ABUJA—Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that no amount of resistance from President Bola Tinubu or “millions of his gang of economic jesters” could stop him from restoring a targeted fuel subsidy to Nigerians, accusing the administration of dressing up subsidy removal as reform while quietly extending fiscal concessions to oil investors.

JOS—Chairman of the Izalatil Bid’a Wa’ikamatis Sunnah, JIBWIS, Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, has dismissed claims that he disliked Christians, describing the allegations as “mere lies” and a misinterpretation of his recent remarks.

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 […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS: The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has called on the Federal Government, employers and other stakeholders to implement reforms that will create decent jobs, protect workers and ensure a fairer distribution of Nigeria’s wealth. The TUC Secretary-General, Nuhu Toro, made the call at the closing ceremony of the 2026 Petroleum […]

The presidential candidate of Accord Party, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has described former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the “father of subsidy removal” in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, saying his recent reversal on fuel subsidy removal deserved an explanation and an apology to Nigerians.