In order to mitigate the impact of eliminating fuel subsidies, stakeholders in the business sector and economists have argued that the federal government must develop comprehensive palliative measures that include Nigerians from all walks of life in addition to civil officials. They emphasized how important this will be as the glittle proportion of the people who work in the public sector estimated 200 million. In the aftermath of his inauguration day speech affirming an end to the fuel subsidy regime, President Bola Tinubu had stressed the need for a review of the minimum wage, among other palliatives to be…
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The former lawmaker representing Bauchi North in the 9th Senate, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, has debunked allegations that he interfered with his wife’s job as President of the Court of Appeal. Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa served as President the Court of Appeal from 2014 to 2020. Addressing the 9th Senate led by Ahmad Lawan on Saturday, Bulkachuwa said, “I look at faces in this chamber whom have come to me and sought for my help when my wife was the President of the Court of Appeal.” Senator Bulkachuwa came under criticism when he openly said that used his position to solicit…
There are indications that governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the country would nominate three persons from the states as nominees as the tussle for President Bola Tinubu’s ministers intensifies. Sources in Tinubu’s camp revealed to our correspondent that there is a likelihood that the ministerial list may be submitted to the Senate for confirmation for ministers to emerge in July. With the inauguration of the National Assembly last Tuesday, Nigerian citizens are eagerly awaiting the composition of Tinubu’s cabinet to hasten the process of governance. Although the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari had six months to…
In a protest against racism, Brazil played Guinea in a friendly international on Saturday wearing an all-black kit in place of their traditional yellow and green shirts. The impactful move comes after Vinicius Junior, a Brazilian striker for Real Madrid, was regularly the target of racial taunts this season. The match is being played in Barcelona at Espanyol’s 40,000 capacity home where Vinicius, 22, and his Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo lead the forward line for Brazil. It is the first time in Brazil’s history that they have worn black, except for goalkeepers. The Brazilian Football Confederation is behind the move…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the other 13 former governors in the 10th Senate to “disclose the total amount of life pensions, if any, that have been received from your states as former governors.” Kolawole Oluwadare, the deputy director of SERAP, urged the new lawmakers in a statement on Sunday to “promptly clarify if you have collected and/or are currently collecting life pensions as former governors from your respective states, to stop collecting any such pensions and return the pensions collected to the Treasury.” “Nigerians expect you to act in…
Afrobeat singer David Adeleke, better known by his stage as Davido, has revealed that he is constructing a new home for himself and his wife, Chioma Rowland. In an interview with the well-liked American television program Drink Champs, Davido revealed that he is constructing a new estate. The musician asserts that he and Chioma are building a home with a Caribbean and Mexican motif. Davido went on to say that the residence is located at Eko Atlantic. “The new house that I am building for me and my wife, it’s called Eko Atlantic. It’s going to be like Carbon…
Niger State governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, has said the state government would provide free transportation for pupils and students in public schools in the state to encourage enrolment and checkmate children dropping out of school. He said the move was due to the high cost of transportation following the removal of fuel subsidies by the federal government. Bago said this Friday when he received officials of the National Examinations Council (NECO) led by its Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, (CEO) Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, at the Government House Minna. The governor explained that the free transportation for the children at the…
Nigerian actress, Akinyanju Omobolarinde, professionally known as Ashabi Simple has debunked a viral claim, stating that she and controversial street artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable are married. The Singer had days ago welcomed his fifth child with his fourth baby mama, actress Ashabi Simple and had a naming ceremony on Tuesday, June 13. At the event, Portable made a statement about the Yoruba actress finally being a housewife which made many conclude that they got married. He said: However in a recent interview with Saturday Beats, Ashabi Simple who earlier spoke on dating Portable despite knowing people will taunt her…
The Nigerian Navy has challenged Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, to produce the names of officers involved in crude oil theft. Dokubo, had on Friday, alleged that the bulk cases of oil theft recorded in the oil-rich region were traceable to the Nigerian Army and Navy. He said this while briefing State House reporters after meeting President Bola Tinubu behind closed-doors at the Aso Rock Villa. “The military is at the centre of oil theft and we have to make this very clear to the Nigerian public that 99 per cent of oil theft can be…
Protest in Zamfara Varsity Over Kidnapping of 7 Students in Three Week Students of Federal University Gusau have blocked Gusau to Zaria road to protest the kidnapping of about five of their colleagues, on Friday night. The students were abducted at Damba, an off-campus community close to the school, Politics Digest gathered. It would be recalled that three weeks ago, two students were also kidnapped and N10 million ransom was requested for their release, by their abductors. The students are calling on the authorities to secure their colleagues’ release, as the university has fixed the 19th of June to commence…
The Adamawa and Taraba Area Command of the Nigerian Customs Service have seized smuggled items with a duty paid value of N22.89 million in the last six weeks. The Area Comptroller, Salisu Abdullahi-Kazaure, made this known while briefing newsmen in Yola on Friday. The seized items, according to the area comptroller, included fertiliser, which was confiscated because some criminals were using it to manufacture improvised explosive devices. According to him, the command made 16 seizures from May 6 to June 16. Abdullahi-Kazaure said the seized items included 494 bags of NPK fertiliser, 14,980 litres of petrol in jerry cans and…
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the Department of State Services’ director general, Yusuf Bichi, to allow suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele access to his family and lawyers. After being suspended by President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, Emefiele had been taken into custody by the DSS. Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT high court made the order on Friday even as he emphasised that access is a constitutional right of Emefiele. The enrolled order dated June 16, 2023, reads: “The lawyers of the applicant shall have access to the applicant immediately. And regularly at a…