The Senate on Tuesday resolved to holistically investigate all controversies surrounding subsidy and under-recovery regime by the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari. This is as it decried the N9.3 trillion expended by on subsidy regime from January 2021 to May 29, 2023. The lawmakers also called for the establishment of three functional refineries for … [Read more…]
A SUMMIT OF NATO leaders in Vilnius, Lithuania’s capital, opened in dramatic fashion on July 10th. On the eve of the gathering, which begins formally on July 11th, Turkey lifted its hold on Sweden’s application to join the alliance. It means that Sweden is likely to become the 32nd member of NATO, essentially turning the Baltic Sea into … [Read more…]
The House of Representatives on Tuesday urged commercial banks operating in the country to put an end to excess charges and illegal deductions from their customers. This call followed a motion presented by Rep. Godwin Offiono (PDP, Cross River), which the House unanimously adopted during Tuesday’s plenary. Presenting the motion, Offiono noted that some banks … [Read more…]
Death has occurred of Mr. Chukwude Emmanuel Ikechukwu, a citizen of Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. He is to be buried on 4th August, 2023, at his home town Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria. Mr. Chukwude Emmanuel Ikechkwu died at St. Charles Boromew Hospital, Onitsha on 1st June, 2023. Until his death, he was a retiree, formely … [Read more…]
THE Republic of Seychelles has reportedly imposed a ban on Nigerian passport holders applying for short-term visas or holiday purposes, causing protests among Nigerian Twitter users. The travel ban was confirmed when a travel content creator shared a screenshot of a rejection email received from the Seychelles immigration authorities. The rejection email shared by Twitter … [Read more…]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed security agencies to fish out the masterminds of what he called “dastardly acts” of killings in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State and parts of Benue State. The president, in a statement on Tuesday by his spokesman, Dele Alake, condemned the most recent internecine killings. Tinubu, who expressed … [Read more…]
By Oseloka H. Obaze Democratic consolidation requires holding periodic elections that allow for peaceful transfer of power. Yet some elections held outside of consolidated democracies have been identified as sources of conflict. So far, Nigeria has managed to skirt around its various electoral crises, thus avoiding ensuing conflicts. But all is still not well. As long … [Read more…]
The Federal Government is set to harmonise all revenue-collecting agencies in Nigeria. The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Revenue, Zach Adedeji made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Adedeji said the government will double the country’s total annual revenue which is currently below N15trn by deepening the nation’s revenue … [Read more…]
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has forwarded a letter of extension on medical leave to the State House of Assembly. This notice came after his doctors advised him on the need to take adquate rest after recuperating. Receiving the letter on behalf of other lawmakers, the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide … [Read more…]
Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from prosecuting the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, over his declaration of Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, as winner of the March 18 Adamawa State governorship poll. The court … [Read more…]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that former Zamfara State governor, Senator Abdulaziz Yari was not arrested for allegedly refusing to pick the president’s phone call as was reported in some online publications. This is even as the DSS denied reports of storming the offices of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related … [Read more…]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) postponed its meetings of the party’s highest decision-making bodies, national caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) to July 18 and 19 respectively. According to a statement by the party’s national secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Monday, the national caucus and NEC meetings, which were earlier slated for July 10 and … [Read more…]