Government, in March this year, announced total deregulation of petrol across the country, but Nigerians still pay average of N11.9 billion every month to ensure the uniform price of fuel across the country. Following forced removal of subsidy in the last four months, a total of N47.7 billion was paid by consumers, in what stakeholders […]
Fresh building blocks were again laid in Ibadan, unto Nigeria’s urban development framework, when the Federal Government unfolded plans to reverse several decades of progressive decay in the ancient city. The project, which comes as a technical assistance programme to states, is meant to assist Oyo State Government in its physical planning and urban development […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has pleaded with Governor Hope Uzodinma to assist it in completing the cargo operations terminal and increasing the runway of the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, from 2,700 to 3,000 metres, and the width from 45 to 60 metres. Its chief executive, Captain Rabiu Yadudu, made the […]
•Youth council accuses Gbajabiamila of protecting colleagues • Knocks, kudos for minister over corruption in NDDC The letter from Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godswill Akpabio which conveyed the list of National Assembly members who allegedly got bloated and unexecuted contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has been released to the public. The National […]
Agitation for the decentralisation of the Nigerian federation on a sustainable form in terms of power, resource and function devolution between the Federal Government and the 36 states was yesterday re-echoed by the National Assembly. Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele (APC, Ekiti Central), who made the […]
•Seeks role for special counsel The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the National Assembly to publish reports of investigation of corrupt practices that the legislature conducted since 1999. The demand was part of Freedom of Information (FoI) requests to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. […]
•CRA, MBF berate presidency, el-Rufai •HURIWA bemoans silence of religious leaders Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) and Southern and Middle Belt Forum (SMBLF) have cried out to the Federal Government and the international community for urgent assistance over the humanitarian crisis in Kaduna State as a result of continuous attacks by armed herdsmen. In a […]
Igbo in US donate medical items to tertiary institutions in South East The Enugu State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), yesterday, declared that there is no crisis in the union, describing the purported suspension of its Chairman, Dr. Ike Okwesili by some members as false and mischievous. Some members of the association, who […]