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�The challenges you face are for a better tomorrow� – Tinubu to Nigerians

August 19, 2023August 19, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu says the challenges Nigerians are facing due to the removal of the petrol subsidy are for a better tomorrow. Tinubu stated this on Thursday at the public presentation of �Brutally Frank,� an autobiography of Edwin Clark, convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum, (PANDEF). Represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, Tinubu compared the challenges caused by the removal of the petrol subsidy to the pains of childbirth, noting that the pains are necessary for the birth of a new nation. The…

Subsidy Removal: FG announces N5bn palliative for each State to address impact

August 18, 2023August 18, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has announced a N5 billion palliative for each State of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to cushion the impact of the removal of the petrol subsidy. Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, made the announcement in Abuja yesterday, when he spoke to State House correspondents at the end of a National Economic Council (NEC) meeting. Vice-President Kashim Shettima presided over the meeting. The Council is made up of governors of the 36 States, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other co-opted…

Tinubu finally releases Ministerial portfolios, Wike appointed FCT Minister, Umahi to Works

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Tinubu has assigned portfolios to the ministerial nominees recently cleared for appointment by the Senate of the National Assembly. According to Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, appointing the portfolios, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu named immediate-past governors of Rivers and Ebonyi States, Nyesom Wike and Dave Umahi, as Ministers of FCT and Minister of Works, respectively. Other portfolios as released by the Presidency yesterday include: Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN) as Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), while former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, will serve as Minister of…

�There�ll be no increase in fuel price�, Tinubu assures

August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that there will be no increase in the pump price of petrol in any part of the country. Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, who disclosed this yesterday, quoting President Tinubu, said the market has been deregulated and will remain so. He stressed that the Government will address the inefficiencies within the midstream and downstream petroleum subsectors. According to him, this move is to maintain prices where they are without having to resort to a reversal of the administration�s policy in the petroleum industry. This…

Niger Coup: “Only an inexperienced President will go to war after 3 months in office” � Activist, Mahdi Shehu�

August 15, 2023August 15, 2023 Aminu Imam

Renowned activist, Mahdi Shehu, has warned President Tinubu against going to war with the coupists in Niger Republic.� In an interview on a television programme yesterday, Shehu said it is only an inexperienced President that will go to war after merely three months of resuming office. In his words: �This is a war that Tinubu cannot afford. Physically, psychologically, intellectually, militarily. The capacity is not there. He further said, “I think he is using this war as an alibi, as a cover to ensure the war comes between Nigeria, ECOWAS…

Arewa New Agenda Raises Concerns Over Calls to Sack SGF Akume; Urges Unity and Peace

August 12, 2023August 12, 2023 Aminu Imam

A voluntary organization that promotes peace and development in northern Nigeria, Arewa New Agenda (ANA), has raised concern over calls to sack the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume. The ANA members led by its Convener and Chairman of Arewa New Agenda, Sen. Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi, voiced their concern in a statement on Saturday. The statement read in part: “At the heart of the matter is the recent statement by Chief Audu Ogbe, a respected elder statesman, who called for the removal of the Secretary…

Niger Coup: �Reconsider your stand on border closure; don�t engage military� – CNG tells Tinubu

August 12, 2023August 12, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has asked President Bola Tinubu to reconsider his stand on border closure with Niger Republic and the seizure of electricity supply to the country following the recent military coup in the country. This is just as CNG stood against any form of preference for military action against Niger or any other West African or African nation by any regional or international community/institution. A statement signed by the Spokesman of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman warned against unnecessary escalation of the situation by the unsolicited intervention of…

�Our economy is trapped� � Tinubu admits

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

…Vows to end Nigeria�s over-reliance on loans President Bola Tinubu has pledged to end the country�s over-reliance on borrowing to finance public spending. The President made the pledge yesterday, when he inaugurated a committee to reform Nigeria�s tax laws and fiscal policies. The committee, which is chaired by tax and fiscal policy expert Taiwo Oyedele, will be responsible for identifying ways to increase tax revenue, improve tax administration, and harmonise Nigeria�s tax laws. Speaking at the inauguration, Tinubu said the committee is in line with his promise to remove all…

�Don�t appoint �cobbler� as Transportation Minister� – Maritime workers urges Tinubu

August 9, 2023August 9, 2023 Aminu Imam

The President-General of the Maritime Workers� Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to appoint someone that has the knowledge of maritime as the Minister of Transportation owing to the several problems bedevilling the sector. Adeyanju, who doubles as the 1st Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), made the call on Monday, while speaking with some journalists in his office in Lagos. He said that the industry needed people who know the grey areas of the industry and who can immediately…

�Tinubu rewarding corrupt individuals with appointments� – CISLAC, Transparency Int’l

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 Aminu Imam

The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has accused President Bola Tinubu of appointing persons believed to be corrupt into leadership positions. In a statement issued alongside Transparency International (TI) Nigeria, CISLAC said the appointments spread across political party level, the executive and the legislative arms of government. In a statement issued in Abuja yesterday, Executive Director CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said he was worried about the effect such actions would have on the morale of anti-corruption agencies in the country. He noted that the ministerial list sent to the…