Fuel scarcity persists, NNPC engages security agencies to tackle distribution hitches
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Friday said it was working to resolve the distribution hitches that had continued to prolong the three-week scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit popularly called petrol. Petrol scarcity continued on Friday and practically grew worse in Abuja and neighbouring states, as motorists formed massive queues in the few filling […]
ASHIRU APPOINTS DEPUTY DG, NEW DIRECTOR, DEPUTY DIRECTORS, AND OTHERS INTO CAMPAIGN CONSULTATIVE WORKING COMMITTEE (CWC)
In furtherance of his bid to assemble a crack team of seasoned politicians ahead of the 2022 PDP governorship primary elections in the state, Rt. Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru, yesterday released the appointment of Hon. Godfrey Ali Gaiya and Hon. Alex Guruza as Deputy Director General and Director respectively, of the Stakeholder Relations of his […]
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENTS: House of Reps Committee Submits Report.
Provisions being amended are as follows; “1. Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Abrogate the State Joint Local Government Account and Provide for a Special Account into which shall be paid all Allocations due to Local Government Councils from the Federation Account and from the […]
INEC to disclose position on electoral act on Saturday
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will on Saturday make public its position on the 2022 Electoral Amendment Bill singed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday. The commission disclosed this in a statement by National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said […]
Russia ready for negotiations with Ukraine
Russia is ready to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital Minsk for peace talks with Ukrainian officials, the Kremlin said on Friday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had twice made the offer to conduct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelensky had made an initial proposal of talks in a speech addressed to Putin late […]
43rd KADCIMA trade fair to promote blue economy – DG
The Director-General of the Kaduna Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (KADCIMA), Mr Usman Saulawa, said the 43rd Kaduna International Trade Fair would promote blue economy in the state. The DG said this in an interview with newsmen, on Friday in Kaduna. According to report the trade fair which commenced on Feb. 25 and would […]
Court Sentences Billionaire Kidnapper Evans, Two Others To Life Imprisonment
The Lagos High Court in Ikeja has sentenced kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans and two others, Uchenna Amadi and Okuchuwkwu Nwachukwu, to life imprisonment. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The […]
Buhari signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. President Buhari signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, […]
Oil rises above $105 for first time since 2014
Oil prices jumped on Thursday, with Brent rising above $105 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia’s attack on Ukraine exacerbated concerns about disruptions to global energy supply. Russia launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine by land, air and sea in the biggest attack by one state against another in Europe since […]
I removed my son from public school over kidnapping threats – El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he pulled his son out of a public school due to kidnapping threats. This is as he said his decision to enroll his son in a public school to affirm his confidence in the Kaduna State education system. El-Rufai said this on Thursday during the weekly ministerial […]