Blocking Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Is A Violation Of The Law — FG Tells NANS
THE Federal Government, on Wednesday, said that the protesting members of the National Association of Nigerian students, NANS, that blocked a traffic-laden section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway are “violating” the country’s law. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided...
Electricity Workers Demand Reversal Of Power Sector Privatization
The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to reverse the privatization of the nation’s power sector, describing new owners of the privatized companies as ‘hustlers’ and ‘hawks’ that have contributed poorly to the power sector. This body also accused the new owners of deceiving the Federal Government into paying N2 trillion subvention, insisting that...
President Buhari Commends CBN For Financial System Stability
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the Central Bank of Nigeria for diligently working towards achieving financial system stability in Nigeria. President Buhari gave the commendation in his address at the 15th Annual Banking and Finance Conference. It was organized by the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the conference...
NNPP Dissolves Osun State Executive Council, Gives Reasons
The National Working Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party has dissolved the Osun State Executive Council. The dissolution was contained in a letter dated September 11, 2022, and signed by the National Secretary, Dipo Olayoku. The News Agency of Nigeria obtained a copy of the letter on Tuesday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The SEC was dissolved following a vote...
Why Atiku Picked Okowa Over Wike As Running Mate – PDP Chairman, Sen. Ayu
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Iyorcha Ayu, has revealed the reasons why the party’s presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, picked the Delta State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, over his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, as running mate. Ayu offered the explanation on Tuesday during the Northern Christian Youth Assembly Summit in Abuja. He said...
Zamfara Govt To Implement N30000 Minimum Wage Soon
Kabiru Gayari, the head of the civil service in Zamfara, announced that the state government would soon introduce an N30,000 minimum wage for workers. Gayari spoke on Tuesday in Gusau at the 4th Quadrennial Delegates Conference of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Zamfara Chapter. The Head of Service announced that the ongoing dispute between the government and labor unions...
I Will Pursue Warm Handshake Policy For Private Sector — Atiku Abubakar
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the coming general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has said that his plan for the economy, if elected, is to pursue a “warm handshake policy for the private sector”, noting that Nigeria is currently being dressed in borrowed robes. Speaking in Lagos on Tuesday at the Private Sector Economic Forum for the...
Attack On Sen. Ubah Barbaric, Condemnable – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “barbaric and condemnable,” the armed shooting in Anambra of the convoy of Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah, the Senator representing Anambra South District. The president made the condemnation in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Wednesday in Abuja. لعبه روليت The president said: ”We are deeply concerned about the activities of armed groups in the...
Police Get 431 Petitions Over Cops’ Misconduct
There were no fewer than 431 complaints from citizens against the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force between July and September 5, 2022. However, 304 complaints had been resolved with 81 punishments awarded to erring police officers. These were contained in a document prepared by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, while explaining the efforts of his ministry and the...
My Administration Has Done Extremely Well Despite Scarce Resources — Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, said his regime has done “extremely well” considering the limited resources available to it. قواعد لعبة بلاك جاك The President, spoke during a stakeholders’ meeting at the Imo State Government House in Owerri, the state capital, after inaugurating the Owerri-Orlu Road, phase one of the Owerri-Okigwe Road and the state...
