for Finance, describing it as illegal. The committee was set up during the extended stakeholders’ meeting of the party convened by … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Africa holds vast opportunities for investments, growth and development with its population, productive economy and natural resources. Speaking at a bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, on Wednesday in Beijing, China, President Tinubu commended the role of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in advancing partnership between Africa … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Government has clarified its position on the reports over the collection of industrial gas emission levy by consultants to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, noting that the exercise had since been suspended on 29th August 2024 and the consultancy terminated with immediate effect. It also clarified that Governor Peter Mbah … [Read more…]