By Juliet Jacob Ochenje Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expose perpetrators of the alleged widespread and systemic corruption in the management of funds budgeted for fuel subsidy, and to ensure recovery of any proceeds of the crime. This was contained in a letter dated 3 June, 2023…
By Gom Mirian The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Africa needs $178 million US dollars to address its rising challenges of hunger and health crisis. WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who disclosed this on Saturday on his Twitter handle, said 53 million people, one in six, were facing crisis levels of hunger in…
[ad_1] An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Engineer Kailani Muhammad, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to appoint any former governor into his cabinet. According to him, all those former Governors roving around President Tinubu should be discarded, particularly those who worked against local government autonomy. He also urged the president to also discard ex-Senators…
[ad_1] The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bayelsa state, has advised Nigerians to readopt the use of bicycle as means of transportation amid the hike in the pump price of petrol. Sector Commander of FRSC in Bayelsa, Mr Usman Ibrahim, who gave the advice during the awareness ride to commemorate this year’s World Bicycle…
[ad_1] Some members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Saturday renewed their demand for the release of the traveling documents of their leader, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky, and that of his wife, Malama Zeenatuddin Ibrahim. The group also called for the unconditional release of its brothers in “various detention facilities illegally without trial.” Prof….
By Gom Mirian Nigerians have expressed divided views on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to security chiefs to ”crush oil thieves”. While some believe that there are issues that must be addressed before such a command is given by the President, others have applauded the decision as a sure way to stop siphoning…
[ad_1] The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) is set to launch its state-of-the-art campus that will provide health service implementation and globally recognised research for Nigeria and Africa. The chief executive officer of the IHVN, Dr Patrick Dakum, who stated this Friday while briefing newsmen in Abuja, noted that the IHVN board, comprising eminent…
By Kazeem Akolawole Reactions have continued to trail the removal of fuel subsidy by the new administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with Nigerians saying it has brought economic hardship upon them. The immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari had slated June 30, 2023, to end subsidy regime for PMS in Nigeria. However,…
[ad_1] Digital Trust and nine other media organizations have joined the Nigeria Media Innovation Program’s (NAPMIS) innovative business capacity-building coaching initiative. In a statement, NAMIP announced that the media organizations were selected from over 150 applications after careful consideration by an Advisory Committee comprising leading professionals in journalism, business, academia and innovative enterprise. NAMIP is…
[ad_1] The Oluwo of Iwoland, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government on the removal of petrol subsidy. Oluwo, in a statement on Friday by his press secretary, Alli Ibrahim, said the subsidy removal would cut avoidable wastage and stop enriching few individuals at the detriment…
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