The House of Representatives Tuesday summoned Dangote Cement, BUA Cement, Lafarge Cement, Asaka Cement and Eagle Cement, to appear before its joint committee over the arbitrary increase in the price of cement across the country. The decision of the Green Chamber to give the ultimatum may not be unconnected with refusal of the cement manufacturers to appear before at a public hearing to investigate the arbitrary increase in the price of cement in Nigeria organised by House Joint Committees on Commerce, Industry, Special Duties and Solid Minerals in Abuja To this end, the committee has issued a 14-day ultimatum to…
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A group, All Progressives Congress (APC) Vanguard has taken a swipe at the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo, over alleged sponsorship of a smear campaign against the governorship candidate of the party, Senator Monday Okpebholo. The group which comprises of APC leaders in the state said the PDP, Obaseki and Ighodalo have suddenly become desperate, over fears that they will suffer a humiliating defeat in the upcoming governorship polls. TheHintsNews reports that a group, Network of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria, recently held a press conference…
The House of Representatives has said that it would put right laws in place that could help checkmate the avoidable excesses and hike in cement prices. It lamented that the unabated high cost of cement has impacted negatively not only on the built environment but also on the economy. The Speaker of the House Hon. Tajudeen Abass stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a public hearing on the investigation on the unabated rising prices of cement in Nigeria. He noted that the public hearing was aimed at informing Nigerians on exactly what is happening within this sector, and possibly…
Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Udo Ka have eliminated one of the commanders of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing Eastern Security Network (ESN), Tochukwu a.k.a Ojoto and three others in Imo state. The army in a statement issued Tuesday said following the capture of the notorious stronghold of the IPOB/ESN at Mother Valley, the criminal elements have been making efforts to establish other Camp in the general area and other places. It said: “Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA based on reliable Intel had on 6 May 2024 cleared the general…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Shina Peller, has said there was no animosity or lingering discord between himself and the Minister for Power, Bayo Adelabu. He denied subbing him at a recent event in Lagos, contrary to reports in some sections of the media. Peller made the clarification in a statement issued Tuesday while reacting to a recent video circulating on social media purportedly showing a perceived snub of the minister by Peller. Describing the allegation of snubbing as unfounded, Peller shared a video evidence of himself and the minister embracing and greeting each other warmly…
Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga has accused the Presidential candidate of Labour Party in the 2023 elections of hypocrisy. Obi, had while reacting to the deportation of some Osun indigenes by the Lagos State government on Monday on his verified X account expressed shock over the development. He noted: “I am deeply saddened and shocked by the recent reports of the deportation of citizens mostly of Osun State origin by Lagos State authorities. This is not merely a concern for Osun State but for all Nigerians who uphold the principles of unity, fairness, and justice. “Every Nigerian, irrespective of their state…
The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that members of the Rivers State House of Assembly by the Speaker, Hon. Martins Amaewhule no longer exist. TheHintsNews reports that Fubara and his erstwhile political godfather and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike had been at political loggerhead for a while now. The crisis in the state forced President Bola Tinubu to intervene and proffered a political solution to the crisis, which the governor had largely complied with. But in a dramatic turn of events, Fubara, while receiving a Bayelsa State delegation of political and traditional leaders,…
Faulty Presidential Jet has forced Vice President Kashim Shettima Kashim Shettima to abort his trip to the United States to attend the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. TheHintsNews reports that Shettima was originally scheduled to represent the President Bola Tinubu was unable to make the trip following a technical fault with his aircraft, forcing him to make a detour on the advice of the Presidential Air Fleet. However, in a statement issued Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to Shettima on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, would now represent…
Millions of people in the central US could see powerful storms on Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail, forecasters said. Much of Oklahoma and parts of Kansas are at the greatest risk of bad weather – including areas in Oklahoma, such as Sulphur and Holdenville, still recovering from a tornado that killed four people and left thousands without power last week. In all, nearly 10 million people live in areas under threat of severe weather, the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center said. Forecasters there issued a rare high risk for central Oklahoma and southern Kansas. The…
The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Charles Anosike, Monday tasked directors and staff of the agency to ensure strict compliance to budgetary provisions. Anosike stated this while declaring open the Budget Retreat of the agency in Abuja. He said the retreat was fundamental for the new management and staff, adding that it was an opportunity for them to improve on budgetary practices and also to discuss the 2024 budgetary provisions. Anosike added: “Anticipated outcome of the retreat is that all will embrace performance-based budgeting which will lead to transparent and accountable budgetary processes. “This will help…