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Ten Million Household To Receive N5,000 In Six As Palliative For Fuel Subsidy Removal — Minister
The federal government will pay N5,000 to 10 million households for six months as palliative for removing petrol subsidy after June. The amount is N50 billion per month and reaches N300bn with $800m (N371.6bn at CBN N464/$1 rate) World Bank loan to fund the project. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, explained this at the Nigerian briefing...
I Own No Hotel, Property In The State, imo People My Only Asset — Gov. Uzodimma
The Governor of Imo State, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has reiterated his commitment and administration’s resolve to serve and work for the common good of Imolites especially as it concerns development and wealth creation. These he tends to achieve by placi...
Man Who Returned NIMASA’s N75m Excess Pay Receives Award
The Managing Director of Messrs Caniz Ltd, Dr Austin Izagbo, has been honoured by the Daily Independent Newspapers for returning N75 million overpaid to his company. Dr Izagbo, a Delta-born politician, commended the newspaper for recognising his integrity. He said, “I appreciate the award given to me for returning N75 million overpaid by Federal Government Agency, NIMASA for a contract executed...
U.S. Pledge Over $7 Million In Health, Humanitarian Funding In Nigeria
The U.S. Consulate General, Lagos, says more than $7 million in health and humanitarian funding will go toward risk communication, water and sanitation activities, infection prevention, and coordination in Nigeria. This is as the U.S. provides nearly $274 million to help dozens of countries to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a statement by the consulate said on Tuesday in...
Military Junta In Niger Appoints Zeine As Transitional Prime Minister
Niger’s junta has appointed an economist, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine as the transitional prime minister on Monday. The coup plotters made this known according to a decree read on national television, more than a week after the military coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum. According to Anadolu Agency, the caretaker government, addressed itself as the National Council for the Safeguarding of...
It’s Unethical To Grant Interviews After Court Sittings – Justice Odili Cautions Lawyers
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Mary Peter Odili, on Wednesday, cautioned lawyers against addressing the media after court proceedings, saying the action is unethical. According to her, it is unethical for lawyers to discuss and arrive at conclusions on matters pending before the court. Odili, who is the Chairman of the Body of Benchers, stated this on the...
First Lady Remi Tinubu Floats Pet Project
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the wife of President Bola Tinubu, unveiled the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) on Friday, a pet project she claims will benefit Nigerian women, youths, and children. The initiative was officially launched at the State House in Abuja. It continues the history of Nigerian first ladies establishing women-focused pet projects once their husbands take government. During her husband's administration,...
Sit-At-Home: Bring Back Simon Ekpa To Face Justice In Nigeria, Senate Tells FG
The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the Monday sit-at-home in the South East geopolitical zone and asked the Federal Government to collaborate with the Finnish Government and extradite a pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, for prosecution. The upper chamber also resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs (when appointed) and relevant stakeholders to carry out thorough investigation as well as bring...
Cement Dealers Frustrated Price Reduction Efforts – BUA Chairman
The Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, has said his company’s intention to slash the price of cement from N4,500 to N3,500 per bag last year was frustrated by the actions of cement dealers. Speaking Thursday at the firm’s 8th annual general meeting held in Abuja, the BUA chairman said the company had sold over a million tons of cement to...
Why Nigerians Stranded In Sudan Can’t Be Evacuated Now — FG
The Federal Government says the evacuation of Nigerians in Sudan is not possible at the moment. Nigerians trapped in the ongoing crisis in Sudan have been begging to be evacuated. Fighting between the forces of two rival generals showed no signs of abating ahead of festivities marking the end of Ramadan. Over 300 people have been killed since the fighting erupted Saturday...
