Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has said that President Muhammadu Buhari and his All Progressives Congress (APC) were playing Nigerians Advanced Fee Fraud over the removal of fuel subsidy and increment of pump price from N86.50 to N145 per litre, describing the increment as wickedness taken too far and asking; “was the federal government paying up to N58.50 as subsidy on one litre of petrol before now?”

It is always common for analysts to recommend constitutional amendments virtually on every public discourse on Nigeria’s development, while they hardly discuss lack of open governance in our leadership, a culture that is impeding developments and hurting our people especially the poor. Agreed the constitution may require amendments sometimes to correct some anomalies, but what about compliance?. It supposes that even if we have the best constitution in the world, it still makes no sense if they cannot be complied with. The quickest that comes to mind is the fundamental Rights Provision under the chapter four of the 1999 Constitution. This provision has been observed more in the breach as suspects or accused are still been detained for as long as possible by the whims and caprices of powerful individuals with police collaboration. People are still been deprived of their liberty and many other provisions that are violated daily.

Human rights lawyer and activist, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, has declared that the new fuel price regime from the Federal Government is illegal and lacks statutory power because the body, empowers to take such decision is yet to be constituted by the government.

President Muhammadu Buhari has said meeting parents of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, on a regular basis, is not good for his emotional state.

Sama Books Launch Services says it has concluded plans to embark on a training scheme for unemployed youths across Nigeria.

Some stakeholders in the oil and gas sector on Thursday commended the Federal Government for the total deregulation of the petroleum sector.

The Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning has said that 34 measurable and veritable priority actions have been identified to achieve the implementation of the 2016 budget under six thematic areas.

Lawmaker representing Mainland Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Jide Jimoh, on Thursday said that subsidy removal on petrol by the Federal Government would end the hardship being faced by Nigerians.

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Thursday advised haulage companies to put in place adequate safety measures during operational activities to forestall accidents.

Unilever Nigeria Plc., has declared a dividend of N189.2 million following the approval of the company’s shareholders at the 91st Annual General Meeting of the Company held in Lagos on Thursday, 12th May. The dividend declared amidst a challenging operating year translates to a dividend payout of 5 kobo per ordinary share to the shareholders. […]