…Blackout Looms As Electricity Workers Join Planned Action …FG, TUC Meeting On Fuel Subsidy Crisis Deadlocked …Stakeholders Meet Again Tomorrow As NLC Shun Meeting The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said it is not going back on its proposed industrial action on Wednesday, unless the Federal Government, and by extension the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), does the needful by returning to the status quo. NLC insisted on the position in a statement by Benson Upah, Head of Information and Public Affairs on Sunday. The workers body was reacting to a story in a national newspaper on Sunday,…
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African Refinery Port Harcourt Limited, NNPC’s Joint Venture Partner in the 100,000 barrels per day refinery currently being developed within the Port Harcourt Refinery complex, has lauded the bold action of the newly inaugurated Bola Ahmed Tinubu government in removing the petroleum subsidy. In a press statement, African Refinery’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Omotayo Adebajo, also called on Nigerians to be patient in the face of the immediate hardship caused by the subsidy removal and to support the president’s strategic announcement which in his opinion has been long overdue. While acknowledging that the subsidy removal has resulted in higher…
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has called on stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to put aside their differences and work towards the unity of the party, just as he emphasised the healing process must begin immediately. He made the appeal at the weekend, during the ongoing retreat organised by the party for elected officials in Bauchi, Bauchi State, while admonishing party members to put aside issues capable of causing division in the party as a result of the in-fighting that occurred during the general elections and embrace peace. Going forward, the governor said: “Well, I want to…
The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has directed its members to join the nationwide strike and protest declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) over the removal of fuel subsidy. NUJ in a press statement signed by its National Secretary, Shuaibu Usman Leman, and made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the Central Working Committee of the union deliberated on the issues and found NLC’s position and proposed action worthy as it’s in the interest of Nigerian citizens. The statement said, “After presentations by the National President, Chris Isiguzo, and the National Treasurer, Bamidele Atunbi on the position taken by…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that US$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues and budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing and unaccounted for between 2016 and 2019, as documented by the Auditor-General of the Federation.” SERAP urged him to “name and shame anyone suspected to be responsible for the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the use of oil revenues and the management of public funds budgeted as fuel subsidy, and to ensure their effective…
Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) nominee for president in 2023, asserts that he will successfully challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his authority in a court of law. Atiku added that Tinubu’s government was only in place temporarily and that it had been stolen due to purported electoral irregularities. The former Vice President said this during a PDP stakeholders’ meeting for elected officials of the party in Bauchi State on Saturday. At the meeting, PDP urged its members in the National Assembly not to be “rubber stamp members of the National Assembly.” According to Atiku, “You are…
ORIGIN. 1. In the past, we had FOUR (4) REFINERIES. Two (2) in Portharcourt, One (1) in Warri and another One (1) in Kaduna. Crude oil was pumped into those four REFINERIES and we got all the products we wanted. Even at that time, the Four Refineries couldn’t meet our consumption in Nigeria and we had to import the balance. I am not sure anybody bothered to find out why the Four Refineries couldn’t meet our domestic needs for fuel, perhaps we were servicing Benin and Niger Republic and God-knows how many other Republics we serviced. There was the…
Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, was conspicuously absent at a one-day retreat for elected officials under the Peoples Democratic Party which is ongoing at the Banquet Hall, Government House in Bauchi State. Some of the dignitaries present at the retreat are: Governors of Adamawa – Umaru Fintiri; Bayelsa – Duoye Diri; Bauchi – Bala Mohammed; Delta – Sheriff Oborevwori; Osun – Ademola Adeleke; Oyo – Seyi Makinde; Rivers – Siminalayi Fubara; Plateau – Caleb Mutfwang; Taraba – Agbu Kefas; Zamafara – Dauda Dare and Edo – Godwin Obaseki (was represented by his deputy, Philip Shuaibu). Others…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Saturday pulled down Abuja’s biggest graphics design and printing hub, the UTC Shopping Complex, over 30 years after it came into existence. According to Administration officials, the sprawling complex had to be demolished to give way for reconstruction to fit into a model required to grow SMEs to address global business needs and challenges. A Deputy Director, of Monitoring and Inspection, Department of Development Control, Hassan Ogbole said the structures were defective and there was a need to upgrade them to the standard that will meet global business standards. Ogbole noted that provisions had…
Manchester City are one game away from a historic treble after Ilkay Gundogan scored twice to beat Manchester United 2-1 in the FA Cup final on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s men completed a domestic double at Wembley and can become just the second side, after United in 1998/99, to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season should they beat Inter Milan to become European champions for the first time on June 10. Gundogan scored the fastest goal in FA Cup final history after just 12 seconds. United levelled on 33 minutes through Bruno Fernandes’ penalty…
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State has said that his administration has zero tolerance for sectionalism and nepotism, noting that he was an unrepentant believer in the unity of the State. Speaking at Asaba while swearing-in Dr Kingsley Emu as Secretary to the State Government, SSG and Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as Senior Political Adviser, SPOLAD, Oborevwori said his administration would be faithful in implementing it’s M.O.R.E Agenda. Congratulating the appointees on their appointments, the Governor said: “Let me sound it loud and clear that this administration has zero tolerance for sectionalism or nepotism. I am an unrepentant believer in…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, said the PDP government while he was the Vice President initiated subsidy removal in two phases after providing palliatives for the affected sector of the economy. Atiku stated this while speaking at the PDP Retreat for elected officials held in Bauchi state on Saturday. Recall that President Bola Tinubu declared in his inauguration speech that “petrol subsidy is gone.” Jagaban has grabbed the bulls by the horns NASS Leadership: Don’t be anti-South, anti-Christian, PDP group cautions party Following the President’s announcement, however, filling stations across the country increased pump prices…