President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) 2021 into law. Spokesperson to the President, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to Mr Adesina, Mr Buhari assented to the Bill on Friday after he returned from his medical vacation in London. “Working from home in five days quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on Friday August 13, the President assented to the Bill Monday August 16, in his determination to fulfill his constitutional duty,” Mr Adesina said. Both Chambers of the…
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Muaz Magaji, Chairman, Kano State Gas Pipeline Project Delivery and Gas Industrialisation Committee, has celebrated the victory of the Taliban terrorist group in Afghanistan, prayed for by Isa Pantami, minister of communications and digital economy. Mr Magaji, who was first sacked for celebrating the death of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, and later reappointed to his current position, described unfolding developments in Afghanistan as a win-win. In a manner not dissimilar from minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, who openly declared support for the terrorist group, Mr Magaji said the Taliban…
Three days after presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina claimed that insecurity is being “played up” to spoil the achievements of President Buhari’s regime, over 40 persons have been killed in violent attacks across the country. Mr Adesina had in an article on Thursday night August 12, said “Some people want to downplay infrastructure, and play up insecurity, all in an attempt to vitiate the achievements of the Buhari administration.” But, events across the country over the weekend negates Mr Adesina’s claims as Nigerians witnessed violent attacks and scores of deaths. A former councillor, Hassan Tukur, was killed by…
The Lawmaker Representing Akure South/North Constituency, Adedayo Omolafe Is Dead Omolafe popularly known as expensive was a former chairman of Akure South local government. Details later
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has once again solicited for support from the United States and other countries in the fight against insurgency within the country’s border. In an opinion piece published on Financial Times, Mr Buhari recognised the expanding grip of extremist groups and terrorists across the African continent, citing countries like Mozambique and Somalia. He calls on the United States for aid; saying while “the U.S. and its western allies cannot be expected to underpin the security of others everywhere and indefinitely. Africa has enough soldiers of our own. However, more can be done to help…
Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos state, says President Muhammadu is “considerate and caring” Buhari paid a visit to Tinubu on Thursday in the UK. Photographs of the visit showed a smiling Tinubu leaning on a walking stick. The former governor, who has been away from the country for over a month, is said to be undergoing treatment in the European country. In a statement on Friday, Tinubu’s media office quoted him as saying Buhari’s gesture has “demonstrated his personal thoughtfulness and humility”. All Progressives Congress National stalwart, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has expressed thanks to President Muhammadu…
Youth and sports development minister Sunday Dare says President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime is investing in Nigerian youths, urging the country’s youngsters to be patient. “(The president) has tried to change the fundamentals of youth engagement to move from just merely empowering our youths to investing in them,” said Mr Dare while speaking on Channels TV on Thursday. “That is the paradigm we see in the international community because our youths are investible.” Emphasising his viewpoint, the minister added, “When you also go to other countries where you find unemployment stabilise for a while, it is a collaborative effort:…
The Minister of Labour Chris Ngige has urged striking Nigerian doctors to be humble and stop competing with God, lamenting incessant strike by health workers. National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) called an indefinite nationwide strike on August 2 to press home their demand for the implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding they signed in March 2021. The MOU contained issues bothering on the welfare and other issues affecting the doctors. Mr Ngige, who last friday said he cannot continue to waste his time meeting with striking doctors, said God gave doctors power to save lives and…
Banji Adu, leader of a four-man robbery gang that had been terrorizing Akure and its environs yesterday narrated how he and his accomplices killed late Adetutu, an operator of a Point of Sales lady in the state capital. The 24-year-old kingpin made the revelation to newsmen on Thursday when he and other 11 suspects were paraded by the Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami at the Police Headquarters along Igbatoro road, Akure. Adu said, “When my gang members and I got to the PoS shop of late Miss Adetutu, she refused to give us money on time and I…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has declared four men wanted. A statement released on Thursday, August 12 by the agency says the four men have been declared wanted over a case of conspiracy, Computer Related Fraud, and Obtaining Money under False Pretence. Some photos;