Day: May 5, 2025

“Kaduna is free of ethno-religious violence for 2 years” – Gov. Uba Sani

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Senator Uba Sani

Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, says the State has not experienced any ethno-religious or communal clashes over the past two years. Speaking at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House during the distribution of 23 vehicles to the traditional leaders yesterday, Sani attributed the absence of clashes in the state to the key role played by traditional leaders. He noted that they have been “working tirelessly, sharing intelligence with security agents and maintaining close ties with our communities”. “This is why our non-kinetic approach to addressing insecurity is effective. Without the support…

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‘Rural poverty in Nigeria now 75%’ – World Bank

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The World Bank has revealed that a staggering 75.5 percent of rural dwellers now live below the poverty line in Nigeria. The Bank, which disclosed this in its ‘April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria’ report, paints a bleak picture of rising economic hardship, growing inequality, and persistent underdevelopment across large parts of the country. According to the report, while 41.3 percent of Nigeria’s urban population lives in poverty, the situation is significantly worse in rural areas, where economic stagnation, inflation, and insecurity have combined to deepen hardship. Based…

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2027: Atiku set to dump PDP for ADC; picks Obi as running mate

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Barring any last-minute change of plans, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is reportedly set to resign his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as he intensifies preparations to contest the 2027 presidential election under the platform of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC). According to reports, it was gathered from multiple impeccable sources that Atiku, who has made several unsuccessful attempts at the presidency, has finalized plans to actualise his long-held ambition through the ADC. As part of the new political alignment, Atiku’s camp has reportedly settled on former Labour Party…

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Ɗangote Refinery on track for $30bn annual revenue target despite US tariff

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Ɗangote Refinery

Aliko Ɗangote, Africa’s richest person, said his group is on track to generate total revenue of $30 billion next year, even as companies fret over the potential impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The Chief Executive Officer of Ɗangote Industries Ltd. said his businesses, which include a giant 650,000 barrels-a-day oil refinery in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, will add at least $5 billion of revenue in 2026 from $25 billion this year. Trump’s tariffs spared oil and gas exports, allowing Ɗangote Petroleum Refinery to keep selling its products to…

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Tinubu to meet GenCos leadership over ₦4tr debt – Minister

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Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that a meeting has been scheduled between President Bola Tinubu and the leadership of the Power Generation Companies (GenCos) over a ₦4-trillion debt. Adelabu said that the meeting was scheduled with a view to finding a common ground to settle the debt owed the GenCos. Special Adviser, Strategic Communications and Media Relations to the minister of power, Bolaji Tunji, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja yesterday, assured that the Federal Government would immediately pay a significant portion of the debt, while…

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“Cybercrime Act now Tinubu Govt.’s weapon of tyranny” – SERAP, Editors cry out

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SERAP, Editors

A storm of criticism is sweeping through Nigeria’s media and civil rights landscape as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have launched a scathing attack on the Tinubu administration over the “draconian” use of the Cybercrimes Act to silence dissent. In a powerful joint declaration delivered on World Press Freedom Day, the two bodies accused federal and state authorities of using the controversial law to criminalise journalism, muzzle free speech and terrorise critics, calling for the immediate release of all unlawfully detained…

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Rivers: Tinubu under local, Int’l pressure to reinstate Fubara on Democracy Day

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There are speculations that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under intense pressure from prominent Nigerians and abroad over the current emergency rule in Rivers state. President Tinubu may reinstate the suspended governor, Siminalayi Fubara, by May 29.  Former member of the house of representatives, Prince Ogbonna Nwuke, , according to a report, said: “I think as a democrat, the president should use the May 29, which is a big day in our country’s political history, to convince the whole world that he is indeed a true democrat, by reinstating Governor…

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FG Impoverishment Policies: ‘73.3% of Nigerians reject electricity tariff hike, subsidy removal” – Poll

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Nigerians reject tariff hike

73.3% of Nigerians have rejected the recent Federal Government’s electricity tariff hike, as well as its fuel subsidy removal, according to a recent poll. A recent poll by ‘BusinessDay’s April 2025 TalkExchange’ has revealed that most Nigerians are against the recent increase in electricity tariffs for high-usage consumers and the reduction of Government subsidies on electricity. The electricity tariff hike, with a 300% increase for Band-A customers, has sparked concern, as power remains unreliable.  The data reflects growing concerns over affordability, fairness, and the effectiveness of these reforms. Despite subsidy…

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