President Muhammadu Buhari, has explained that the decision for implementing reforms were necessary, overdue and for people’s good. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement on Sunday, maintained that subsidy removal in these sectors had long been seen by successive administrations as game changers in search of solutions to move forward with the nation’s development. According to him, these are reforms that are necessary and overdue. “To stop the mismanagement of taxpayers money, eliminate corruption associated with subsidies on petroleum products, power, fertilizer among others, the administration took the decision to implement…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Tina George, Minna A petroleum tanker exploded at 11pm Sunday night, at Lambata in Niger state, and burnt houses, cars and properties worth millions of Naira. Fire flame from the tanker explosion The incident occurred when the tanker reportedly lost of control and collided with a trailer and exploded in flames. The exploded tanker As at the time of filing this report, the people were still counting their losses as officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, are trying to control the traffic and the fire service are working to put off the fire. Some of the properties…
An auto-crash involving a commercial bus along Ihiala-Onitsha road in Anambra state, on Sunday burnt all passengers on board beyond recognition. Eye-witness says that the vehicle was over-speeding and skidded off the road to avoid a pothole and in the process somersaulted severally before it went up in flames. The Acting Sector Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Kamal Musa who confirmed the incident said all the passengers on board were burnt beyond recognition along with the bus. “A lone fatal road traffic crash allegedly caused by tyre burst as a result of excessive speeding leading summersault and…
Right from the time the Federal Government (FG) unveiled its digital economy agenda, the performance and contribution of the Information Communication Technology (ICT) sector to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has increased, says Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami. Pantami, who is the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, told the Economic Confidential in an interview that in the second quarter of 2020, the contribution of ICT to GDP is 17 percent from 13 percent maximum, last year. He also said that with the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to his Ministry, the concept of digital number…
By Gami Tadanyigbe, Abuja Mr. Achebe iweka Gabriel, the Chairman/CEO Chebez Global Ventures LTD. has has called on developers across the country and Abuja especially, to make the cost of shops in market and shopping malls affordable for traders by affiliating with banks and gorvernment for subsidy due to the economic hard ship occasioned by the Covid 19 pandemic, Gabriel made the call during the Apo Trade centre epoch making ceremony and parley with the National Association of Nigeria traders (NANTS) FCT chapter, business men / women and public presentation to the Apo trade Centre and Banking partners at the site recently.…
A non-governmental organisation, Women Arise for Change Initiative, has urged the Federal Government to intensify efforts to make life more meaningful for the citizens. The group’s President, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin, gave the advice in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Okei-Odumakin expressed concern at the hardship being faced by the citizens especially with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. She appealed to the government to avoid actions or decisions that would inflict more hardship on the people. “The recent hike in the prices of petroleum products and electricity tariff are a combination of hardships. These steps are not acceptable,” she…
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has reiterated the vital role the World Trade Organisation (WTO) can play in producing a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine. Okonjo-Iweaka underscored the role of the global trade body in Geneva at a reception held in her honor by the Nigerian Permanent Mission to the UN while appealing for global support for her candidacy as the race for the World Trade Organisation( WTO) Director General position enters the election phase. “When vaccines and therapeutic medicine are produced, the WTO should be able to facilitate accessibility and equitable distribution to all member nations. “To this end, trade has to be…
The Defence Headquarters has assured residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as well as the adjoining states that the military and other security agencies had been on red alert to ensure their safety. The spokesperson of the Defense Headquarters, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, gave the assurence in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Enenche said the armed forces had intensified effective surveillance of the FCT and other states to checkmate activities of the criminals. He said the assurance was “imperative sequel to a purported memorandum from the Nigeria Customs Service warning its staff on a possible attack on the FCT”.…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 1,291,724 in the continent. Africa CDC also said that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic climbed to 31,056. The African Union (AU) Commission’s specialised healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 recoveries in the continent reached 1,031,453. Africa’s total COVID-19 cases represent about five per cent of all cases reported globally, it said. The Africa CDC, on Friday, said that nine African countries, including South Africa, Ethiopia and Libya accounted for about 81 per cent of…
Erica has been disqualified from the Big Brother Naija lockdown House. She was asked to leave the house immediately. She was disqualified on account of breaking the house rules repeatedly and bullying. Known as Ngozi Erica Nlewedim from outside the Lockdown house, she is aged 26 and hails from Abia state.