January 19, 2022

Nigeria’s Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan has submitted that President Muhammadu Buhari did not at any point direct anyone in his administration to implement the removal of petroleum subsidy.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, had last October, announced that the federal government made provision for petrol subsidy only for the first six months of 2022 as the government looked towards complete deregulation of the sector.

However, while speaking with reporters after meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Tuesday, Lawan said he told Buhari …

The wife of the Nigerian President, Aisha Buhari, has charged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to go beyond ‘lip service’ and ensure more women occupy strategic positions in the party going forward.

Aisha stated this while speaking at the maiden edition of the APC national women conference which was held in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to her, as the country prepares for the general elections in 2023, the future of Nigeria depends on the potential of women.

‘Since 2015, I’ve had the privilege of engaging women across the country. My conviction is that Nigeria’s future is entirely dependent on …