The Federal Government has revealed plans are underway to provide alternative petrol -Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) – for the common man that will cost between N95 to N97 per litre. It also promised to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill(PIB) before May 29, 2020. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, stated these
The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, has harped on the importance of science and engineering to nation-building, stressing that soon Nigeria would join the league of countries in space exploration. He stressed that the strength of the economy of any nation was dependent on its scientific and technological advancement. Mr Onu stated
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, who is also the Chairman of the Southwest Governors Forum, has said that the nation’s Constitution does not prohibit the governors from running with the ‘Operation Amotekun’. According to him, the primary purpose of the government is to protect its people and consequently, it is the responsibility of governors
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a very unserious opposition. He made the remark during an interview with reporters on Wednesday while attending an event in Ughelli, Delta State. “We have an opposition that is a very unserious opposition; an opposition that
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday distanced himself from the removal of Imo State governor, Emeka Ihedioha, on Tuesday. Osinbajo said he did not discuss any matter relating to the governorship appeal with Ihedioha before the Supreme Court sacked him as the governor of the state. The Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday congratulated the new governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, on his victory at the Supreme Court. The apex court had on Tuesday sacked Emeka Ihedioha as Imo State governor and declared Uzodinma as duly elected chief security officer of the state.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has solicited for stronger partnership and collaboration between the Ministry and the United States of America (USA), through the United States Agency and International Development (USAID), to achieve food sufficiency and job creation in Nigeria. The Minister, disclosed this when the USAID delegation led by the U.S.
Still basking in the euphoria of his ‘accurate prediction’ of the sacking of former Governor Emeka Ihedioha by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, on Wednesday said he has 39 other prophecies for the year 2020. Mbaka stated this in a press statement issued by his
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the judgement of the Supreme Court on the Imo state governorship election stressing that the destiny of the people of Imo state is being taken from the governor they chose. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, said it is still
The Supreme Court has declared Senator Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as duly elected Governor of Imo State. The court ruled that all votes due to Hope Uzodinma unlawfully excluded from 318 polling units be added and the certificate of return issued Emeka Ihedioha be withdrawn immediately. It was a unanimous decision of
Barely a few days after the inauguration of a security outfit known as Amotekun by South-West states, the Federal Government has declared the paramilitary outfit as illegal as it is not backed by any known law in the land. The Attorney General of the Federation made the feeling of the government known in a statement
What could you do with a Christmas bonus of N2 million? The response is faster if you are a Nigerian senator: not much. In fact, some senators have described the amount — which is only a fraction of a regular stream of benefits accrued to them — as “a mere drop” in the vast ocean
The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Party in the 2019 election in Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi, speaks with MUDIAGA AFFE on the need to expand roads in the metropolis and other national issues How can the government tackle the problem of gridlock in Lagos? The gridlock has always been with us, it is
President Muhammadu Buhari has revealed why he decided to become to join partisan politics after release from prison. Speaking when he received the youths leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who came from across the country to pay him a visit in Abuja, Buhari said he took interest in politics after a clean bill
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said Federal Government will give more attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of universities to produce quality graduates, assuring that education will, henceforth, be a top priority in development goals of the country. President Buhari, who received leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) led by Prof. Biodun
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, says he takes responsibility for the fire incident that razed the Akesan market in Oyo State last week Sunday. He said this on Wednesday after visiting the site of the incident alongside his cabinet members. Makinde also assured that the State Government would rebuild the market and provide support to
After three years of their recruitment into the N-Power Scheme, the federal government is set to exit 200,000 of the beneficiaries from the programme. Their disengagement will take place between January and February this year, LEADERSHIP has learnt. Some officials of the National Social Investment Office (NSIO) and the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster
Bishop Mathew Kukah has accused the Nigerian government of using different methods to achieve the same goal of Islamic dominance like Boko Haram. He said this while reacting to the recent beheading of 10 persons suspected to be Christians by extremists in Nigeria. The Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, in his disgust with the Nigerian authorities,
The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Tuesday, described Rivers and Lagos States as the headquarters of money laundering in Nigeria. Magu said that though Lagos State was the first in terms of money laundering, the unenviable position was followed by Rivers. The acting EFCC chairman, who made
At least 30 people were killed in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno after an improvised explosive device detonated on a bridge, sources told Reuters on Monday. The bomb detonated at roughly 5 p.m. local time (1600 GMT) on a crowded bridge in the market town of Gamboru that leads into neighboring Cameroon. Witnesses in
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has said the electricity tariffs being paid by consumers will increase in April this year. NERC disclosed this in its ‘December 2019 Minor Review of Multi-Year Tariff Order 2015 and Minimum Remittance Order for the Year 2020,’ which was dated December 31, 2019. It said the order, effective from January
The recent decision by Chad to withdraw its troops assisting Nigerian Soldiers in the fight against Boko Haram under the aegis of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) may not be unconnected with the closure of borders by the Federal Government, The Nation has learnt. Although highly placed Military source claimed the Chadian troops were
A Nigerian, Anthony Okolie, has been illegally detained by the Department of State Services for 10 weeks for purchasing and using an MTN SIM card previously used and abandoned by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan. The telephone number was said to have been recycled and put up for sale by the popular telecommunications network provider.
