The Senate has directed the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, (NCS), and the National Security Adviser, (NSA), to lift the subsisting restriction order placed on the supply of petroleum products to border communities. It argued that fuel subsidy removal by the federal government has substantially put paid to the smuggling of the products…
The Senate will screen the remaining 14 ministerial nominees today. The PUNCH reports that 14 out of the 28 nominees appeared before the Senate for screening. The Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, had last week Thursday unveiled the 28 ministerial nominees sent by President Bola Tinubu. Amongst those to be screened are former Ebonyi governor and…
The Presidential Election Petition Court has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the February 25 election victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The five-man panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani, reserved judgement to a date to be communicated to…
“Our uranium imports are highly diversified, and Niger only represents 4% of global production”, a Foreign Affairs spokesperson told journalists on Monday. The Energy Transition ministry also confirmed there were no supply risks. [Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock] The general supply of uranium to France, a key raw material in nuclear fission, is not at risk, nuclear conglomerate…
His Eminence Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, CFR, mni, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has written a letter of condolence to the family of late former Prelate of Methodist Church of Nigeria, His Eminence Sunday Mbang, CON, in Akwa Ibom State. According to the letter dated…
· We will Continue to Prioritise Safety – Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA working with officials of Total Energies EP Nigeria limited rescued occupants of a distressed fishing vessel belonging to a national of the São Tomé Príncipe, which was adrift in the ocean for 11 days. According to a press…
“I understand the hardship you face. I wish there were other ways. But there is not. If there were, I would have taken that route as I came here to help not hurt the people and nation that I love.” President Bola Tinubu stated that he understands the hardship Nigerians are facing owing to his…
President Bola Tinubu has assured that his government is planning a review of civil servants salaries. Tinubu gave the assurance on Monday night during his national broadcast where he mostly spoke about the country’s economy. According to him, the move is part of efforts to cushion the impact of the removal of petroleum subsidy which…
The President defended the decision to remove subsidy, collapse multiple exchange rates and announced palliative packages to cushion the effects of recent policies TEXT OF THE NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO NIGERIANS ON CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. AFTER DARKNESS COMES THE GLORIOUS DAWN My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our…
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced on Monday a 50 per cent reduction in transportation fares charged by buses operated by Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) and a 25 per cent reduction by yellow buses across the state. This measure is aimed at cushioning the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on…
