Employees of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) will not get their salaries until they obtain the Permanent Voter Card (PVC). This came on the heel of an earlier directive by IPMAN’s National President, Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo, asking its employees nationwide to obtain their PVCs, before the expiration of INEC’s June 30 deadline. The salary payment condition is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Kano by the chapter chairman, Bashir-Danmallam. Danmallam stated that the decision was reached at a meeting with Mr Okoronkwo who mandated him to issue the statement. “The association found It necessary to take…
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Mr Uche Odigbo, General Manager, Samon Petroleum Limited, Calabar Depot on Friday said that Nigeria’s poor refining capacity is affecting the price and availability of diesel in the nation. Odigbo said this in an interview in Calabar, while reacting to the high cost and scarcity of the product in many filling stations in Cross River. Diesel is now a scarce and expensive commodity in Cross River as it is always not available in major filling stations, while those that have it sell for as high as N800 per litre. The General Manager said since the nation’s capacity to refine is…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), has cautioned youths and students against ethnic and religious sentiments ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The Coordinator, NANS Zone F, South-East, Onya Ibeabuchi-Moses, alias ‘Aluta Apostle’, who gave the advice in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, said Nigeria’s democracy had come of age. According to Ibeabuchi-Moses, Nigerian youths and students must look beyond ethnic and religious sentiments when electing their next president and other leaders. He, therefore, urged Nigerians to take firm decisions on who could salvage the country, and not because the candidates were Igbos, Hausas, Fulanis, Gwaris, Ibibios, Tivs, Yorubas,…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami and Ondo state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, both senior advocates of Nigeria have disagreed on the issue Nigeria’s restructuring. Both of them spoke at the ongoing three-day Attorneys-General meeting, attended by the 36 states Attorneys-General, to discuss critical legal issues relating to $418 million Paris Club Refunds, Value Added Tax (VAT), stamp duty, and amendments to the 1999 Constitution. Both members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Akeredolu and Malami were also speakers at the event. While Akeredolu who delivered the keynote address, insisted on devolution of powers in…
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu has assured that with 43 million committed membership, the party is in position to win the 2023 presidential election. Adamu stated this when he the Ambassador of Poland to Nigeria, Joanna Tarnawska at the national headquarters of the party on Wednesday. “The chairman stated that with the massive support the party enjoyed from over 43 million Nigerians, there was no way the party will lose the 2023 elections,” a statement from the party said. According to Adamu, the APC was conscious of the effects of developments in Nigeria on…
The U.S. Institute For Peace (USIP) is to partner with the Centre For Peace Studies of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, (UDUS) on ending banditry in the Northwest geo-political zone. A former Chief of Defence Staff and member of the Technical Working Group (TWG) on Peace Governance Initiative, Marthin Agwai stated this during an inaugural meeting titled: “Convening with Stakeholders on Institutionalising Peace Building and Supporting Local Peace Facilitators in the Northwest states” in Sokoto on Thursday. According to Agwai, insecurity has become a global challenge. “We need to look at the causes of insecurity in the country. Our population is…
Bandit terrorists on Thursday night, attacked Zurmi town, headquarters of Zurmi local government area of Zamfara state and abducted scores of residents, SMARTS NEWS has reported. A resident of the community who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the incident, saying that the bandits sneaked into the town at around 10pm and started shooting sporadically. “They didn’t kill anybody but they abducted unknown number of people. “And, just three days ago, they killed one person and rustled cattle,” the source said.
By Justina Auta The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), on Thursday, appealed to the Federal Government and other stakeholders to address issues affecting security and education in the country. National President of NCWS, Lami Adamu-Lau made the appeal at a news briefing, in commemoration of International Day of the African Child and the forthcoming 2022 Women-In-National Service Week (WINSERVE’ 2022) in Abuja. Adamu-Lau said that the Day called for sober reflection and for all critical stakeholders to proffer solutions to issues affecting insecurity and the rights of the Nigerian child. She decried the increasing cases of Sexual and Gender…
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, says Nigeria is endowed with quality commercial minerals in over 500 locations across the country. Adegbite said this in his speech during the Nigerian Day at the 2022 Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange in Toronto, Canada on Thursday. The speech is titled: “The Mechanisms of Transparency and Commitment in Mining Governance as Tool for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment to Nigeria.” According to him, Nigeria is blessed with 44 different types of minerals in commercial quantity in over 500 locations in the 36 states…
By Justina Auta The FCT Children Parliament has urged the government and other stakeholders to compel traditional rulers to sign legal documents preventing early child marriage and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in their communities and domains. Miss Splendor Joe-King, representing the FCT in the National Children’s parliament, made the call in Abuja, at an event to mark the 2022 Day of the African Child. While presenting the resolution reached by the Children’s parliament, Miss Joe-king said children who were already in matrimony should be rescued, rehabilitated and sent to school. “Children who are already in marriage should be rescued and…