Category: Politics

The Federal Government has said that Nigerians must pay higher tariffs on electricity. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday at the 6th Presidential Quarterly Business Forum for Private Sector Stakeholders, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo described payment of higher tariffs as inevitable. He said: “Listening to questions concerning lower tariffs, we must pay higher tariffs, these sorts of things are inevitable. What we are trying to do is not increase tariffs for now, but how we can ensure we clean up the entire value chain. I’m sure you…

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The Borno State Government has announced plans to convert the house of the former leader of Boko Haram sect, Mohammed Yusuf, to a museum. Yusuf, the leader and founder of the militant group, Boko Haram, was killed in 2009. Mohammed Bulama, Borno State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, disclosed this during the 9th National Council for Culture, Tourism and National Orientation held in Dutse, Jigawa State. The commissioner also revealed that the Sambisa Forest, which used to be the insurgents’ haven, will be turned to a tourist centre…

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Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice-President of Nigeria, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a dying party. The ex-VP also said that the ruling party has failed the youths of Nigeria. He said “How can we have a federal cabinet without even one single youth. “A party that does not take the youth into account is a dying party. The future belongs to young people.” The former VP said this in a statement which he released to newsmen on Friday, November 24, 2017. Atiku, in his letter, also declared…

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Hon. Oladipupo Olorunrinu is member of the Lagos State House of Assembly representing Amuwo-Odofin Constituency 1. He is also the Minority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, as the only member under the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). A young man, driven by high principles and integrity, Hon. Dipo Olorunrinu is a staunch believer in the dream of metropolitan city and has proven this in so many ways through active participation in progressive activities within the state. His constituency (Amuwo-Odofin), recently became recipients of 10 passenger…

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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, on Wednesday declared that there is no automatic ticket for Buhari for the 2019 presidential election. He said the leadership of the party had not endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari as its sole candidate for the forthcoming presidential election. His declaration was against the recent endorsement of President Muhammadu as the sole candidate of the APC for the 2019 election by the APC governors. Tinubu held a closed-door meeting with the leaders of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, the Afenifere, at the residence…

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The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has congratulated Nigeria’s immediate-past president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan on his 60th birthday, describing him as a “patriotic and exemplary” leader. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi urged Jonathan to continue to be steadfast in the pursuit of peace national development. The statement reads; “The All Progressives Congress APC warmly congratulates former president, H.E. Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan on his 60th birthday. “We join well-wishers in celebrating a statesman whose life and politics have been defined by patriotism and…

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Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, has expressed the readiness of the State Government to partner with any investor willing to key into his administration’s massive infrastructural renewal drive in critical sectors, saying such would be a win-win situation for the overall benefit of the people. Speaking recently at an interactive session with members of the business community and informal sector, the Governor said public private partnership was critical to accelerate development, and that the government is open to collaborate with interested investors. For instance, Governor Ambode said the State…

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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme is dead. A statement from his family signed by his brother and the traditional ruler of Oko in Anambra State, Igwe Laz Ekwueme said that he died by 10:00 pm in a London clinic, Sunday. The statement read: “Ekwueme family regrets to announce the peaceful passing away of their patriarch, the former Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme GCON. “The sad event occurred at the London Clinic at 10:00 pm on Sunday 19th November 2017.” Ekwueme…

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The Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria says that its members in Lagos State will start wearing uniforms from Jan. 1, 2018 for security and effective service delivery. The National President of the association, Mr Isreal Adeshola, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday. Adeshola said the operational uniform would bring sanity to the service in the state and the country as a whole. According to him, the association has started training its members in Lagos State and educating them on the job…

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