archiveFebruary 2022

  The Coalition of Concerned Northern Forum has handed down a 72-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government within which to sack all the management staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the lingering fuel scarcity across the country. The group handed down their four-point demands in a statement...

  The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday threatened to withdraw its members if the current fuel scarcity persists across the country. The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Sunday threatened to withdraw its members if the current fuel scarcity persists across the country. Mohammad Yunusa, National Treasurer of TUC, said...

The Police Service Commission (PSC), at the weekend, said over 90 per cent of intending police officers did not score up to 30 per cent in the police recruitment examinations across the country. The commissioner representing the Mass Media and the South-South zone in the Police Service Commission (PSC), Austin...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled the attempt by a syndicate to steal at least N2.7 billion from the Nigerian economy by pushing into circulation fake $4.7 million cash. The NDLEA in a statement issued on Sunday by its director of Media and Advocacy Femi...

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says the people Niger Delta deserve considerable developmental gains. He also said one of the key objectives of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari is ensuring inclusive prosperity. Osinbajo explained that the Federal Government was collaborating with state governments and increasing efforts towards ensuring the wholesome...

The Federal Government has sympathised with Nigerians over unforeseen hardship occasioned by scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and called for patience in finding lasting solutions to the problem. Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, made the appeal on Sunday in a statement by his Senior Adviser...

There were five injured children in addition to the 12 who were killed, according to Chaibou Aboubacar, Niger's Maradi region governor. An airstrike by the Nigerian army targeting "bandits" has left seven children dead and five others wounded "by mistake" in the Maradi region of southern Niger, a local governor...

  A police report says embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, told a panel that secessionist groups, the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network are on a campaign to smear his reputation. Kyari, who was suspended by the police last year for his alleged link to...

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has warned petroleum marketers and owners of fuel stations to desist from hoarding Premium Motor Spirit as well as creating artificial scarcity in the state. Akeredolu said the warning became necessary after long queues surfaced at filling stations across the state, notably in Akure,...

  Bishop Matthew Kukah of Catholic Church, Sokoto, has avowed that the electorates should vote wisely for leaders with a high sense of integrity in the 2023 elections, as they cannot blame anyone for a wrong choice, especially the educated youths whose future lies ahead. According to the tireless advocate...