The Nigerian military has read the riot act to marketers of premium motor spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol, to find a lasting solution to the lingering scarcity plaguing the country, or face military clampdown. This is as group chief ...
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INEC Worries Over Worsening Fuel Crisis Ahead Of Polls
Just 24 days to the 2023 presidential elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday shared the same concerns raised by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) over the worsening fuel crisis and its impact on transportation on ...
Read More »Reps Approve President Muhammadu Buhari’s N1trn Loan, Defer N22.7trn Request
The House of Representatives yesterday approved the request by President Muhammadu Buhari to secure an additional N1 trillion from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The loan, according to President Buhari, will be used to fund the 2022 supplementary budget. The ...
Read More »Don’t Disenfranchise Over 3m Students, Obi Tells INEC
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has said it is essential to allow the over 3 million Nigerian students who are eligible to vote in the February 25, 2023 election to exercise their constitutional right to ...
Read More »NNPCL, INEC Parley On Fuel Supply For Election Material Movement
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of its support to guarantee uninterrupted supply of petroleum products for the logistics supplies for this year’s general elections. The group chief executive officer (GCEO) ...
Read More »2023: ADC Set To Take Over A’Ibom
By Our Reporter The (ADC) African Democratic Congress has vowed to take over the leadership of Akwa Ibom State after the 2023 general elections. Addressing a cross-section of workers in the state under the aegis of the Trade Union Congress ...
Read More »EFCC Arrests Racketeers Of New Naira Notes In Abuja
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in separate operations in Zone 4 and Dei Dei areas of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, arrested members of a syndicate of currency racketeers hoarding and trading the redesigned Naira notes. ...
Read More »Cashless System Can Help Track Election Financing – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said when effectively operated, a cashless policy in Nigeria can help stem the surge of illicit election financing by making it possible to track funds. He disclosed this on Monday at the Presidential Villa when ...
Read More »PDP Condemns Attack On Buhari In Kano, Blames Tinubu, Ganduje
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the attack on President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Kano State by miscreants allegedly sponsored by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The national publicity secretary ...
Read More »Make New Naira Notes Available To Nigerians, PCC Tells CBN
The Public Complaints Commission (PCC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to up its game in making the new naira notes available to Nigerians. The PCC federal commissioner representing Ekiti State, Hon. Kayode Bamisile, who made the ...
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