Members of the National Working Committee (NWC) have accused the national Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of high-handedness. A statement jointly signed by the North-West and South-West National Vice Chairmen, Salihu Lukman and Isaacs Kekemeke on Tuesday, also accused him of dropping the name of president Muhammadu Buhari in blackmailing them. “The National Chairman takes decisions unilaterally. When it suits him, he invokes the name of our leader, President Muhammadu Buhari to blackmail NWC members into accepting his decisions. “We are compelled to make this statement following serial postponement of the scheduled National Working Committee meetings,…
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council(FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is on a state visit to Spain. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari are attending the council meeting. Ministers at the meeting are those of Education, Adamu Adamu, Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Bello, Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Labour, Chris Ngige, Police Affairs, Muhammadu Dingyadi and Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen. Others ministers present at the meeting are those of Humanitarian…
ASHENEWS – JUNE 1, 2022: Rwanda Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said the country will retaliate if it suffers further attacks from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta told reporters after accusing Congo of firing shells across the border in May. “If attacks continue we will not sit idly by, Rwanda will have the right to respond to protect the security of the country, to protect the security of its citizens and we have the means to do that.” Congo summoned Rwanda’s ambassador and suspended RwandAir flights to Congo over the weekend in response to what it…
By Abdullahi Abdulkarim, Birnin-Gwari ASHENEWS – MAY 31, 2022: Bandit terrorists on Tuesday, intercepted a convoy of motorists with security escorts along Birnin-Gwari- Kaduna highway and abducted scores of passengers. At the incident which occurred between Kuriga and Manini, near Udawa town, the terrorists also set eight vehicles on fire. This is contained in a statement by the chairman of Birnin-Gwari Vanguard for Security and Good Governance, Ibrahim Abubakar Nagwari and made available to ASHENEWS. “In the sad event today, eight vehicles were set ablaze by the terrorists, while unaccounted number of innocent motorists, mostly women and children were waylaid…
Stakeholders in the environment sector on Tuesday in Abuja, sought a credible decarbonisation pathway for Nigeria. They made the call at the inauguration of the Carbon Chamber Project (CCB), a conference organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI). The conference with the theme “Carbon Footprints Reduction: The Role of Business’’, was aimed at recognising the role of business in carbon reduction. Chief John Udeagbalam highlighted the importance of helping businesses to access their carbon footprint and engage in advocacy for energy efficiency adoption. Udeagbalam is the National President, Nigerian Association of…
Nigeria’s crude oil production increased by 70,000 barrels per day in May according to a Reuters Survey released on Tuesday. The document showed that the country’s crude oil production averaged 1.42mbpd in May. The figure is 70,000bpd higher than the average crude oil production in April, which stood at 1.35mbpd. The survey said the increase in the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil output in May exceeded the rise planned under a deal with allies for the first time since February. It said this was due to a higher Saudi and Iraqi supply combined with a partial recovery…
The equities market settled lower on Tuesday as market capitalisation declined by N422 billion to close at N28.567 trillion from N28.989 trillion on Monday. The All-Share Index (ASI) also dipped by 1.45 per cent to 52,990.28 points from 53,772.14 points recorded on Monday. The Month-to-Date and Year-to-Date returns increased to 6.8 per cent and 24.1 per cent, respectively. Sectoral performance was broadly negative, as the Industrial Goods recorded a decline of 3.6 per cent, Consumer Goods fell by 1.8 per cent, Oil and Gas dropped by 0.8 per cent, Banking also dropped by 0.2 per cent, and Insurance fell by…
Bauchi state governor, Bala Mohammed on Tuesday, relaxed the 24-hour curfew imposed on Yelwa-Tsakani, Yelwa-Lushi, Kagadama and Birshi communities in the outskirts of Bauchi metropolis. This is contained in a statement by Mr Aminu Gamawa, Chief of Staff, Government House, Bauchi. The state government on May 28, imposed a 24-hour curfew on the affected communities following a communal clash where three persons lost their lives, four others wounded and five houses razed. However, Gamawa said the curfew was reviewed as normalcy returned, adding that the state government was on top of the situation. “Following the civil unrest of Friday May…
Naira on Tuesday exchanged at 419.50 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window, compared to 420.25 traded on Monday, representing 0.18 per cent appreciation. The open indicative rate closed at N418.58 to the dollar on Tuesday. An exchange rate of N444.00 to the dollar was the highest rate recorded within the day’s trading before it settled at N419.50. The Naira sold for as low as 412.38 to the dollar within the day’s trading. A total of 98.52 million dollars was traded in foreign exchange at the official Investors and Exporters window on Tuesday.
The Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) on Tuesday, destroyed confiscated donkey hides worth N413 million in Kano. The Zonal Coordinator of NAQS, Mr Adamu Ocheje who led the exercise at its headquarters in Ungogo local government area, said the Nigerian Customs Service confiscated the hides in Kano. He said that NAQS was not, in any way, opposed to trading in donkey hides, but that it was against the ceaseless exploitation of donkeys without restocking. According to him, the practice if not checked, will drive the endangered species to extinction. The zonal coordinator commended Nigerian Customs Service and other sister agencies…