Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, deplored the rejection of state police by some members of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review. Its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, in a statement, said the objection “has reinforced the notion that most of the members are not in the National […]
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Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje is insisting that the alleged killer of Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil of Noble Kids Academy, must be punished in accordance with the murder and anti-kidnapping laws of the state. Hanifa’s killing has elicited outrage throughout the country. He is among many Nigerians who have been outraged by the […]
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• No DisCo declared dividend eight years after privatisation • Buying electricity assets with loans, misplaced priority, say experts • Banks may run into regulatory sanctions over non-performing electricity loans • N202b MDAs debt, insecurity, theft, lax corporate governance pose fresh challenges • GenCos suffer investment shortfall over DisCos’ load rejection The postponed fears by […]
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Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva Govt rakes in N174bn as other awardees make full, part payments A total of 128 awardees that emerged as successful bidders in the 2020 Marginal Field Bid Round have made complete and part payments for signature bonuses in the oil fields, the Federal Government said on Thursday. […]
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FG feared subsidy protests could be worse than #EndSARS – Source Details have emerged on how security advice forced the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to make a U-turn on the decision to remove fuel subsidy. An impeccable security source said that intelligence handed over to the President by security officials showed that the […]
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Former Secretary to Ekiti State Government, Biodun Oyebanji, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the governing All Progressives Congress in the state for the June 18 governorship election. The Chairman, APC Governorship Primary Electoral Committee for Ekiti and Jigawa State Governor, Abubakar Badaru, who declared Oyebanji winner of the primary election, said the former SSG […]
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Following the Federal Government’s proposal for a N3tn budget to meet the funding provisions of the incremental fuel subsidy request in the 2022 appropriation act, the Peoples Democratic Party has urged the National Assembly to reject any amendments to the 2022 Appropriation Act regarding the N2.557tn addition for fuel subsidy. This is as it alleged […]
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As Seven aspirants kick, demand cancellation of poll The immediate past secretary to the state government, Biodun Oyebanji has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship direct primary election held in Ekiti state on Thursday. Oyebanji, from Ikogosi-Ekiti, in the central senatorial district and believed to be Governor Kayode Fayemi’s preferred aspirant […]
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Ex-Federal Commissioner for information and foremost South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari on his position on the Niger Delta, faulting the President’s claim of bringing peace to the geopolitical zone as untenable, untrue and without foundation. The South-South leader said that state of insecurity in the country has […]
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Apologises to Zamfara people over cancellation Bad weather aborts President’s condolence visit President Muhammadu Buhari made a broadcast to the people of Zamfara State following the cancellation of his scheduled trip to the State yesterday due to inclement weather conditions. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, […]
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