The presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi has decried the worsening security situation in the country. Obi in a statement issued Thursday said it was unacceptable that Nigerian children would not be allowed to learn in a secure environment because of criminals. Writing on the X handle platform charged relevant authorities to put no stone unturned and ensure that children go to school and learn in a conducive atmosphere. He said: “Just yesterday, I was lamenting the horrible spate of killings, terror attacks, and abductions in the country, while calling for more concerted…
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The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Ltd, Mele Kyari has disclosed that the company recorded 9,000 infractions on the pipeline in one year. Kyari made this known on Wednesday in Abuja when the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft went on an oversight function at the headquarters of NNPC Ltd. His words: “From 2022 to date, we have deactivated 6,465 illegal refineries. We have also removed 4,876 illegal connections to a pipeline out of 5,570 that we have discovered.” He added that the NNPC was not sure if that was the actual number,…
Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria) has said it is perturbed by the undemocratic action and questionable decision by leadership of the Senate as shockingly demonstrated in the suspension of Senator Abdul Ningi. Executive Director of TI-Nigeria, Auwal IMusa Rafsanjani said the organisation waa not unaware that the suspension was initiated against Ningi for expressing his constitutionally guaranteed concerns and observations on 2024 budget. He said the suspension was not unconnected with the public exposure of the N3 trillion padded into the 2024 budget by the Upper Chamber, which has hitherto failed to display transparency and public accountability in its annual…
The House of Representatives has called on the federal government to place on hold the alleged idea of a new steering committee board under the supervision of the Ministry of Finance to oversee the Social Investment Programmes. The Green Chamber noted that since such idea contravenes the extant law which positions the implementing agency and programmes under the purview of the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. It also called for the resumption of the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme in order to alleviate the current increasing hardship faced by Nigerians. The resolution followed the adoption of…
The presidency Wednesday revealed that it has commenced the training of 500 inmates in each correctional facility nationwide. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education, Abiola Arogundade, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said was part of plan by the current administration to drive down the 133 million people that are said to be living in poverty in Nigeria. She said beyond confinement, the training offers inmates personal and professional growth opportunities, including vocational training, saying this approach prepares inmates for post-incarceration life, investing in their future and societal well-being. Arogundade…
Some dare-devil bandits have reportedly invaded Buda Hausa community in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, abducting 61 people. A member of the State House of Assembly representing Kajuru constituency, Hon. Usman Danlami Stingo, confirmed the incident in a telephone interview yesterday evening. Stingo said the bandits invaded the community in the early hours of yesterday, unleashing terror on the community, adding that those abducted included 32 females and 29 males. He said: “The bandits attacked the community around 12 midnight to 1:00am on Tuesday when residents of the community were sleeping. I raised a motion on the issue…
The House of Representatives has directed the Joint Military Security Task Force stationed in Benue State to initiate full and coordinated security operations, with aerial surveillance and other necessary combat mission plans to flush out the bandits around Mbaikyor and other banditry camps in Benue State. It said this is to allow the farmers to return to their farm lands to continue to ensure adequate food production within a secured environment. The decision of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance on the need to address the banditry attack on mbaikyor community of Gwer East…
Firmer Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to form a merger party that would oust the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2027. Atiku in a statement issued Tuesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe described the media report as a blatant political mischief allegedly peddled by President Bola Tinubu and his lackeys. The PDP presidential candidate in the 2023 elections said there should be no doubt, while restating his unwavering dedication to the PDP and the fight for a better Nigeria Atiku said: “In a blatant display of political mischief, Bola Tinubu and…
The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has challenged the “so-called” aviation experts to public debate. The minister in a statement he personally signed on Tuesday explained that aircraft leasing, particularly, dry leasing was one factor that would help boost the business of local operators in the airline industry. Keyamo was of the opinion that no airline company in the world or even any government for that matter could afford to purchase its fleet of aircrafts 100 per cent. He explained that one other factor, amongst others, was the establishment of Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities within the country, saying…
The federal government through the Ministry of Transportation, has secured the sum of $1.3 billion for Completion of Kano-Katsina-Jibiya-Maradi rail project. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Alkali, while announcing the major milestone in the financing of the project Tuesday in Abuja, noted that the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) would provide 85 per cent of the money while the federal government provides 15 per cent. The minister in a statement made issued by his Special Assistant on Public Affairs, to the Minister, Jamilu Ja’afaru said the move signified a monumental step forward in the completion of the critical…