Despite the agreement reached between the Federal Government and labour unions leading to the suspension of last Monday nationwide strike, the Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) in the country say they have not received any directive on the suspension of the increased electricity tariff from the government. Recall that while the labour unions had agreed to halt the planned protest on Monday, the government on its part agreed to suspend the implementation of the new electricity tariff increase. The government also agreed to rehabilate the refineries in the country to reduce the cost of fuel. However, a top official of the…
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A commercial court in London has ordered the release of the $200 million used as a deposit in the case against Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) to the Nigerian government, THISDAY reports. The newspaper quotes Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as confirming the development on Tuesday. “Due to the substantial evidence of prima facie fraud established before the court, we are pleased that the judge has agreed to release the guarantee. We are also pleased that the court has rejected P&ID’s application to increase the guarantee, which was clearly intended to be a diversionary tactic…
The convoy of Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, has been attacked by Boko Haram insurgents, The Cable reports. This incident comes barely 48 hours after Zulum’s convoy was attacked by insurgents on Friday. TheCable had reported how security operatives were killed when Boko Haram insurgents opened fire on the governor’s convoy and other vehicles conveying government officials to Baga, a town in the state, for the resettlement of internally displaced persons (IDPs). However, the Sunday attack reportedly occurred along Baga-Kukawa axis of Borno. A source who confirmed the news to the TheCable said troops of the Nigerian air force were…
The British colonialists chucked the power console to the aborigines of Nigeria in 1960. Let me rephrase that. The British prowlers tossed power into the palm of native champions and ‘’non-functionally’’ exited the dais before the close of 1960. But these infiltrators did not go with the evils and vices of their craft. The perils of colonialism remained. So, long after they are gone, the colonial construction still stands sturdy. The political layout the British handed to Nigeria was fatally flawed. It was designed to perpetuate strife and disharmony. The Nigerian anatomy was deliberately contaminated. The interlopers’ emulsion of disparate…
No fewer than 30 people, including police officers and soldiers, have died following an attack by Boko Haram terrorists on the convoy of Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State. Aside the security personnel, four members of a government-backed militia and nine civilians who were in the convoy of the Governor were also said to have been killed in the attack which occurred on Friday. Governor’s Zulum’s convoy was said to have been attacked between Monguno and Baga areas of the state. A source at the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri also told The Punch that the governor had left…
Julie Okah-Donli, Director-General of the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised an alarm of Nigerians dying in Sahara desert and Mediterranean due to trafficking. Okah-Donli disclosed this during the inauguration of the state task force on human trafficking in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, stating that over 20,000 Nigerians were victims of trafficking in Mali alone in 2018. She noted that the issue of human trafficking and irregular migration have become a great concern especially with the great number of Nigerians trapped in sexual and labour exploitation in various African and European countries. “Last year reports emerged about the existence…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have resolved to go ahead with its planned nationwide protest fixed for Monday September 28, despite a court order restraining the labour unions from embarking on the mass exercise. The labour unions had resolved to protest on Monday after a failed dialogue with the Federal Government on reversing the hike in fuel price and electricity tariff. The government, however, through Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), filed an exparte application at the National Industrial Court, Abuja stopping the union from carrying out the mass action and was granted…
Peremobowei Ebebi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Bayelsa West Senatorial District by-election, has said he is ready to face, Seriake Dickson, his main opponent and immediate past Governor of the state in the upcoming polls. Ebebi made this known to journalists in an interview in Yenagoa, the state capital, on Thursday. He said his team are working to ensure he emerged victorious in the by-election. “Victory belongs to God. It is God that knows what will happen on the 31st of October. I’m working; some of my people are working towards victory. We are praying to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) which he signed into law on August 7 will aid in the fight against corruption. Speaking at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 2020 virtual leaders’ summit on the sidelines of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Buhari insisted that it will enhance transparency and corporate accountability in the fight against corruption. “International and domestic perceptions regarding Nigeria’s commitment to fight corruption and foster good governance,” said the President. ”Since the inception of our Administration in 2015, the Government has been committed to changing international and…
Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in recently concluded gubernatorial election in Edo State, has denied wide reports of him appealing to Godwin Obaseki, his main rival and candidate of the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to return to the ruling party. “We are going to talk to everybody. We are going to bring everybody back. I want to salute my brother, the governor. I will like to appeal to him to return to the party. In every family, we have a disagreement,” MERIDIAN SPY, alongside other news media, reported Ize-Iyamu to have said in…
The Igbo and the Yoruba share the affinity of interest. Their political goals are analogous. They both seek jurisdiction over their space and resources, and desire to be master-planners of their own political future. The two groups long not for territories outside their borders or nurse expansionist ambitions. They just want to live on the turf of their own terms and contrivance. But why are the Igbo and the Yoruba at strife — politically? Why do they not agree essentially on the same things that form the core of their interest? Well, I think the long history of distrust among…
Yoruba World Congress (YWC) says it will successfully get the Yoruba nation without the shedding of blood. Prof. Banji Akintoye, YWC President-General, stated this on Wednesday, during the celebration of the anniversary of the Kiriji War. Prof. Akintoye said the YWC has over 107 groups championing the dream of having the Yoruba nation. “We have been saying we will have the Yoruba nation. The Yoruba World Congress is committed to helping the Yoruba nation to secure its position in the comity of nations,” he said. “When we first started the process, we had a total of 45 organisations, but now,…