Says payments were bringing the country to her knees Pay all accruals into Federation Account, Finance Commissioners urge President President Bola Tinubu said yesterday that Nigeria could no longer act as Father Christmas to its neighbours hence the decision by the Federal Government to remove the subsidy on fuel. At a parley with traditional rulers […]
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A professor of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Forensics and Vice Chancellor of Igbinedion University Okada (IUO), Prof Lawrence Ezemonye, yesterday, advocated the use of technological innovations to manage plastic waste in Nigeria, saying Africa generated approximately 8.5 million out of 380 million tonnes of plastic waste generated globally. Ezemonye made the revelation during the university’s College […]
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The Executive Director of Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, and member of the International Executive Committee of Friends of the Earth International, Prince Chima Williams; Nigeria’s queen of recycling and environmental sustainability, Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola; the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero are among leading activists listed in Changemakers: 100 Nigerians Leading Change, […]
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• Pass vote of confidence on interim administrator Traditional rulers, under the aegis of Notable Royal Fathers in the Niger Delta Region, yesterday, raised the alarm over an alleged move by a few individuals to fraudulently kill the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP). The monarchs alleged these fellows fraudulently collected money with multiple accounts without remitting […]
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• Simultaneous voting in both chambers makes race unpredictable • Nomination of Akpabio, Abass in order, says Bamidele • Clark urges Senators-elect to support Christian candidate for equity • Rivers Governor, Niger Delta Youths back party’s zoning formula Despite President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s meeting with 109 Senators-elect and 360 House of Representatives members-elect at the […]
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NNPP only fulfilling campaign promises – Kwankwaso A former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, yesterday said he would have slapped his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, if he met him in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He spoke while briefing newsmen after he met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House, Abuja, where […]
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• Nigerians optimistic of improved supply • ‘No economic efficiency in amendment’ President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, assented to the electricity bill passed in July 2022 seeking to repeal the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act, 2005. It becomes the Electricity Act, 2023 The Electricity Act now consolidates all legislations dealing with the electricity supply industry […]
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President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, from office with immediate effect. This was disclosed on Friday night in a statement by the Director of Information at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr.Willie Bassey. The statement said that Emefiele’s suspension is sequel to the […]
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Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has initiated talks with President Bola Tinubu on the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, who has been in detention since 2021 following his re-arrest in Kenya. After a private meeting with Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Thursday, Mbah told […]
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President Bola Tinubu is having his first meeting with representatives of traditional rulers from across the country at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja. Friday’s meeting is part of a series of engagements the President is having with key stakeholders across the executive, legislative, business, and traditional institutions since he assumed office on […]
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