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Some filling stations on Wednesday dispensed Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at over N175/litre, higher than the government-approved N165/litre price, as oil marketers insisted to embark on strike from next week if the government fails to pay them (marketers). It was gathered that some outlets in Lagos that sold the commodity at N169/litre last … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum has lamented that the subsidy on petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), has placed a huge financial burden on the states. The NGF, which is the umbrella body for the 36 governors of the federation across party lines, made this known in a memo forwarded to the House of Representatives. … [Read more…]
According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari said this during the swearing-in ceremony, which preceded a virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. President Buhari said as his administration is on the home-stretch of its second term, more work still needed to be done in diverse … [Read more…]
Boris Johnson is set to resign as Conservative leader and will step down as prime minister when a new leader is found. He quits Downing Street after less than three years in the job, despite having won a huge majority in the 2019 general election. Outgoing prime ministers are expected to stay in office until … [Read more…]
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, set to resign The UK’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, will resign today, according to the BBC’s political editor Chris Mason. His decision to give up his job comes after a challenging week in which more than 50 people from his party – from ministers to aides – have resigned in … [Read more…]
Worried by the rising insecurity, civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign. HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, in a statement, claimed the Buhari administration and the military were cool with the spate … [Read more…]
THE Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi has described the current fuel subsidy regime as a scam, saying he would offer an alternative, if elected. Speaking yesterday during a live interview on Arise TV, the presidential candidate said petrol subsidy is not beneficial to the country’s economy, promising that he would … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, expressed disappointment over the country’s intelligence system. “How can terrorists organise, have weapons, attack a security installation and get away with it?” he fumed after visiting the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Kuje attacked by terrorists. According to a statement by Senior Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, … [Read more…]
Buhari won’t give in to terrorists, Senegal trip necessary, as Buhari, Osinbajo visits Kuje Prison Presidency on Wednesday justified President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Senegal to participate at the summit of the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa in Dakar, Senegal. Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, while briefing State House journalists, after the weekly meeting of … [Read more…]
Hours after Kuje prison and Presidential convoy attack, Buhari leaves for Senegal President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Dakar, the Senegalese capital to participate in the International Development Association for Africa Summit. The trip comes barely 24 hours after a convoy of cars carrying the Advance Team of security guards, protocol and … [Read more…]
[UPDATED] Kuje Prison Attack: Controversy surrounds Abba Kyari’s whereabouts after attack on Kuje prison …Kyari not missing -NCS Spokesperson Controversy has surrounded the whereabouts of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, after bandits attacked Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja, where he was kept. There were earlier reports that gunmen attacked the Custodial Centre in the … [Read more…]
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Salihi Magashi, has confirmed that no fewer than 64 inmates undergoing trial for terrorism were among those that escaped from the Kuje Medium Prison after the attack on Tuesday night. He made the disclosure on Wednesday while giving update over the attack, emphasising that the attackers specifically came to free … [Read more…]