November 2020

Tambuwal Assures Corpers Of Adequate Security

Tambuwal Assures Corpers Of Adequate Security

November 17, 2020 9:21 am

The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has assured the 2020 Batch B stream 1 corps members deployed in the state of adequate security during the service year. The Governor disclosed this Monday at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) permanent orientation camp, Wamakko in the Wamakko Local Government Area of the state. Tambuwal, who was represented by Alhaji Garba Shuni, said his government has done its best in ensuring better welfare for the corps members.

The governor, who enjoined the corps members to feel at home, urged them to abide by the rules and regulations of the camp, …

Timipre Sylva: Nobody Will Repair Nigeria For Us

Fuel Price Hike Explained By Timipre Sylva After Briefing Buhari

November 17, 2020 7:54 am

The Petroleum Resources Minister of State, Timipre Sylva, on Monday, explained the recent hike in fuel pump price from between ₦158 and ₦162 per litre to ₦168 and ₦170.

Sylva said that to the ordinary Nigerian, kerosene and diesel are more useful than petrol, which he claimed was mostly used by the elite.

He stated this about the fuel price increase while speaking to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday after his regular briefing of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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Sylva said: ‘Look at it, a situation where diesel has …

Kyari, Sylva Shun House Budget Defense Meeting

Budget Defence Meeting Of House Shunned By Kyari, Sylva

November 17, 2020 5:11 am

The Minister of Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, and the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Mele Kyari, on Monday, failed to show up for the budget defence at the House of Representatives Committees on Petroleum (Upstream, Downstream) and Gas Resources.

Members of the committee numbering more than 50 were made to sit for more than an hour waiting for Kyari and Sylva’s arrival, but they never showed up.

The lead Committee Chairman, Hon. Musa Sarkin-Adda, noticing that his colleagues were no longer comfortable with the situation, decided to address everyone.

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Herdsmen: Akeredolu Is An Educated Illiterate – Galadima

Unfreeze The Bank Accounts Of #EndSARS Crusaders – Galadima

November 17, 2020 4:25 am

A close associate of Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress, Buba Galadima, has urged the President to order ‘his people’ to unfreeze the bank accounts of #EndSARS campaigners who were clamped down in the aftermath of the nationwide demonstrations against police brutality. Galadima who spoke on Monday while featuring on Arise TV’s The Morning Show programme said that the clampdown on #EndSARS campaigners by the Buhari regime is unconstitutional.

Read Also: #EndSARS: Moving Against Promoters Is Unacceptable – Bakare

He said, ‘What the government has done is

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Bakare 'Tell Nigerians Truth About Osinbajo' – Bakare To Buhari

#EndSARS: Moving Against Promoters Is Unacceptable – Bakare

November 17, 2020 3:53 am

Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, former running mate of President Buhari, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has faulted the freezing of the accounts of #EndSARS promoters. In a special service on Sunday in Lagos at his church which is formerly called Latter Rain Assembly, Bakare said every policy against #EndSARS promoters and protesters is unacceptable for the peace and progress of the nation. The preacher and politician reiterated that the right to peaceful protest is one that every Nigerian, especially youths, should not be deprived of by anyone. While speaking at the church, he said:

Read Also: Bakare Offers

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Canada To Resume Hearings On Extradition Of Huawei Exec

Canada To Resume Hearings On Extradition Of Huawei Exec

November 16, 2020 5:53 am

Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou faces a new round of extradition hearings starting Monday in Vancouver, as the two-year anniversary of her arrest by Canadian authorities approaches.

Meng, the chief financial officer of the Chinese tech giant, has been fighting extradition to the United States, where she faces fraud and conspiracy charges related to alleged violations by Huawei of US sanctions on Iran. 

Her arrest in Vancouver on December 1, 2018, plunged Canada-China relations into crisis.

China insists

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The Political Situation In Nigeria Must Change Now

The Political Situation In Nigeria Must Change Now

November 16, 2020 2:56 am

Within the last few weeks, Nigeria has witnessed the most tumultuous period in her polity like never before in recent times which clearly was due to the gross plundering of the economic resources of the country by the marauding political leaders; sadly, the situation is yet to be totally brought to rest because the Nigerian leaders have failed the masses woefully, and taken advantage of the very people they ought to be representing.

And because of this exploitation by the ruling class, we now have an absolutely deteriorated system in Nigeria where the interest of the masses is no longer …

$500m Chinese Debt Sparks Confusion In Airport Concession

$500m Chinese Debt Sparks Confusion In Airport Concession

November 16, 2020 2:41 am
 Federal Government’s plan to concession airports has run into difficulties over existing debt and pact with China to build four new terminals at the cost of $500 million.The ‘concession within concession’, according to the coalition of aviation workers’ unions, is untidy and not in the best interest of the country. Hence, this among other concerns regarding the airport concessioning should first be resolved.

A group of former Managing Directors and Directors of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) warned against a Mezzanine Clause in all Chinese sponsored projects, adding that any contravention of the agreement with China on the

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Security worsens in Benin, no fewer than 30 killed in 7 days

Security Worsens In Benin, No Fewer Than 30 Killed In 7 Days

November 16, 2020 2:22 am

The security situation in Benin, the capital of Edo state, has taken a turn for the worse following a jump in cases of kidnapping, armed robbery and cult-related killings.

According to the investigation, the upsurge in the crimes was first noticed since the #ENDSARS protests that led to the release of no fewer than 1900 from two Correctional Centres, burning of at least eight police stations and the looting of their armouries by hoodlums.

Nightlife in the capital city, in the meantime, has since ground to a halt as incidences of kidnappings and armed robbery have escalated.

While residents of …

Lalong Condemns Attack On Custodial Facility In Jos

Youths Destroyed Employment Opportunities During Protest – Lalong

November 16, 2020 2:14 am
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau has assured youths of participation in his administration in order to address their problems and enhance development in the state.

Lalong gave the assurance on Sunday at the 2020 Harvest and Thanksgiving mass of St. Monica’s Catholic Church, Rantya, Jos.

While stating that his administration would embark on constructive engagements with the youth, he urged them to be law-abiding and separate criminality from genuine agitations to enhance a secure future.

‘This is because, during the #EndSARS protests, some youths looted and destroyed items at

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FG May Drop IPPIS For ASUU, Others As Opposition Grows

FG May Drop IPPIS For ASUU, Others As Opposition Grows

November 16, 2020 1:48 am

There were indications on Sunday that the Federal Government might adopt any payment platform developed in universities as an alternative to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

The spokesman for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who gave this indication in an interview with Newsmen, however, gave conditions for adopting any payment platform apart from the IPPIS.

According to him, the platform must be capable of eliminating ghost workers’ syndrome and other forms of corruption in payment of salaries.

Read Also: IPPIS: FG Looking Into ASUU’s Preferred Payment Platform – Ngige

Akpan stated this as opposition …

The Gang Of Looters Notoriously, Known As APC In Nigeria

No Public Funds To Loot – APC Mocks PDP For Owing Staff

November 15, 2020 12:20 pm

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed shock that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was owing entitlements of its national secretariat staff.

The party said this was despite billions of Naira generated from the sales of nomination forms during the 2019 general elections and the recent in Edo and Ondo governorship polls.

In a statement on Sunday, APC spokesman, Yekini Nabena, stressed that if a political platform is not capable of running its main office, such has no business in governance.

Read Also: Court To Hear APC’s Perjury Suit Against Obaseki Nov. 16

He told Nigerians to thank their stars …

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