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The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream) has called on the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) to reverse the recent fuel price increase. The committee's chairman, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, in a statement issued from Abuja, expressed disappointment with the fuel price hike, and criticized private companies for exploiting gaps in the system to make arbitrary profits at the expense of Nigerians. He urged the […]

On Thursday, the upper legislative house approved a second reading of a bill intended to examine the pay, benefits, and other ancillary benefits of Nigerian judiciary employees on an upward basis. The executive bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Michael Bamidele, was able to pass second reading after he outlined its general principles and claimed that, should it be passed, it would increase the trust that judges have in one […]

The Nigerian Society of Engineers, NSE has tasked the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to impose hefty sanctions on Electricity Distribution Companies failing to honour service delivery agreements. NSE President, Margaret Oguntala, disclosed this in a briefing where she reacted to the recent electricity tariff hike. Recall that NERC approved a 240 per cent hike in electricity tariff last Tuesday for customers under Band A, getting 20 hours of power supply. […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Anti-Malaria, HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis on Tuesday gave the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Mohammed Pate, and the Permanent Secretary, Daju Kachollom, a 72-hour ultimatum to appear before it over allegations of misuse of $300m meant to tackle malaria since 2021. This is just as the committee threatened to order the arrest of the permanent secretary, Kachallom Daju, if she fails to honour the […]

The tussle over some parcels of land that has been tearing FUTO and it’s host Communities apart has refused to away. This is so as the host communities have called on the Imo State Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, to call the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Nnenna Otti, to order over her continued grabbing and selling of lands belonging to the host communities with impunity Addressing newsmen […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Olukayode Egbetokun, has inaugurated a training programme for commanders of the Special Intervention Squad (SIS). Speaking during the inauguration held at the Peacekeeping Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja on Monday, the IG said the programme is designed to prepare the trainees for the challenges associated with their new responsibility of taking up the lead positions in combating the scourge of kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and terrorism […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has warned Labour Party, LP, and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi to stop blaming the commission for their inability to effectively prosecute their case at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT. INEC’s lawyer, Kemi Pinheiro issued this warning while reacting to a claim by the lawyer to LP and Obi, Livy Uzoukwu on Wednesday. Uzoukwu claimed that the office of the Chairman of INEC […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, has directed 15 bank executives to make the old 200 naira notes available from today. Emefiele disclosed this after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari and the House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Naira Redesign Policy, Cashless Policy, and Currency Swap. He appealed to Nigerians to allow the policy to work because it will bring advancement to […]

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says President Muhammadu Buhari has done all within his powers to meet the offer of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Adamu stated that Nigerians have no reason to be disappointed with the government on the issue. He revealed that the government has proposed a one-time package for the striking lecturers, stressing that it will not be paid in instalments, unlike previous agreements. The […]