Month: August 2023

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Background

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PREDICTS INTENSE FLOODING IN SOME STATES.

The Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu has warned that intense flooding would be experienced in some states in the next seven days following the opening of Lagdo Dam in Cameroon.   Edu gave the prediction yesterday when she hosted the Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Environment, as well as other stakeholders on ways to lessen the impact of the flooding in Nigeria, assuring Nigerians that […]

todayAugust 29, 2023 74

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU WARNS NEW MINISTERS AGAINST UNDERWHELMING PERFORMANCES.

President Bola Tinubu has charged his cabinet members to work hard and be committed to creating a robust economy that would serve every Nigerian.   Tinubu during his opening remarks at the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House told FEC members including ministers to work hard, saying that the expectations of Nigerians are very high and underperformance won’t be tolerated.   He also restated his government‘s policy agenda […]

todayAugust 29, 2023 35

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DISCOVERS ILLEGAL PIPELINE LINKS IN ABIA STATE.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that an unauthorized oil connection was found on Saturday by a delegation sent by President Bola Tinubu to assess the oil theft situation in the Niger Delta. NNPCL revealed that the country loses an average of 7.2 million dollars monthly from the illegal connection discovered in Owaza, Abia State, adding that underground refineries and the environmental devastation witnessed by the team translated […]

todayAugust 28, 2023 47

News

SERAP URGES PRESIDENT TINUBU TO REVERSE BAN ON JOURNALISTS AND MEDIA HOUSES.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project SERAP has advised President Bola Tinubu to use his good offices and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the accreditation of those affected.   The Group in a letter dated 26 August 2023, signed by its Deputy Director, Kolawale Oluwadare advised Tinubu to publicly instruct the officials in the […]

todayAugust 28, 2023 94

National

PRESIDENT TINUBU SAYS NIGERIA MUST MAKE SACRIFICES TO BE RESPECTED IN THE COMITY OF NATIONS.

President Bola Tinubu says the country must make difficult changes to be respected in the comity of nations, arguing that even though initial reforms may be painful, the nation must be willing to take the hard steps to set the country on the path of growth.   Tinubu who spoke in Abuja yesterday while declaring open the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA at the Velodrome, […]

todayAugust 28, 2023 101

National

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SAYS PORT HARCOURT REFINERY TO BE BACK ON STREAM BY DECEMBER.

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources on Oil Heineken Lokpobiri has reiterated that the Port Harcourt Refining Company PHRC Limited would be back on stream by December as part of the government’s commitment to ending petroleum product importation as soon as efforts are being redoubled to restore the nation’s local refining capacity. Lokpobiri said this in a statement yesterday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum […]

todayAugust 26, 2023 31

News

PRESIDENT TINUBU TO OPEN 63RD NBA SUMMIT IN ABUJA.

President Bola Tinubu will open the 63rd Annual General Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association NBA in Abuja this weekend after an invitation was extended to him by the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, led by Yakubu Maikyau, SAN. Tinubu while hosting the delegation at the Presidential Villa yesterday promised that his administration would conclude a thorough review of the remuneration templates of judicial officers in the country. […]

todayAugust 26, 2023 48

Music Gist

Tekno teases upcoming album with new single ‘Pocket’.

Renowned for his multifaceted talents, Tekno has just unleashed his latest auditory masterpiece—a fresh single entitled "Pocket." Crafted with meticulous precision by the gifted Insane Chips, this composition is not just any ordinary tune; it serves as a tantalizing preview, offering a glimpse into the sonic marvels Tekno is poised to unveil for his eagerly-awaiting audience through his forthcoming album titled "The More The Matter," slated for release on September […]

todayAugust 25, 2023 21

National

COURT OF APPEAL SACKS JULIUS ABURE AS THE NATIONAL CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOR PARTY.

The Court of Appeal in Owerri in Imo State has sacked Julius Abura and recognized Lamido Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labor Party. The court also ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to immediately recognize and publish the names of all the governorship candidates produced by the Apapa-led National Working Committee in Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi states. The court also dismissed the governorship candidature of Athan Achonu […]

todayAugust 25, 2023 36

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