Rising crude oil prices great opportunity for Nigeria — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says rising crude oil prices present a great opportunity for Nigeria, especially with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). According to report Buhari said this on Monday in Abuja, while declaring open the 5th Nigeria International Energy Summit (NIES). The summit has as its theme: “Revitalising the Industry: ” Future […]
Court declines Abba Kyari’s bail application
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant the bail application of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said the application had been overtaken by events following an order of a sister court, granting the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s prayers to detain Kyari for another […]
IPMAN, NUPENG disagree over illegal increase in petrol price
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) are at loggerheads over the pump price of petrol. As fuel scarcity worsened in many parts of the country in the last fortnight, many fuel stations increased the pump price of petrol higher than the official […]
Imo bye-election: PDP accuses Uzodimma of rigging as APC wins Ngor Okpala seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Blyden Amajirionwu, as the winner of the Ngor Okpala House of Assembly bye-election which was held on Saturday. This is as the People Democratic Party called on the electoral umpire to cancel the election, alleging that the Governor of Imo state, […]
Russia: No visa required for Nigerians moving from Ukraine to Romania, Hungary -FG
The Federal Government has announced that free visa arrangements are in place for Nigerians arriving from Ukraine through the borders in Romania and Hungary. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Adudar, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Adudar also said due to the challenges faced by Nigerians crossing into countries bordering Ukraine, […]
Kaduna Govt. disburses N152.4m LFTAS performance grants to 23 councils
The Kaduna State Government has disbursed N152.4 million to 23 Local Government Councils (LGCs) of the state as performance grant for its Local Government Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (LFTAS) programme. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget Commission, Muhammad Sani Dattijo, disbursed the grants in Kaduna on Thursday after the 14th Economic Planning Board Meeting, […]
INEC shifts 2023 elections over late signing of Electoral Act
The Independent National Electoral Commission has shifted the 2023 Presidential election from February 18 to February 25, 2023, following the late signing of the Electoral Act by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). This was announced by the Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, at a news conference in Abuja on Saturday. He […]
Niger Republic frees Boko Haram members, ‘terrorist chiefs’ for peace
Niger has freed “terrorist chiefs” from jail, including members of Boko Haram, as part of reconciliation efforts in the West African nation, officials and state media said Saturday. President Mohamed Bazoum made the announcement on Friday evening during a meeting on the security situation attended by military and government officials and traditional leaders, state television […]
PDP to challenge impeachment of Zamfara deputy governor in court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is working on plans to challenge the impeachment of Zamfara deputy governor, Alhaji Mahdi Aliyu by the state House of Assembly from office.The party stated this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja. Ologunagba said that the impeachment by the House was […]
FG threatens 296 workers with sanctions over posting
The Federal Government has said it will sanction 296 federal workers should they fail to report at their new postings by February 28, 2022. It was also observed that the affected workers were redeployed from their old ministries, departments and agencies to fill new vacancies in their new MDAs. The affected officers are between Grade […]