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Wednesday, 21 February 2024 02:58

Hardship: Buhari’s minister mocks Tinubu, says ‘you’ve snatched power, now perform your Lagos miracles’

Solomon Dalung, Minister of Youths and Sports Development in the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari, has told President Bola Tinubu to perform what he described as his “Lagos miracles”. Tinubu was the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007. During his campaign for the highest office in the land, Tinubu emphasised that he built Lagos to a model for good governance, infrastructure renewal and innovation and asked that he should be given the chance to replicate such in Nigeria. However, policies introduced by the president have not addressed the needs of Nigerians, but plunged the country into further…

Sunday, 18 February 2024 04:51

PDP govs to Tinubu: If you can’t solve the problem of hardship the people are going through, please leave

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have advised President Bola Tinubu to throw in the towel if he cannot provide a sustainable solution to the problems plaguing the nation. The PDP Governors who gave the advice in a statement at the weekend reminded the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government of the need to be guided by the fact that it is (APC) that sought power to solve the problems of Nigeria, not to compound them or shift blame and use propaganda to confuse issues. The Governors noted that the hardship and suffering being faced by…

Thursday, 15 February 2024 04:49

Reps introduce bill to abolish presidential system, return to parliamentary system

A group of 60 lawmakers has initiated a move to end the current presidential system and revert to the parliamentary system previously used in Nigeria’s First Republic. The group, known as the Parliamentary Group, introduced a constitution alteration bill on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting in motion what could be a transition to a parliamentary system by 2031. Three constitution alteration bills were presented by the Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers), and 60 others during plenary. Spokesperson of the group, Abdulsamad Dasuki, briefed journalists on the synopses of the bills. During a press briefing…

Wednesday, 14 February 2024 04:50

‘Nigeria nowhere close to Venezuela’, FG replies PDP govs

Mohammed Idris, minister of information and national orientation, has knocked governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for comparing Nigeria’s economic situation to that of Venezuela. Speaking after a meeting held in Abuja on Monday, Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi and chairman of the PDP governors’ forum, lamented that the cost of living in the country is skyrocketing while the naira is on a free fall. The governor of Bauchi said Nigeria is “almost on the road to Venezuela” due to the current economic hardship in the country. As of January, Venezuela was reported to have a 234 percent inflation…

Tuesday, 13 February 2024 04:52

Nigeria almost becoming Venezuela in terms of hardship - PDP govs

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The opposition governors also decried the free fall of the naira and its attendant consequences, and asked that the Federal Government’s economic team should find appropriate solutions to the challenge. Chairman of the Forum, Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State briefed journalists after a meeting of the governors in Abuja. He decried the high cost of living in the country, and the value of the naira, saying, “We are almost on the…

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 04:47

There’s hardship, but it isn’t only in Nigeria - APC

All Progressives Congress (APC) says it is unfair to assess the administration of President Bola Tinubu based on the current economic realities. Speaking in an interview on Channels Television, Felix Morka, APC spokesperson, said things are tough in many parts of the world. Cost of living. On Monday, some residents of Minna, Niger state capital, blocked major roads in the city to protest the rising cost of living in the country. There was also a protest in Kano state over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Speaking on the development, Morka said the criticism of the Tinubu’s administration on…

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 04:46

APC’s response to protests by Nigerians against hardship ‘akin to pushing them to the wall and daring them to do their worst’ - PDP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is politicising the protest by Nigerians against the current economic hardship and worsening insecurity in the country. On Monday, some residents of Minna, Niger state capital, blocked major roads in the city to protest the rising cost of living in the country. There were also protests in Kano state and other parts of the country over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians. While commenting on the protests, the APC claimed that opposition parties were instigating the protests to undermine the Bola Tinubu administration. In a statement issued on Tuesday,…

Wednesday, 07 February 2024 04:43

Cost of living crisis: ‘Tinubu and his team should just admit they’ve run out of ideas’ - LP

Labour Party (LP) has asked President Bola Tinubu to seek help in addressing the high cost of living in the country before the situation becomes unmanageable. The LP said the federal government needs to take action to reduce the hardship being faced by Nigerians. LP national publicity secretary, Obiora Ifoh, made this call in a statement on Monday. Recall that protests broke out in Niger and Kano states this week, with residents blocking roads over food inflation and economic hardship. Ifoh said, “It is deeply concerned about the increasing cost of living in Nigeria and how millions of Nigerians are…

Friday, 26 January 2024 04:36

Atiku demands explanation for $3.3bn loan obtained by NNPC on FG’s behalf that’ll be repaid with $12bn in 5 years

PRESS RELEASE In what appears to be a landmark economic decision of the Bola Tinubu-led administration, the Federal Government last year, precisely on August 16, 2023 through the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) secured a $3.3 billion emergency crude repayment loan, which according to the NNPC, was to help give support to the Naira and stabilize the Foreign Exchange market. The curious thing about this transaction is that up till now, the Federal Government continues to keep mum about it, and the only information available to the public on the mega deal is coming only through unofficial sources from the…

Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:59

Northern senators threaten legal action against relocation of CBN offices, FAAN to Lagos

Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has condemned the relocation of some departments in the Central Bank of Nigeria and the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos State. The senators called on the federal government to consider reversal of the relocated departments or ready to face legal actions. Suleiman Kawu, spokesperson of NSF, made the call in a statement on Monday. The CBN in an internal memo last week announced plans to transfer some of its departments to Lagos on the ground that its headquarters in Abuja is congested with staff. Similarly, the Minister of…

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Tuesday, 23 January 2024 04:57

Plateau assembly members sacked by court say they’ll resume legislative duties

The 16 members of the Plateau house of assembly sacked by the court of appeal have resolved to resume legislative duties on Tuesday (today). In November 2023, the legislators who were elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were sacked by the appeal court over a lack of party structure. The election of Caleb Mutfwang, governor of the state, was also nullified by the court for the same reason. However, Mutfwang’s sack was reversed by the supreme court on January 12. The apex court had ruled that the appeal court erred in its judgment. Speaking to journalists…

Monday, 22 January 2024 04:49

ACF joins Northern Elders in rejecting relocation of CBN, FAAN offices back to Lagos

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has kicked against plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate their offices to Lagos. The ACF, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, described the plans as a ploy to further under-develop northern Nigeria. The CBN had, in a circular issued on January 13, notified its staff about the plan to transfer its key operational directorates to Lagos to “decongest” its headquarters. “This initiative aims to ensure compliance with building safety standards and enhance the efficient utilisation of our office space.…

Saturday, 20 January 2024 04:56

Youths protest Supreme Court’s verdict affirming Sule as Nasarawa governor

A group of youths took to the streets on Friday to protest the verdict affirming Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa state. Channels Television reported that the protesters burnt tyres at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa state. They also erected bonfires and blocked a highway that empties into Jos, the Plateau state capital. The activities of the protesters led to the abrupt closure of schools and businesses in Lafia, a town conterminous with the federal capital territory (FCT). BACKGROUND Following a petition by David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Nasarawa…

Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:44

Aiyedatiwa succeeds Akeredolu as Ondo governor

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa was sworn in on Wednesday at the government house, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, after the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo. In his acceptance speech, Aiyedatiwa asked the “people of Ondo State to continue to remember us in their prayers as we continue to emplace good governance in our dear State”. Akeredolu died on Wednesday morning at the age of 67. Before his death, the Ondo governor had been away from the state since June for medical treatment and returned on September 7.…

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