•Fulani herdsman A group, Middle Belt Patriots, has urged state governors not to succumb to pressure from the federal government to cede lands to Fulani herdsmen for grazing. The group said yielding to such demands would worsen the security situation in the middle belt and other parts of the country, reports Saturday PUNCH. President Bola [&he...
The naira yesterday slid further at the parallel market in spite of the clampdown the federal government ordered on foreign exchange market speculators. Bureau De Change (BDC) hubs were raided in Abuja, Lagos and Kano and some operators were arrested, reports Daily Trust. Despite the raids, however, the naira plunged further with a dollar exch...
•Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe The Supreme Court today dismissed the federal government’s appeal to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which cleared former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, of false asset declaration. In 2015, Orubebe was arraigned for not disclosing his properties in the asset de...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has directed a major slash of travel delegations for all federal government official trips within and outside the country. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this today during a press briefing at the State House in Abuja, reports Channels TV. According to the Special Adviser, the ...
One month after the federal government promised to crash the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, households and businesses are still paying high prices for every kilogram of the commodity. This is because the price has remained on the high side, as investigation revealed that not much has been achieved […]
There is confusion within the road transport sector over the federal government’s announcement of 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares along 22 inter-state routes during this Yuletide season. Findings by our correspondents yesterday, indicated that while some of the approved transport companies had started implementing the fare cut, o...
•JAMB registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, JAMB, has opposed the federal government’s automated deduction of funds accruing to it from the registration fees paid by candidates sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME. This came as JAMB denied report that it increased its 2024 UTM...
•TUC President Festus Osifo The Trade Union Congress (TUC) leadership today expressed concern about Nigeria’s escalating debt profile, urging the Federal government to promptly reduce borrowing. This call to curtail borrowing is a key resolution from the TUC’s National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The TUC also cautioned against the pote...
•Jideofor Adibe and Tinubu A Professor of Political Science, Jideofor Adibe, has knocked the federal government over its “bloated” number of delegates at the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Adibe, who spoke on Channels Television last night, said, with about 1,000 delegates sponsored by the government to the two-...
The management of Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has denied having interest in the controversial Nigeria Air, contrary to erstwhile claim that it emerged the preferred bidder from a ‘rigorous process’. Group Chief Executive Officer of East African carrier, Mesfin Tasew, said Ethiopian Airlines got into the mix on the invitation of the ministry, heade...
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