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Ebonyi State Governor, Nwifuru Freezes All Government Accounts
The newly sworn-in Governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Nwifuru on Tuesday gave an ultimatum to freeze all government accounts domiciled in various banks. Nwifuru made this known in a statement signed and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki by his Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor. The Governor ordered that the freezing of the said government accounts by the banks, is with...
No Need For Panic Buying- NNPCL Tells Nigerians, Backs Tinubu
Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, stated on Monday that he supported Tinubu's decision to eliminate fuel subsidies and the operators' reaction to the event, assuring Nigerians that there is no need for panic buying. Kyari stated that the company has enough merchandise to service the country for the next 30 days and that it...
Fuel Price Hike, Scarcity Trail Tinubu’s Subsidy Removal Announcement
Marketers and operators have raised petrol pump prices to N210-N500 per litre in response to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration's confirmation of the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. The President stated in his inaugural speech on Monday that because the immediate past President, Muhammadu Buhari, did not budget for gasoline subsidies in the second part of the year, the payment is...
AIT Chairman Raymond Dokpesi Is Dead
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71 in Abuja. A source who spoke with our correspondent revealed he died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a stroke. This reportedly happened after the recent Ramadan fast. The AIT boss...
President Tinubu Removes Fuel Subsidy
Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on Monday after he was sworn in as Nigeria’s 16th President. Tinubu...
US Delegation Arrives Nigeria For Tinubu’s Inauguration
The United States of America delegation for the inauguration of the Nigerian President-elect, Bola Tinubu has arrived in the country. According to a tweet by the official handle of the US Mission in Nigeria, the team led by US Secretary for Housing, Secretary Marcia L. Fudge touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport on Sunday afternoon ahead of the...
God Has Blessed My Family, We Don’t Need Nation’s Wealth To Survive — Remi Tinubu
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, incoming First Lady, has said her family does not need Nigeria’s wealth to survive. The All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator whose husband will be inaugurated as Nigeria’s 16th President on Monday, said President-elect, Bola Tinubu will do the right thing. She spoke at the National Christian Center, Abuja, during the 2023 Presidential Inauguration Inter-Denominational Service held on Sunday. She...
May 29: Kanu’s Family Distances Self, IPOB From Plot To Disrupt Inauguration
The family of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the arrested leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra organization, has distanced itself from any preparations to disrupt Monday's inauguration of the new administration in Abia State or anywhere else in the country. The family further stated that the gang is not involved in any conspiracy to sow chaos and discontent on May 29...
My Family Don’t Need Nigeria’s Wealth To Survive — Remi Tinubu
Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu, the President-elect's wife, has stated that her family does not require Nigeria's wealth to survive. Mrs. Tinubu claims that God has already provided the family with everything they need to survive. She made the statements during an address at the presidential inauguration interdenominational church service on Sunday at Abuja's National Christian Centre. The President-elect's wife went on to add...
Emeka Anyaoku, Emefiele, Terry Waya Among National Honours Recipients
The federal government has nominated 339 individuals to receive national honors. On Sunday, the federal government unveiled the beneficiaries of the 2023 national honors. Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku is the lone nominee for Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON). Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, and Bisi Akande, former...
