ASHENEWS reports that the former Sokoto state governor, and presidential candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) during the 2007 general elections, Attahiru Dalhatu Bafarawa has warned that banditry would get a boost if the Federal government failed to fight food insecurity.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Decree 33 of 1977 saw to the birth of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on April 1 of that year through the merger of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel. The main purpose was for it to add value to the nation’s hydrocarbon resources “for the benefit of the nation’s economy…”
The Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) says it is in support of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts aimed at repositioning the giant of Africa.
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADITOP) have denied plans to increase petrol price to N700 per litre.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has approved a loan of $115 million to support a major road rehabilitation project in Abia State, Nigeria.
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has said that Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) has yet to give a directive on the new electricity tariff earlier scheduled to commence on July 1.
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) prepared by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The National President of Heavy Duty Truck Drivers Association, Mr. Uche Nebuwa, says there will be no remedy to the hike in pump price of fuel caused by subsidy removal unless old refineries are repaired.
An appendage of a two-story hotel has collapsed in the Ada-George area of Port Harcourt, leaving four injured persons now receiving treatment in hospital.
The leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, on Thursday commended President Bola Tinubu for his decision to remove subsidy from Petrol and free-float the Naira currency.