Navy Speaks on Vessel Suspected of Carrying Stolen Crude Oil

The Nigerian Navy has said Motor Tanker (MT) Praisel was duly approved by Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to load 1,114,721 litres of high pour fuel oil (HPFO) from Greenmac Energy Storage/Tarus Jetty Koko from 26 July – 8 August 2023. The Director Information Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan disclosed this in … [Read more…]

JUST-IN: Tinubu includes Keyamo in ministerial list, replaces Kano nominee

Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN and immediate past Minister of State of Labour and Productivity, Festus Keyamo, from Delta State, has been announced as a ministerial nominee of President Bola Tinubu. Keyamo was announced during the ongoing ministerial screening on the floor of the Senate by the Majority Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Friday. Meanwhile, … [Read more…]

Somalia’s ambitious reform program gets a $75 million boost from the World Bank

The World Bank grants Somalia a $75 million fund to support its path to debt relief. The grant is the second in a series of loans aiding the nation’s eligibility for complete debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Somalia enacts crucial legislation and implements ambitious reform programs, signaling progress in institution-building … [Read more…]

JUST-IN: Ex Kano Governor, Ganduje, elected APC National Chairman by NEC, Basiru as Secretary

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, elected former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the party. The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, from Osun State as National Secretary. The two party officials were elected today at the 12th NEC meeting … [Read more…]

FG Initiates Contempt Proceedings Against NLC, TUC Over Protests

The Federal Government has filed a contempt case against the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for allegedly resisting an order restricting the unions from embarking on industrial action. The “notice of consequences of disobedience to order of court” also titled “Form 48,” was filed before the National Industrial Court in … [Read more…]

Enugu: Governor moves to clear outstanding pensions, gratuities; inaugurates verification committee

Mbah hits the ground running, signs three Executive Orders, names Prof. Chidiebere Onyia new SSG

In a bid to cushion the effects of subsidy removal and raise the purchasing power of the vulnerable citizens of Enugu State, Governor Peter Mbah, on Wednesday, inaugurated the Committee on Verification and Payment of Outstanding Pensions and Gratuities to State Retirees. The seven-man committee is chaired by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), … [Read more…]

To Uphold or Debase the Constitution

By HANK ESO  Nigerians are habitually inattentive to their Constitution. Rhetorically, the Constitution is the source of their inalienable and civic rights. Our secular Constitution, which lists fourteen “Fundamental Rights,” is the law of the land. In all non-ethereal matters, the Constitution confers authority and legitimacy. Accordingly, no nation advances progressively by compromising her Constitution, … [Read more…]

Subsidy Removal: NLC refutes Tinubu’s N1trn savings claims, says ‘Not a single Kobo saved’

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has refuted the claim of President Bola Tinubu that N1 trillion has been saved since his government ceased payment of fuel subsidy. In a nationwide broadcast on Monday, the president revealed that a total of N1 trillion had been saved since subsidy payment was stopped. Speaking during the ongoing nationwide … [Read more…]