March 20, 2022

How Terrorists Deceived Me Twice With Qur’an – Gov Masari

March 20, 2022 6:35 am

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari has narrated how bandits deceived him twice using the Qur’an in his office and yet failed to keep up with their side of the bargain.

Masari said he regrets the trust reposed in bandits to have a change of heart during negotiations after they swore with the Qur’an.

The Governor vowed never to trust them again, stressing that they deceived his government into believing that they had surrendered their weapons by swearing with the Qur’an.

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He disclosed this while hosting the …

We’ll Deduct N242bn Fuel Subsidy From FAAC This Month –NNPC

We’ll Deduct ₦242bn Fuel Subsidy From FAAC This Month –NNPC

March 20, 2022 6:31 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited is to deduct ₦242.53bn as subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, from the Federation Account this month.

Although it described the proposed subsidy deduction as a value shortfall, the oil firm stated that the fund would be recovered from February 2022 proceeds due for sharing in the March 2022 Federation Account Allocation Committee meeting.

The NNPC disclosed this in its latest presentation to the FAAC meeting, which was obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Friday.

It said, ‘The December 2021 value shortfall recovery on the importation of PMS amounted …

Strike: ASUU Tackles FG Over Railway Construction To Niger

March 20, 2022 6:27 am

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again blamed the Federal Government for the ongoing strike in public universities lambasting it for not showing commitment to education.

The union’s National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, stated in an interview with newsmen on Saturday stated that the government ‘went to sleep’ for eight months after it completed negotiations with the union in May 2021.

According to him, ASUU waited for actions from the government to no avail.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that ASUU had on Monday, March 14, 2022 announced an eight-week rollover of its four-week warning strike, which …

I Will Leave Nigeria If Tinubu Becomes President –Bode George

March 20, 2022 6:22 am

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Bode George on Saturday said he will leave Nigeria if Bola Ahmed Tinubu becomes President of Nigeria.

Mr George made this known while at a press briefing in Lagos.

‘I am happy the President has signed the new electoral bill,” he said. “If by whatever chance he gets to the villa, I won’t be part of this country. And I am not joking. I can go to Ghana and be watching with binoculars from afar. You will see what will happen.

‘This is Alpha-Beta …