The International Monetary Fund has urged the Federal Government to deliver on its commitment to remove fuel subsidy by mid-2023.The IMF said the government needed to make bold fiscal reforms to create the needed policy space, secure public debt, and reduce vulnerabilities. The Washington-based lender stated this on Wednesday in a report titled ‘IMF Executive…
Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has restated its confidence in the integrity and capacity of the Nigerian judiciary to right the wrong and reverse the openly illogical ruling of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal. According to a statement issued on Wednesday morning, the party affirmed that its complaints is with the Tribunal…
The Osun People’s Democratic party Chairman,Dr Akindele Adekunle has described the All Progressive Congress (APC) as curse to Nigeria and its Party Members. In a press statement issued by the chairman on Wednesday which was received by Sahel correspondent noted that: “It is with despicable regret that we have to react to an inciting diatribes…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has temporarily halted the decision of the federal government to ban the use of old Naira notes. The 7-man panel of the Apex court led by Justice John Okoro made the pronouncement while ruling on an ex parte injunction filed by three northern States of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara states….
Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) had commiserated with the Republic Turkey and Syria over the earthquake that rocked both countries in the early hours of Monday leaving thousands dead. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was said to have hit the town of Pazarcik Turkey, near Gaziantep, a border community with Syria and has injured so…
The National Security Adviser, Major Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), has assured that the 2023 census would be conducted safely despite security challenges in the country. Speaking during the inauguration of the security and logistic committee for the census yesterday in Abuja, Monguno said potential threats to the exercise would manifest in physical attacks on staff…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it cancelled the registrations of no fewer than 817 candidates that registered to sit the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations and Direct Entry examinations. The examination body said it made the decision owing to the discovery of certain infractions such as use of strange biometrics during the registration…
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for initiating processes to appeal the judgement of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which frontally attack the BVAS machines. The PDP in a statement by its Caretaker Chairman, Dr Akindele on Tuesday, said the electoral umpire…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu said the presidential candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the Labour Paty, LP; Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi respectively do not have the requisite to reposition Nigeria. Momodu, a former presidential aspirant of the PDP, made this assertion in an interview…
Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, has been thrown into chaos as angry youths blocked some roads, set bonfire and destroyed political billboards in protest against new notes scarcity.Our correspondent reports that the protest followed the growing hardship created by the naira and fuel crisis in the country. The protest which is taking place at Asero-Moore Junction-Abiola…
