Indonesia Bans Ramadan Exodus Over Covid-19 Fears
Muslim-dominated Indonesia yesterday announced the ban an annual exodus that sees millions travel across the vast nation to mark the end of Ramadan over fears of a surge in Covid-19 infections. Travelers pack into airports, train stations, and ports across the nearly 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) long archipelago in a mass migration, known as Mudik, […]
Kwankwaso To Ganduje: What Kano Need Is Education Not Flyovers
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has been criticized by his predecessor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, over his plan to construct a flyover with a loan at the Hotoro roundabout in Kano Metropolis. Faulting the plans by Ganduje, Kwankwaso submitted that acquiring a loan of N20bn for the project ought to be the responsibility of the […]
Labour Moves To Block Fresh Bid To End Petrol Subsidy
Nigerian Labour unions on Thursday night stated that government’s plan to fully deregulate petrol pricing would be roundly resisted by the unions. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday noted that it would soon stop bearing the N120 billion monthly subsidy on the cost of petrol consumption by Nigerians. According to the group Managing Director […]
Nobody Can Bring Down Buhari’s Government – Garba Shehu
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, has declared that no one can bring down the government of President Muhammadu Buhari under any guise. Garba was reacting to the secession moves of agitators such as Sunday Igboho and Asari Dokubo, the presidential spokesman stated that some ‘charlatans‘ were being […]
Take Drastic Steps Now To Save Nigeria, N’ Elders Tell Buhari
The Northern Elders Forum has said that President Muhammadu Buhari must step up his leadership of Nigeria, by thinking outside the box to the unprecedented challenges facing the country. A spokesman to the Northern Elders Forum, Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed stated this on Friday on a Channels TV programme, Sunrise Daily which was monitored by Africa […]
Oxford/AstraZeneca: Nigerians Told Not To Panic Over Vaccine
Nigerians have been urged not to fret over the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine because it is safe and effective for the cure of the deadly coronavirus. The National Vanguard for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration and Advocacy, which made the call on Thursday, said there is no need for panic, noting that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the […]
Buhari Meets New Australia, South Korea, Slovak Ambassadors
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, urged the international community to further collaborate on tackling the major threats across the globe. The Nigerian leader said terrorism, insurgency, displacement of persons, and climate change posed real threat to human existence. Receiving Letters of Credence at the State House, Buhari urged diplomats to work towards building stronger relations, […]
Nigerians Enjoying Freedom Of Speech Under Buhari – Presidency
The Presidency on Friday insisted that Nigerians currently enjoy freedom of speech under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu disclosed this while featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. According to Shehu: ‘The fastest way to reach President Buhari is to reach the press and reveal the wrongdoing […]
Libyan New Govt Asks Foreign Mercenaries To Leave
The new unity government in Libya has called for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign fighters from the country with immediate effect. Thousands of mercenaries have supported opposing sides in the civil war that followed the ousting of the Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi in 2011. Read Also: UN In Libya Urges Probe After Violence At […]
Biden Issues Strong Warning To North Korea
US President Joe Biden on Thursday declared that the United States will ‘respond accordingly’ if North Korea escalates its missile testing. Following the two recent Ballistic missile testing by North Korean Forces, the US has condensed the exercise. ‘We are consulting with our partners and allies,’ Biden said at his first White House press conference. […]
Why Insecurity Is Getting Worse – Buhari
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday identified the lack of employment prospects and opportunities in most rural communities as the major factor fueling insecurity in the country. According to the president, previous governments made policies that were focused on urban development at the expense of rural inclusion which the nation is paying a heavy price […]
We Spend ₦120B Monthly To Subsidize Petrol – FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria, yesterday, announced that it spends a whopping sum of ₦120 billion ($263,248 million) monthly to subsidize Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. This revelation was made by the Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mele Kyari, Communication Team at the fifth edition of the special ministerial […]