Fuel subsidy: Return to old regime will worsen economic crisis — Min of Information, Idris

Fuel subsidy: Return to old regime will worsen economic crisis — Min of Information, Idris

The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has warned that any attempt to restore fuel subsidy would reverse the economic gains recorded since the removal of the subsidy by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Idris said the return of subsidy would recreate the fiscal pressures, distortions, fuel scarcity and incentives for arbitrage […]
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Hamzat, Oshiomhole, Shekarau push stronger national identity

Hamzat, Oshiomhole, Shekarau push stronger national identity

— Urge Nigerians to shun ethnicity, religious bigotry By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, has stressed the need for Nigerians to make deliberate efforts to build a stronger national identity that transcends ethnic, religious and cultural differences. Senator representing Edo North, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and former Kano State Governor, Mallam […]

Atiku politicizing nation’s economy with his flip-flops on subsidy – Presidency

Atiku politicizing nation’s economy with his flip-flops on subsidy – Presidency

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of politicising Nigeria’s economy after he renewed calls to restore the petrol subsidy, saying the stance sharply contradicts the economic position he took during the 2023 presidential campaign. The Presidency described Atiku’s recent stance as political opportunism that seeks to capitalize […]

Weah calls for independent judiciary to safeguard democracy

Weah calls for independent judiciary to safeguard democracy

— As Fubara charges judges to consider effect of judgments on nation’s polity By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt With barely six months to the 2027 presidential election, former Liberian President George Opong Weah has urged legal practitioners to remain neutral in the administration of justice, describing an independent judiciary as crucial to safeguarding democracy. Weah, who […]