The next administration after the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will begin the repayment of the $800m loan approved by the World Bank as subsidy palliative, The PUNCH has learnt. Last week, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed to State House correspondents that the Federal Government had secured…
Open Letter to Mr. President. 13 April 2023. Engr. Eferebo I. Sylvanus.No 11 RSU Road, Off Ikwere Road.Port Harcourt,Rivers State.Nigeria. His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR)President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,Office of the President,Aso Rock Presidential Villa,Abuja, FCT, Nigeria. Dear Mr. President, Federal Government Approval to Use $350 Million Cabotage Funds to Finance Vessel Purchases…
The Lagos state Emergency Management Agency LASEMA has said that no life was lost in the building that collapsed on 1st Avenue in Highbrow Banana Island on Wednesday evening, April 12, IGBERETV reports. In a statement released, the agency said the building collapsed as a result of a truck that ran into it. The statement…
Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has placed a ban on all social activities on campus following the recent killing of a final year male student identified as Desmond Obukobo Oghenerukhewe. METROWATCH reports that Desmond, popularly called ‘Mayor’ by colleagues, was last week Monday murdered in cold blood right inside his hostel room in…
Apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has condemned last week’s reported attempt to arrest the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in London, the UK, as a move by political enemies. Ohanaeze said any plot to embarrass and pull down Peter Obi, because he had decided to legally pursue the mandate believed to have been given…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Kano governorship election petition tribunal to declare the March 18 poll in the state, inconclusive. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Abba Kabir-Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as the winner of the election, having polled 1,019,602 votes to defeat the APC candidate,…
The Ekiti State Government has announced its partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the Traceability and Resilience in Agriculture and Cocoa Ecosystem (TRACE) project. The Lutheran World Relief (LWR) has been awarded funding under the USDA’s Food for Progress program to implement the project and strengthen the cocoa value chain in…
28 people died in 2023 election but 800 in 2011: President-elect Tinubu“The 2011 polls recorded 800 deaths, the 2015 polls recorded 100 deaths, and the 2019 polls recorded 150 deaths. However, the 2023 polls recorded no more than 28 deaths.” PRESS RELEASE • APRIL 13, 2023 TEXT OF THE PARLEY HELD WITH THE INTERNATIONAL MEDIA…
Lagos State Government has expressed displeasure with the promoters of the “Gangs of Lagos” film/series over what it described as “cultural misrepresentation” as well as portraying the culture of the state in a derogatory manner. In a reaction by the state government, the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said the Ministry, being…
Isaac Fayose, the brother to former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has given reasons why the All Progressives Congress (APC) is rattled over the loss of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Naija News reports that Isaac, while reacting to a video of how Peter Obi was received by some Nigerians in the diaspora, said…