The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, has called on Nigerian government deploy multi-stakeholder approach to address issues in the downstream sector. This is contained in a statement by the executive director of the centre, Auwal Rafsanjani made available to ASHENEWS on Friday. According to CISLAC, “Nigeria has faced recurring incidences of instability and insincerity in the administration of the downstream sector scarcity of petroleum products, with its attendant hardship on the citizens.” Rafsanjani added that the undefined subsidy regime within the downstream sector had posed issues at different times and are still prevalent till date as well as widened…
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…Reaffirms decision on SP Shaaba Gboyako …Promotes 89 staff The Police Service Commission, PSC, says it has ordered fresh investigation by different panel on the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. A statement by the Spokesperson, Ikechukwu Ani made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, said the Commission took the decision at its 14th plenary meeting which ended on Thursday. Kyari had earlier been indicted by a report of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and investigated by a special panel set up by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and the report had been forwarded to the…
The CBN will stop the sale of foreign exchange to commercial banks before the end of the year, its governor, Godwin Emefiele said in Abuja on Friday. He said the banks would have to start sourcing their FOREX from export proceeds by massively supporting the non-oil sector of the economy. Addressing newsmen as fallout of the 364th Bankers’ Committee Meeting, Emefiele said the decision was in line with CBN’s commitment to boost the country’s foreign reserves through proceeds from non-oil exports. “The era is coming to an end when, because your customers need $100 million in foreign exchange or $200…
The Sokoto State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said that the federal government of Nigeria is dismantling the country’s educational system. In a statement by the chairman and secretary of the union, Saidu Abubakar and Hassan Aliyu made available to ASHENEWS on Friday, the union observed that “no nation can be successful or achieve greatness without a high-quality educational system, and no educational system can achieve greatness without high-quality teachers.” It added that “the foundation of the national development of every nation is education. Currently, the Nigerian government is on the verge of dismantling…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday, declared the Executive Order 10 (EO10) issued by President Muhammadu Buhari on the funding of state judiciary and legislature as unlawful and unconstitutional. The apex court in a split decision outweighed by six of the court’s seven-member panel, said the president exceeded his constitutional powers in issuing the Executive Order 10. The decision therefore voided and set aside the EO10. According to the apex court, it was not the responsibility of the federal government to fund the capital and recurrent expenditures of the superior courts created for states under section 6 of the Nigerian constitution.…
A professor of exploration geophysics with Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, Olawole Omosuyi has raised the alarm about the high potential of possible contamination of groundwater by the proliferation of dumpsites in most cities and villages in Nigeria. He said such contamination portends grave danger for human health and wellbeing of man and animal. Professor Omosuyi stated this while delivering the 144th inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology Akure on Tuesday 8th February, 2022. Omosuyi who titled his lecture, “Imminent Water War: Hydro Geophysics to the Rescue,” defined groundwater as water that exists in the pore spaces…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that importers of methanol blended Petroleum products to Nigeria must be held accountable. He issued the directive in a statement by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Garba Shehu on Thursday. According to Buhari, the persons involved must “be held accountable for substandard services and or products sold by them. “The relevant government agencies should take every step in line with the laws of the country to ensure the respect and protection of consumers against market abuses and social injustices.”
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has exposed importers of methanol-blended petrol to the country. It also reassured Nigerians of its capacity to restore sanity in the supply and distribution of quality Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol across the country within a short period. A statement by the spokesperson of the company said on Thursday that the Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari made the pledge at the end of a meeting with some oil marketers to resolve the issues generated by the recent supply and discharge of methanol blended petrol in some Nigerian depots. He explained…
After the weather that disrupted military airstrikes on terrorists who stormed Niger communities and killed children, a fighter jet and helicopter gunship have reportedly eliminated some bandit leaders and terrorists in the state. Recall that bad weather on Wednesday, had disrupted airstrikes on the terrorists who launched attacks on several communities in Kontagora, Mariga and Rijau local government areas. The terrorists had killed children, looted shops, razed many houses and rustled over a thousand cattle. A military intelligence officer had told PRNigeria that it was bad weather that prevented Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jets from launching offensives against the ‘rampaging’…
The Northern Governors Forum has lauded the chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, for his passion for peace and unity of Nigeria. This is contained in a congratulatory message to Fayemi as he clocked 57 by the NGF Chairman and Plateau state governor, Simon Lalong. The governors also commended Fayemi’s commitment to finding solutions to the nation’s security challenges and his support in assisting the northern region and other parts of the country, in handling problems impeding peace and progress. The forum acknowledged Feyemi’s contributions and passion in shoring up development of all parts of the country,…