Atiku to Tinubu: Nigerians shouldn’t pay with lives after paying more for fuel
According to Atiku, the impact of insecurity extends beyond the affected communities, as farmers being driven away from their land contributes to rising food prices across the country.
Appeal Court sacks Akwa-Ibom House speaker
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday nullified the election of the Speaker of Akwa-Ibom House of Assembly, Mr Aniekan Uko, for non-compliance with provisions of the Electoral Act.
CBN floats N213b intervention fund to stabilise energy market
KANO – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has initiated a N213b Nigerian Electricity Market Stabilisation Facility (CBN-NEMSF), to boost electricity supply in the country. The steps by the Apex Bank was a follow-up to commitments they reached couple of months ago with other stakeholders to solve the energy crisis in the country.
Oil subsidy is killing our economy – Hon. Adebutu
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Rural Development, Honourable Oladipupo Kessington-Adetubu has thrown his weight behind the planned fuel subsidy removal by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Nigeria joins 33 other ‘predominately Muslim nations’ to fight terrorism
Calling Islamic extremism a disease, Saudi Arabia has announced the formation of a coalition of 34 predominately Muslim nations to fight terrorism.
Zaria Violent Clash: 61 bodies deposited at ABUTH- CMD
THE Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching hospital (ABUTH), Zaria, Kaduna State, Prof. Lawal Khalid, has said that its mortuary has received 61 dead bodies resulting from the deadly clashes between members of Muslim sect, Shiite and the Nigerian Army.
We must do more to strip Boko Haram of religious pretence — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged religious leaders to support the Federal Government’s in its efforts at stripping Boko Haram of its religious pretensions.
Boko Haram’s suicide bomber girls often unaware they’re carrying bombs — UN
Many of the young girls Boko Haram sends out as suicide bombers in Nigeria and neighbouring countries are probably unaware that they will be blown up, a UN expert said Tuesday.
Steer clear of Lagos, APC warns pro-Biafra protesters
Ahead of Wednesday’s purported rally by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, in parts of Lagos, the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday, warned anyone planning to hold a demonstration in the State under any umbrella to discontinue such an attempt to plunge the state into crisis, noting that the State will not take kindly to such a nefarious plan.
Dangers for journalists still high in 2015: watchdogs
Journalists faced ongoing threats of jail or abduction for their work in many areas of the world, with China and Egypt imprisoning the largest number of reporters, watchdog groups said Tuesday. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists identified 199 members of the press behind bars because of their work in 2015 in journalism, compared with 221 the previous year.
Security fund: Ambode reassures on judicious use of tax payers’ money
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday assured Lagosians of his determination to judiciously utilize the resources garnered from the people for the overall well-being of the State, just as he restated his commitment to ensure the security and safety of lives and property as well as sustain a friendly investment climate.
