THE National President of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) Festus Osifo says the Federal Government is still paying subsidy on petroleum. President Bola Tinubu had in his inauguration declared that the subsidy era is gone, triggering a hike in the cost of the commodity across the nation. But months after the move, Osifo, who is also the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), said due to the cost of crude oil in the international market and the dollar to naira rate, the government still pays subsidy for the product. “They [government] are paying…
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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) claims the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has thrown decorum out of the window over his push for the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s win. Atiku, who ran on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), came second in the election. He had challenged the victory of the president in court, but lost as the Presidential Tribunal, struck out his petition. The allegation of forgery was one of those dismissed by the presidential election court. Despite the court’s ruling, Atiku continued his case at the US court, which eventually ordered…
A FORMER Deputy Minority Whip and member representing Kaltungo/Shongom Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Fatima Binta-Bello, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party. In a letter dated October 5, 2023, and addressed to the Chairman of the party in Shongom ward, Shongom Local Government Area of Gombe State, Binta-Bello conveyed her decision to quit the party, effective Thursday. Binta-Bello, who has been a member of the party for over 20 years, did not disclose any specific reason for her departure. She was defeated in 2019 by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bulus Amos when…
A SPECIAL Court Martial set up by the Nigerian Army has found the former Group Managing Director and Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Army Properties Limited, Major General Umar Mohammed, guilty of 14 of 18 count charges, including stealing and other sundry offences, which are all contrary to service laws. The charges brought against the General bother on stealing, forgery, conspiracy, theft, unauthorised diversion of Army property, among others. In one of the charges on which he was found guilty, General Mohammed was alleged to have collected the sum of $1.045,400 paid by shipping companies for the use of Nigerian…
IN light of the controversies surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University (CSU), the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, says the administration cannot waste time on such “trivial matters”. Tuggar, speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday monitored by News Point Nigeria, said that the controversy does not cast a shadow on some of the president’s recent international engagements. “There is a tendency to always try to distract people on such frivolous issues as opposed to facing the major issues of development. We don’t have time to waste on that,” he said. He argued…
THE Senate has amended its standing orders to stop first-term Senators from vying for the position of Senate President and Deputy Senate President. The Senate amended its order during Tuesday’s legislative proceedings. The amendment of Rule 3(2) (1-3) of the Senate Standing Orders follows a motion moved by the Senate Leader Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. With the new amendment to the standing orders of the Senate, first-term senators are now excluded from those qualified or eligible to contest for the position of presiding officers of the upper chamber. Rule 3 of the Senate Standing Orders as amended now stipulates that any…
THE Chicago State University (CSU) has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu, following requests by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election. Over the weekend, the US district court for the northern district of Illinois ordered Chicago University to release the academic records of Tinubu. In response to Abubakar’s third request — which was to release a copy of the diplomas issued in 1997 — the university said the certificates match the format of the Tinubu replacement dated June 27, 1997. “The documents responsive to this request which Chicago State University,…
THE Chairman of Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON has received with heavy hearts, the passing of Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu, a distinguished elder statesman, and Northern Nigeria’s first Professor of Community Health who died at the age of 93. Governor Inuwa described the late academic as a true luminary and erudite scholar whose demise leaves a huge void in the realms of knowledge and leadership in Nigeria. He said the loss of Professor Emeritus Umaru Shehu has created a profound void, not only for his family, Borno State and the University of Maiduguri,…
A FORMER Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State, Professor Umaru Shehu, is dead. A statement by Borno Elders Forum, signed by its Secretary, Dr Bulama Gubio, on Monday, announced the death of Northern Nigeria’s first Professor of Community Health. Prof Shehu, who died at the age of 97, was the founder of the Kanem Borno Historical and Cultural Foundation and a co-founder of the Borno Elders Forum. He was Professor Emeritus, Community Health, University of Maiduguri and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science. Prof. Shehu was born on December 8, 1930 in Maiduguri, Nigeria.…
BUA Group has announced a reduction of ex-factory cement price to N3,500 per bag. The current ex-factory price is N4,650, while it is being sold at N5,000 in the market. In a statement on Sunday, the company announced that the new price will take effect from Monday, October 2, 2023. The statement, titled ‘Reduce in Prices of BUA Cement’, reads: “We refer to our previous pronouncements regarding our intent to reduce cement prices upon the completion of our new lines at the end of the year, in order to spur development in the building materials and infrastructure sectors. “As per…
