Femi Falana, SAN, has blamed the “irresponsibility” of the ruling class for the hardships brought on by the alleged fraud perpetrated by beneficiaries of the fuel subsidy regime and failed promises to reform the oil sector. There is, therefore, a need for the Federal Government to act fast...
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……As president pledges turn around in education, health, sports security By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Paris–France assured Nigerians of repositioning the education and health sectors, while the ongoing reforms on the economy will be sustained and expanded, with a view to...
Elder statesman and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has urged President Bola Tinubu to prioritise the provision of palliatives to mitigate challenges that have arisen from fuel subsidy removal. Clark made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. NAN reports...
I am an angry Nigerian and those who know me must know why I have to be! As the pioneer Administrative Secretary of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG), one of the major organizers of the famous ‘Occupy Nigeria’ in 2012, yours sincerely can conveniently align his thoughts with a...
Forum of Commissioners for Finance of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to ensure that all accruals from the removal of fuel subsidy go to the Federation Account. Outgoing Chairman of the Forum, Mr David Olofu made the call at a valedictory session for outgoing State Commissioners for...
Mr Ade Omole, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu in the country’s best interest. Omole, a former Director of the Diaspora Directorate of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this when he spoke with the...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday reduced the number of work days that civil and public servants would have to commute to their workplaces from five days to three days a week, amongst other measures. In a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, Obaseki said the measure...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has commended the Federal Government for approving importation of petroleum products by private firms. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, said this while reacting to the development in Awka on...
Between an inaugural speech full of quotable nuggets and his reflex actions in just one week of presidential power, Mr. Bola Tinubu may have sketched the footprints of his presidency. A casual off script remark on the removal of fuel subsidy (‘Fuel subsidy is gone!’) has set off a...
Alhaji Garba Sani, Founding Chairman, APC United Kingdom Chapter, on Friday in Abuja, implored Nigerians to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu` in spite of the challenges posed by the removal of fuel subsidy. He gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at an...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Friday in Abuja said improved livelihood for Nigerians remains a top priority of his administration, with more people-focused economic policies, assuring that the national minimum wage needs a review to reflect realities. The President, who received members of the Progressive...
The Nigeria Labour Congess (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike from next Wednesday. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”. NLC President Joe Ajaero made the announcement after an emergency meeting of...
Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) has urged the Federal Government to introduce some palliatives that will reduce the effects of the fuel subsidy removal from 2023 budget on its citizens. Its founder, Dr Muda Yusuf, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of...
Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers on Thursday in Port Harcourt assured that his administration would give priority attention to the welfare of civil servants. Fubara gave the assurance during his working visit to the state’s secretariat complex. Accompanied by the Head of the Civil Service, Dr George Nweke, and permanent...
Mrs Kate Mamuno, Member Adamawa House of Assembly (PDP) representing Demsa constituency, has urged the Federal Government to revive Kaduna and Port Harcourt refineries for more development. Mamuno, who is the Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said that increase in pump price of fuel would further accelerate inflation, which would distort and destabilise economic activities. Its Director General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the assertion in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Oyerinde said also, that the increase would...
The Niger Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested three suspected ‘black marketers’ for fabricating huge extra tanks in their vehicles. The Public Relations officer of the corps, DSC Nasire Abdullahi, stated this while addressing news on the arrest in Minna on Wednesday. He...
Nigerians have expressed concern over the implementation of subsidy removal in spite of President Bola Tinubu’s assurance that it would not take effect immediately. A cross section of residents of Ibadan, Oyo State, expressed their feelings on Wednesday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Wednesday adjusted the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across its retail outlets, in line with the current market realities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the adjustment by NNPC Ltd. was triggered by the pronouncement of...