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SENATE APPROVES PRESIDENT TINUBU’S REQUEST TO APPOINT 20 SPECIAL ADVISERS
The Senate President has approve the request of president Tinubu to appoint 20 special advisers The Senate on Tuesday approved President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of 20 Special Advisers. This came after the President’s letter to the Upper Chamber requesting the approval. Meanwhile, the letter read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan during plenary session …
TINUBU AND ATIKU LACKS 25% IN ABUJA FCT – PDP WITNESS
A witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has testified in court that both the party’s candidate and President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not qualified to be declared as president because they didn’t get 25 percent number of total votes in the Federal Capital …
LABOUR DIRECTS WORKERS TO SHUT DOWN ALL OPERATIONS
Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut down all operations of shipping companies and begin an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday over a lingering dispute with shipping companies concerning the poor pay package and welfare of employees. At a briefing, the President-General of MWUN, Prince Adewale Adeyanju, lamented that since 2018 …
FEMI GBAJABIAMILA ALLEGEDLY APPOINTED AS CHIEF OF STAFF
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly appointed the incumbent speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, as his Chief of Staff. The decision to pick the Gbajabiamila was said to have been made by the president after evaluating all possible candidates aspiring for the post among his loyalists. According to Smart from PMNews, Gbajabiamila …
WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT – NNPC ANNOUNCES NEW NATIONWIDE FUEL PRICES
By Deborah Osagiede With immediate effect, the prices of fuel have been set at ₦488 and ₦555 per litre at the peak, signaling the end of the fuel subsidy era. The decision comes shortly after the newly elected President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, made the declaration to terminate fuel subsidy in Nigeria. The termination has caused …
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OWES NNPC N2.8TN – MELE KYARI
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mele Kyari, has disclosed that the Federal Government is owing the company N2.8 trillion of cash flow from the subsidy regime. Kyari who spoke to the State House Correspondents on Tuesday said, “Our position is we are a supplier of last resort to the federation, …
Mele Kyari asks Nigerians to stop panic buying of petrol
By Deborah Osagiede Shortly after President Tinubu while giving his inauguration speech announced that Subsidy has come to an end, Nigerians trooped to the fuel stations in fear that petrol will be scarce and more expensive. Kyari in a media briefing said he welcomes the removal of subsidy and also assured Nigerians that petrol is …
THE FOUNDER OF THE AFRICA INDEPENDENT TELEVISION(AIT) IS DEAD
The son of the Chairman, DAAR Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi has announced the death of his father at the age of 71 on Monday. Dokpesi was the founder of Africa Independent Television (AIT) and Raypower. His son, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr announced his father’s death in a statement. “It is with deep sadness and heavy …
Bola Tinubu takes oath as President, Nigerians Awaits his Promises.
He said, “With the problems confronting us, don’t pity me, I asked for the job, I campaigned for it , no excuses, I will live up to the expectations. I promise you.” Tinubu worked hard to be elected President, says Buhari As the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, takes the oath of office as Nigeria’s 16th …
NDA Support Group Honours Folashade Tinubu-Ojo and Others
The first and largest Diaspora Asiwaju support Group; NDA honours, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo, Dr. Ramatu Tijani, Dr. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Dr. Hassan Liman, Dr. Raji Nasiru, Amb. Mboto and others in Abuja. The chairman Central planning committee who is also the group Country Director Alh. Abiola Wasiu while addressing news men after the group review meeting that …
