Mr Timpre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, says Federal Government has taken bold actions to stop the ongoing petrol crises across the country, while assuring massive distribution of the product.. Sylva, gave the assurance after his tour of some selected petroleum dispensing outlets in Lagos on Friday...
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The Council of State has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print more redesigned naira notes or allow the new and old banknotes to circulate concurrently to ease the tension caused by the scarcity of cash. The Council approved the naira redesign...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his government will eliminate kidnapping and bring to an end all other forms of insecurity. “We will eliminate the madness called...
An influential PDP member in Sokoto State, Alhaji Ummarun Kwabo has led high profile members of the party into the APC during the campaign rally of Bola Tinubu in Sokoto on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of those who defected during the APC presidential...
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday called on Sokoto residents of Sokoto State to vote for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Asuwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2023 general elections. Buhari, who spoke at the APC presidential campaign rally in Sokoto said Tinubu was the party’s...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss a suit filed by three state governments challenging the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). In a preliminary objection filed by the AGF through his lawyers – Mahmud Magaji...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N117 billion for the construction of Oloibiri oil museum in Bayelsa. The Minister of State for Petroleum resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the council meeting, chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked some media speculations alleging that the Federal Government was working on plans to postpone the 2023 general election. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, who debunked the reports in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the Buhari led administration...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had earlier scheduled to meet with all...
President Muhammadu Buhari has again pledged to ensure electoral victory for the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at the Feb. 25 presidential election. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman said Buhari made the pledge at the palace of the Emir of Katsina, on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Monday pledged to confront terrorists and other criminals with determination, courage and perseverance, if elected. Tunubu who made the pledge in Katsina at his campaign rally, sympathised with victims of the recent terrorists attack in the state, which claimed...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential campaign rally scheduled for Tuesday in Ibadan indefinitely. The APC Publicity Secretary in Oyo State, Mr Olawale Sadare, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan. Mr. Sadare said the decision was...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja b- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to protect Nigerians by going after political leaders and saboteurs mopping up the new Naira notes. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in...
Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of deceiving President Muhammadu Buhari over the redesign of the naira notes. President Buhari last year approved the redesign of the N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. The move, has, however, created hardship among Nigerians who battle to lay hands...
Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, says winning hearts and minds of the North East populace was a major step taken by the Army that turned the tables against insurgents during his time. Buratai, who is the immediate past Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned cabals reportedly trying to scuttle the February 25 and March 11 general elections to desist from the plot, saying no to any form of ‘interim government’. “Let nobody try to scuttle this election,” the governor warned on Saturday during a campaign in...
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria and her neighbours must place higher premium on the effective policing of borders to check criminal activities. The president stated this while playing host to Dr Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, World Customs Organization (WCO), on Thursday in Abuja. Mikuriya is in Nigeria for a...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has advised anybody calling for repeal of Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law to desist forthwith as the law had come to stay. Ortom gave the advice during a new conference on Thursday in Makurdi. He said: “The individuals and groups pushing for...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC)says the party’s leadership and President Muhammadu Buhari are strongly united behind Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, toward a victory in 2023 general election. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media and Publicity APC PCC said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja....