Clerics, presidency clash over economy after Tinubu-bishops meeting
By Olayinka Latona A meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has sparked public debate over the role of religious leaders in governance, with differing opinions emerging on whether clerics should openly comment on government policies or remain focused on spiritual matters. The debate intensified after Cardinal John Onaiyekan […]
ABUJA City of Hawkers and Road traders
ABUJA, the Federal Capital Territory has certainly come of age. Established on February 3, 1976, the Territory serves as reachable centre from all parts of Nigeria.
Nigerians’ll continue to tolerate tankers drivers until – PTD
PETROLEUM Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said that Nigerians will for now continue to tolerate the tanker drivers, especially on the ever-busy Apapa Oshodi Expressway until the government provides enough parking space for the tankers.
Apapa-Oshodi traffic nightmare (2): Defying the Petroleum Act
The Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, the agency saddled with oil industry regulation and issuance of depot licences said that NUPENG members under the PTD have defied the Petroleum Act of 2002.
Apapa-Oshodi traffic nightmare: The unending blame game
THE perennial chaotic traffic which afflicts the Coconut-Mile 2 axis of the ever-busy Apapa – Oshodi expressway has remained a constant source of nightmare and frustration to road users, stakeholders and residents of the area.
Apapa-Oshodi traffic nightmare: Blame impatience of Nigerians – DAPPMA boss
HOWEVER, while responding to Vanguard’s enquiries over the telephone, the Chairman Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association, DAPPMA, Chief Sylvanus Okoli, said he was certain that the traffic congestion caused by tanker drivers was as a result of the unusual rush typical of the ‘Nigerian me-first’ approach and nothing out of the ordinary.