FORMER governor of Kaduna State Mukhtar Yero has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yero announced his resignation from the PDP in a letter dated September 30, 2023, which he addressed to the Kaura Ward Chairman of the party in the Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Though he did not disclose the reason for leaving the PDP, the former governor attached his PDP membership card to the letter he submitted. Yero served as the Governor of Kaduna State, following the death of Governor Patrick Yakowa in a helicopter crash in 2012. He also served as Commissioner for…
THE Federal Government has again urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned industrial action. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, issued the appeal on Thursday while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He urged the leadership of the organised labour to be patient with the Federal Government and give more time for dialogue. Mutfwang disclosed that the welfare of Nigerian workers would form part of the issues President Bola Tinubu would address in his maiden Independence Day broadcast to Nigerians on Sunday. This is coming two…
IN commemoration of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day anniversary, the Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2, 2023, as a public holiday. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in Abuja on behalf of the federal government on Thursday, according to a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade. The minister assured assured Nigerians of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s continued commitment to tackling challenges facing the country. “It is today a known fact that difficult socio-economic and security challenges are global, and Nigeria is not isolated. “The Government is daily making efforts to confront these…
THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON) has called for global peace and harmony on the occasion of Eid al Maulud. According to a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister, Alkasim Abdulkadir, Wednesday, the minister enjoined the Muslim Ummah to embrace the noble and exemplary life of Prophet Muhammad SAW (Peace Be Upon Him) in their daily lives. He also prayed for peace and security in Nigeria, most especially in the ECOWAS subregion and other parts of the world going through conflicts and strife; while also calling on all…
THE National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has felicitated with the Muslim Ummah and teeming supporters of the party on the occasion of the Eid-el-Maulud celebration. Ganduje in a statement by his Chief press secretary, Mr Edwin Olofu called on Nigerians irrespective of religious and political leanings to remain tolerant, and imbibe the culture of peaceful coexistence required for the unity and progress of the country. Ganduje used the occasion to appeal to all Nigerians to continue to support and pray for President Bola Tinubu as he tackles the economic and security challenges…
THE Federal Government has invited organised labour to a meeting in a last-minute bid to stop the planned October 3, 2023 nationwide strike announced by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday. The two unions had declared an indefinite strike with effect from Tuesday to protest the alleged failure of the FG to provide post-subsidy palliatives for workers, but the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity assured Nigerians it would meet with the leadership of the unions before they shut down the economy. The spokesperson for the labour ministry, Olajide Oshundun, said the meeting scheduled for…
THE Federal Government says 25 percent of the national budget will henceforth be dedicated to education in order to meet global standards, boost the quality of the sector and ensure the best hands are retained. The Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, made this known on Tuesday during a press briefing to reel out preparations for the 2023 World Teachers Day. He also appealed to security agencies and the military to do more to protect schools, especially the ones in vulnerable areas to ensure the safety of students is guaranteed.
NIGERIA’sMinister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar (OON) as part of Nigeria’s participation at the just concluded 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, hosted the Nigeria State Luncheon on “Financing Nigeria’s Growth Agenda” with public officials and investors geared towards galvanizing investment opportunities for Nigeria’s socio-economic development. The event which was held at The Madison Main Ballroom, The Lotte New York Palace, on the 21st of September 2023 wascoordinated by Nigeria’s Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, His Excellency Wale Edun. It provided a quality opportunity for the…
THE Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has said the Federal Government will soon unveil the audit report of probe of the Central Bank of Nigeria. President Bola Tinubu had on July 28, 2023, named a former Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, Jim Obazee, as the Special Investigator for the CBN. The President asked the special investigator to probe the CBN and key Government Business Entities, adding that the investigator would report directly to the President’s Office. However, the SGF said on Monday that the probe report of the CBN, when made…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has finally agreed to release his university certificate to his political opponent, Atiku Abubakar, but has pleaded with a federal judge in the United States to block all other details, especially the gender and admission records, from being disclosed. News Point Nigeria reports that the decision comes amid the legal battle at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago. The case was brought by Atiku, who alleged that Tinubu was not eligible to be president because he did not have the required educational qualifications. Tinubu initially resisted releasing his certificate after…