Fuel Subsidy Will Kill Nigeria If We Don’t Kill It – Shettima
Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima has asserted that Nigeria will eventually suffer in the long run if President Bola Tinubu’s administration does not sustain its plan to remove fuel subsidy. According to Shettima, the removal of the fuel subsidy would be in the interest of the masses as against the upper class that would protest […]
Tech CEOs Send Big Warning Over AI Rollout
In a fresh alarm, leading computer scientists and technologists, and CEOs have warned that Artificial intelligence (AI) poses a ‘risk of extinction’ that calls for global action. “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” a group of AI experts […]
Malaysia Nabs Chinese Ship Suspected Of Looting WW2 Wrecks
Malaysian authorities have confirmed that it has confiscated a Chinese registered dredger suspected of looting some of the wrecks of British warships that sunk off the east coast of the peninsula during World War II. The Fuzhou-registered Chuan Hong 68 was apprehended off the coast of the Malaysian state of Johor on May 28, according […]
Subsidy Removal: Don’t Dare Nigerians — NLC Warns Tinubu
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has expressed dismay over the declaration by President Bola Tinubu that the subsidy scheme in place in the country is gone without consulting relevant stakeholders and putting in place adequate measures to cushion its effect on workers. NLC in a statement by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero noted with regret […]
Kano: Why I Didn’t Attend Yusuf’s Inauguration – Ganduje
The immediate past governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has offered reasons why he opted to be absent at the inauguration of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Monday. He noted that he did not attend the inauguration due to concerns about the potential for violence between their supporters. Ganduje made this revelation in an […]
How ₦11tn Was Spent On Moribund Refineries In 13 Years – Reps
The Federal Government of Nigeria spent a total sum of ₦11,349,583,186,313.40 from 2010 to date on the moribund refineries in the country, the House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries has revealed. The Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Johnson, however, failed to convince the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who chaired the […]
S’Africa Moves To Change Law Over Putin’s Arrest Warrant
Reports reaching the desk of Africa Today News, New York has it that South Africa has concluded plans to change its law to ensure that it has the power to decide whether or not to arrest a leader wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), This was made known to newsmen by a deputy minister, […]
Restructuring Nigeria Should Be Tinubu’s Main Goal – Ahamba
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ahamba has appealed to the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu to urgently carry out measures to restructure Nigeria, in order to return the country to its productive days. He said the need to fundamentally restructure as soon as possible, was to stop the component entities from reaping from […]
Subsidy: Scarcity Worsens As Petrol Sells For ₦800/litre
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government appears to have taken off on a chaotic start with oil marketers shutting their gates to motorists in reaction to his Monday’s inaugural address, where he announced that the subsidy scheme being paid for petrol is gone. Africa Today News, New York gathered from many sources that many filling stations […]
Atiku Tenders 118 Exhibits In Case Against Tinubu
No fewer than 118 exhibits have been tendered before the five-member panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court by Atiku Abubakar who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his case against President Bola Tinubu. Africa Today News, New York recalls that Atiku and the PDP had earlier approached the tribunal to […]
I Will Revisit CBN’s Naira Redesign Policy, Tinubu Vows
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has vowed to revisit the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) which had put many Nigerians in a difficult situation earlier in the year. Tinubu, who said this in his inaugural speech in Abuja, however, assured that his administration would treat both the old and […]
NNPC Throws Weight Behind Tinubu On Fuel Subsidy Removal
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by President Bola Tinubu on the removal of the subsidy on fuel while also warning marketers not to hike their prices. Recall that in his inaugural address on Monday, the President had declared an end to the era of subsidy payment, saying the 2023 […]