The Serving Overseer, Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), not to leave the choice of his successor in 2023 to chance. In a nationwide live broadcast in his church on Sunday, Bakare, who paid Buhari a visit last week,
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain the former senator Shehu Sani, for 14 days to allow thorough investigation of his alleged involvement in name dropping and extortion. The development followed fresh allegations levelled against the ex-lawmaker by the complainant, Alhaji Sani Dauda. Shehu Sani was arrested on
Gunmen have killed no fewer than 19 people in Tawari community in the Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi State, burning buildings, including the palace of the king of the community. The Public Relations Officer of the Kogi State Police Command, Mr Williams Anya, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of
The governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that he was unperturbed about the new year prophecy of the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Revd. Fr. Ejike Mbaka. The fiery Catholic priest had prophesied that the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate at the March 9, 2019, governorship election in Imo state, Senator Hope
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has given the assurance that the Muhammadu Buhari would not disappoint Nigerians. In its New Year message on Tuesday, the party promised to protect the trust and faith Nigerians have placed in the APC-led government. “We will not let Nigerians down. We urge Nigerians to also play their part by
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians not to allow insurgents divide them along religious lines. The president said this in reaction to the alleged killing of 10 Christians by the Islamic State (IS) in Borno state. In a statement by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, Buhari described the execution as evil. He added that his administration
Between 2015 and March 2019, Nigeria’s external debt profile suddenly grew from $10.32 billion to N24.947 trillion or $81.274 billion, former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Friday, December 27. Obasanjo also warned that the country was currently sinking under this external debt adding that something urged needed to be done to save future generations from
THE Nigerian Army has maintained sealed lips hours after reports emerged that 11 captives in the den of Islamic State of West Africa Province, (ISWAP) were executed on Christmas Day. Neither the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) nor the Nigerian Army could react to the development when Vanguard sought their reactions on Thursday. The acting Director of
Founder of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo Lagos, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, has released prophecies for year 2020. Ayodele made the revelations public during Christmas at his annual fest gathering. The cleric gave prophecies on Nigeria, prominent citizens including President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and national leader of the All Progressives Congress
More than 200 health workers, including doctors, pharmacists and nurses have staged a protest, marching through the city of Akure, Ondo state capital over unpaid salary arrears. The workers, mostly from the University of Medical Science Teaching Hospital, Akure, said the state government was owing them two to four months salary arrears. The health workers,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described criticism that the 9th Assembly was a rubber stamp to the executive as unfair. He insisted that the 9th National Assembly was irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through diligent discharge of its legislative duties. The speaker said the fact that the legislature
The State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State Engr. Adedeji Doherty has reacted to the statement accredited to the Chairman of the Ruling Party in Lagos State APC . In a Statement released to journalist at the 8th Day Fidaul Prayers of one of the Senior Members of the PDP In Badagry,
Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, has described as embarrassing, the delay by the China Civil Engineering and Construction Corporation (CCECC) in completing the 10 railway stations along Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line. Amaechi said this on Friday during an inspection of the rail project. According to him, CCECC, the contractor handling the 156km rail line,
Ibrahim Ciroma, Adamawa state operations controller of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), says the number of trucks entering Adamawa on a daily basis has reduced from 100 to between 30 and 40 Ciroma said this while on an inspection tour of villages in Bele, Maiha local government area and Gurin in Fufore local government
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked Mr. Muiz Banire as Chairman of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Buhari has approved the appointment of one Edward Adamu as new Chairman of the AMCON. This comes barely 24 hours after the President announced replacement for FIRS’s Fowler with a northerner, a move criticized by many Nigerians.
The newly elected Lagos state PDP Chairman, Engr. Adedeji has condemned the arrest and re- arrest of Sahara Reporter Publisher, Mr. Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security. In a short statement released on Sunday by the Chairman through his media Aide, Engr. Doherty said “this is a bad omen for our nascent democracy-
The Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, has said the social media can’t be left to operate without control. A State House statement on Monday said Shehu spoke at the Kawararafa Media Award in Abuja on Sunday night. He said, “The entire Kasuwan Magani saga that resulted in the
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has called on the Executive to, as a matter of urgency, declare a state of emergency in the power sector to overcome the legion of problems stalling steady power supply in Nigeria. He warned that if nothing was done to address the challenges in the power sector, the 4,000 megawatts
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts Saturday night in a re-match with Mexican’s Andy Ruiz Jnr. The President who contested 3 times before winning in 2015 rejoiced with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora, who had
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has condemned the transfer of their leader, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife from the custody of Department of State Security Service to the Kaduna central Correctional Service as ordered today by the state high court. In a statement issued on Thursday, the IMN spokesman, Ibrahim Musa, noted that
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the furious invasion of the Federal High Court by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that Nigeria, under the President Muhammadu Buhari, is finally sliding into a frightening dictatorship. PDP insisted that the invasion of the court was a vindication of its earlier stand
The death of Eze Israel Kanu, father of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, has been announced. This is coming four months after his mother, Ugoeze Sally Kanu, also died. Eze Kanu was the traditional ruler of Afara Ukwu Umuahia community till his death. The traditional council of his community
Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, says “bad people” have taken over the country from people who are “supposed to be in charge”. Aisha said this on Thursday during a phone-in interview on Television Continental (TVC)’s ‘Journalists Hangout’ programme. She said it is unacceptable that those who should be in control of the government
Scores of heavily-armed operatives of the Department of State Services are currently chasing the vehicle of Senior Advocate of Nigeria and lawyer to activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, after he drove them out of the premises of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The move follows the disruption of court proceedings by DSS operatives
Former governor of Oyo state, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has described as shocking and unrealistic rumour making the rounds in some quarters that past governors in Nigeria receive jumbo pension running into millions of naira. The former governor also said that the claim by some elements that former Zamfara State governor, Abdulaziz Yari, wrote his successor, Bello
Nigeria’s transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday denied receiving any money as pension from the Rivers state government. In his Tweet reaction to a story published in Daily Trust newspaper today, the former Rivers state governor said he does not believe that he should receive any pension as ex-governor while currently serving as a minister.
A former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail after he was found guilty of N7.65bn fraud. The 12 year sentence is the highest among the 39 counts convicting the defendants, the lowest sentence being three years. Mr Kalu’s company, Slok Nigeria Ltd was ordered to be