NEWS
Subsidy: FCT To Develop Lanes As FRSC Wants Nigerians To Embrace Bicycles
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised Nigerians to consider using bicycles as alternative means of transportation to shield themselves from the negative economic effect of the jump in fuel prices. Fuel prices experienced an over 300% jump from ₦185 to over ₦500 across the country last week following the decision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pull the...
People Have Suffered, Focus On Pulling Them From Poverty – Obi Tells Otti
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, has urged Abia State Governor Alex Otti to focus on providing excellent governance to the people of the state, particularly the less affluent. Obi argued that Nigeria's less privileged citizens had endured enough and were subjected to unspeakable suffering. The former governor of Anambra State made the...
Don’t Abuse God’s Grace, Pay Civil Servants – Obi Advises Otti
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the country's recently concluded general elections, has chastised Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, on the welfare of the state's poor. Obi, a former Governor of Anambra state, was the Special Guest of Honour during an interdenominational thanksgiving Church service held at Trademore event centre, Okpara Square, in Umuahia, the...
Fuel Subsidy: Tinubu About To Face National Resistance – Sowore
Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu is likely to face a public backlash over his "thoughtless petrol subsidy policy." Sowore claimed in a tweet on Sunday that "Tinubu was driven by impunity when he bragged that he would remove subsidy whether people protested or not." The announcement follows the confusion and...
No Going Back On Proposed Nationwide Strike – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has debunked speculations that it might back down on its proposed industrial action slated nationwide for Wednesday. It said the only reason it would shelve the strike is when the Federal Government and the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited NNPCL did the needful by returning to status quo on the fuel subsidy removal issue. NLC declared...
My Farm Animals Reduced – Buhari
Former President Muhammadu Buhari submits assets declaration form, says he has zero debt, only one bank account, and reduced farm animals. The former presidents spokesman, Garba Shehu announced this on his twitter page, saying "Former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, in line with Chapter 6 of the constitution. The...
‘Air Nigeria’ Is An Organised Monumental Fraud As Over N85bn Went Down The Drain – Roland Iyayi
Four years after the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, unveiled the name and logo of the proposed national carrier at the Farnborough International Airshow, London, Nigeria Air, was eventually unveiled last week to much controversy, outrage and ridicule. When the aircraft landed at the Abuja airport on Friday, May 26, 2023, it was greeted with a water salute,...
Former Borno SSG, Shuwa Dies Less Than A Week After Leaving Office
Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, Borno’s immediate past Secretary to State Government, SSG, is dead. Shuwa, who until May 28, is Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s SSG, passed away after a brief illness. According to a family source, he passed on at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, UMTH, this evening. Shuwa was a seasoned administrator with a long standing track record of working...
Gov. Akeredolu Not Dead, Says Ondo State Government
Ondo state government weekend asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour of the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Speculations were rife that the governor who had been indisposed for a while, passed on this morning. But the state information and Orientation Commissioner, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement in Akure, made the clarification. The statement reads “We have been inundated with calls and messages...
Journalists Threaten Withdrawal Of Service Over Fuel Subsidy Removal
The umbrella body of journalists in the country, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday said it would withdraw its services if the Federal Government fails to reverse its decision to stop fuel subsidy. A statement by the union’s National Secretary, Shuaibu Leman, made this known after an emergency Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting held virtually on Saturday. The statement...
