Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has called on President Bola Tinubu to sanction all government officials involved in contract maneuvering. The group also condemned the recent contracts awarded by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) for oil and gas metering, saying the decision blatantly undermines Nigeria’s national interest and reeks of high-level corruption. CASER in a statement issued Monday by its Director, Advocacy Center, Frank Tietie said Tinubu should call to order, all the relevant authorities, including the Minister of state for Petroleum, Hinenken Lokobiri, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NUPRC, Gbenga Komolafe, to…
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Ahead of the much anticipated August 1 nationwide protest, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has federal and state governments to demand subsidies on food commodities as part of effort to ameliorate the economic hardship in faced by Nigerians. NYCN Vice President (North East), Bishop Kanatapwa made the call while addressing a press conference on Monday in Abuja. He added: “Government at the Federal and State level should swing into action to reduce prices of daily consumable goods like bread, garri, beans, yam, rice etc, to enable the down trodden feed “Importers of consumable items should be granted granted…
The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) called for the scrapping of States Independent Electoral Commissions (SIECs). It also kicked against the proposed bill by the Senate to create the so-called Local Government Independent Electoral Commission, saying it is ill conceived. IPAC Chairman, Yusuf Dantalle disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the third regular quarterly consultative meeting between INEC and political parties. He said that to restore confidence in the electoral system, INEC should be empowered to conduct all Local Government elections. Dantalle stated: “To further deepen democracy at the grassroots level, IPAC demands the immediate scrapping of the States…
A team from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), led by the Director of Monotechnic Programmes, Mal. Ismaila Tanko has concluded an advisory, resource inspection visitation exercise at the Oshodi-Lagos training facilities of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The exercise which lasted two days was aimed at accrediting the National Diploma (ND) programme in Meteorology and National Diploma (ND) programme in Climate Change Sciences being proposed by NiMet, to be offered at its NiMet/WMO Regional Training Centre. In a statement issued Sunday, the NBTE team inspected the library, classrooms, students hostels, medical clinic, weather equipment, weather station, agricultural facilities,…
A former National Vice Chairman North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Salihu Lukman has said that the government of President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated lack of capacity to ameliorate the worsening living conditions of Nigerians. He said rather than fixing the country, the federal government was desperately mobilising opposition against the nationwide protest scheduled to take place between August 1 and 10, 2024. The former director general of Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) in a statement issued Sunday noted that as someone who was privileged to have organised protests in the country, one could say without any fear of…
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has directed the youths in the region to join the nationwide protest against bad governance scheduled to hold between August 1 and 10, 2024. Checks revealed that frustrated Nigerians, who could no longer bear the hardship in the land had scheduled the one week protest tagged “one week of rage” to protest against the hardship in the land. TheHintsNews reports that the federal government in the past few days has rallied traditional rulers, religious leaders, and government functionaries to persuade the youths against joining the protest. Reacting to statements issued by the Chief of Army…
Troops of the Nigerian Army has neutralised two kidnappers and one terrorist, the rescue of a hostage in counter-terrorism operations across the country in collaboration with vigilante forces. The army in a statement issued Friday said the successful operations demonstrate the commitment and effectiveness of Nigerian Army troops in combating terrorism and ensuring the safety and security of citizens. It said: “Troops of the Nigerian Army in a series of well-coordinated counter-terrorism operations across the country in collaboration with vigilante forces have made significant progress in curtailing the activities of terrorists and kidnappers. “These operations resulted in the neutralisation of…
Your Excellency, For the second time within two weeks, I’m compelled to write you this epistle. As I write this, my mind goes back to my earliest recollection of you as a Senator of thr Federal Republic of Nigeria. As a young journalist, you were everyone’s delight. The June 12 Presidential election annulment brought out the best in you as a pro-democracy figure. You spent money and time fighting the military. Our exile years were lived in constant fear and trepidation. Fast forward Sir. We returned to Nigeria in 1998. You contested the Lagos State Governorship election in 1999, and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it has the capacity to handle the local government elections. However, the commission said the law has to be amended before it could take up the responsibility. INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Thursday when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on preparations for the upcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States. He said: “You wanted to know the position of the Commission on issues surrounding the Supreme Court judgement and local government elections, the position of the Commission. “So…
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has directed its 104 affiliated youth organisations to remain on standby, while it continues with ongoing consultation ahead of the nationwide protest scheduled to hold between August 1 and 10, It added that it would,in the next 4 days, consult widely with various stakeholders, including government officials, security agencies, civil society organisations, and the media, to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the issues. TheHintsNews reports that aggrieved Nigerians have vowed to take to the street to protest against hardship, hunger, insecurity and bad governance. However, the federal government has warned that there would…