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Benue elders urge Ortom to dump APC

Benue elders urge Ortom to dump APC

Makurdi—As pressure continues to mount on Governor Samuel Ortom to dump All Progressives Congress, APC,  some elders in the state from Masev, Ihyarev and Nongov Development Association also known as MINDA Zone, have urged the governor to dump APC and hasten the announcement of a new political platform to achieve his re-election bid.

Plateau govt sets up c’ttee to resettle IDPs

Plateau govt sets up c’ttee to resettle IDPs

The Plateau State government has inaugurated a seven-man committee to see to the speedy return of the Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in the various camps in the state to their places of original abode.

ANED accuses FG of truncating TEM, owing N100bn subsidy

ANED accuses FG of truncating TEM, owing N100bn subsidy

ASSOCIATION of Electricity Distributors, ANED, has accused the Federal Government of truncating the execution of the nation’s Transitional Electricity Market, TEM, thus causing financial crisis in the power sector.

Petty partisanship isn’t enough to take Nigeria forward

Petty partisanship isn’t enough to take Nigeria forward

WE’re all so consumed by the 2019 elections, by the thought of who’ll win and, therefore, who’ll lose and what this means for those who are connected to power or who hope to receive some form of patronage or the other. We fail to really consider the consequences of poor policies and bad governance.

Price of petrol, diesel drop in June – NBS

Price of petrol, diesel drop in June – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday said average price paid by consumers for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, fell by 1.5 percent year-on-year, YoY, and 1.4 percent month-on-month, MoM, to N148.1 in June 2018.

Stakeholders kick against Maritime Safety Agency Bill

Stakeholders kick against Maritime Safety Agency Bill

ABUJA—CRITICAL  stakeholders in the maritime sector, yesterday kicked against the Bill seeking the establishment of a Maritime Security Agency, insisting that it is a duplication of security outfits in the sector.

Convulsions in APC

Convulsions in APC

An alleged plot to remove the two presiding officers of the Senate, yesterday, could not stop the defection of 14 senators from the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on a day of high drama that was heralded by the police siege to the homes of the two presiding officers.

CBN to lend directly to companies through Commercial Papers

CBN to lend directly to companies through Commercial Papers

Determined to make low-interest, long-term funds available to the real sectors of the nation’s economy, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday, announced its readiness to lend to large companies in the country by buying Commercial Papers (CPs) issued by such firms.

MADUBUKO: My story of ruin, redemption, triumph

MADUBUKO: My story of ruin, redemption, triumph

THIS tale is about doom, redemption and victory over the forces of darkness. It gives a rich insight into the life of Apostle Anslem Madubuko, who was the opposite of what he is currently until he got to a turning point 35 years ago.
As he attains the age of 60 today, the General Overseer of Revival Assembly Church, counts and names his blessings.