President Muhammadu Buhari has departed for London to attend a conference that he should have joined via the Internet. The presidency announced on Monday that Mr Buhari will be in London to attend the Global Education Summit. Although the presidency admitted Mr Buhari will be embarking on medical vacation after the conference, the Nigerian leader will be heading to the UK from July 26, two days before the programme was scheduled to kick off on July 28. The two-day event will end on July 29. According to the organisers, only Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta will be hosting the event live…
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The cost of filling a 12.5kg cylinder of cooking gas has increased from N4,000 in December 2020 to N6,200 as at July 24, 2021. This is about a 55% increase in the price. This was confirmed by our analyst after conducting interviews with several consumers, who lamented over what they described as an unfair hike across major cities in Nigeria. Some of them are concerned that if there are no interventions by the government, the cost of the essential commodity will rise further to N7,000 by the end of the year. Consumers lament over hike Lola Omole, a consumer based…
The abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Damishi, Kaduna have been released after 20 days in captivity. Joseph Hayab, Kaduna state chairman of the Christian Association of Nigerian (CAN), confirmed their release on Sunday. A total of 121 students were abducted from their hostels by bandits on July 5. Hayab could not immediately confirm the number of students that were released. More to follow. Credit; The cable
The federal government has extended the national identification number (NIN) and subscriber identity module (SIM) integration exercise till October 31. In a statement signed by Ikechukwu Adinde, director of public affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the decision to further extend the deadline was made based on the need to “accommodate registration in hard-to-reach remote areas, foreigners and diplomatic missions, and Nigerians in the diaspora”. The deadline was shifted from the previous date of July 26, 2021. The statement said there are now a total of 59.8 million unique NIN enrolments, with an average of three to four SIMs…
Information and culture minister Lai Mohammed has recalled how academic prowess, rather than religion or ethnicity, served as the criterion for admission into federal unity schools during his days as a student. Mr Mohammed made the comments on Saturday in Abuja at a book presentation and 75th birthday celebration of Dr Bamigboye Ogunbiyi. Mr Ogunbiyi is a renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist from Ilofa, Kwara State who married retired Supreme Court justice Clara Ogunbiyi, who hails from Borno. Messrs Ogunbiyi and Mohammed are both Alumni of Federal Government College, Keffi, though the former is the senior. “From the book, we…
Biodun Fatoyinbo, senior pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), has defended David Oyedepo over the sack of 41 pastors from his ministry. Oyedepo had come under fire after Living Faith Church Worldwide (LFCWW), his church, fired the pastors for not meeting certain growth benchmarks. The cleric had earlier justified the decision to sack the pastors, describing them as “unfruitful and blatant failures”. But his stance had further ignited the dust surrounding the matter, particularly on the social media. In an Instagram post on Friday, Fatoyinbo dismissed criticisms trailing the church’s decision, arguing that there is no room for…
The Emir of Daura, Umar Faruk Umar, Friday said Nigeria is lucky to have President Muhammadu Buhari as its leader at this time. The monarch made this statement while hosting Mr Buhari in his palace at Daura, Katsina State on Friday. He said things would have been more difficult for the country if Mr Buhari is not the president. “Nigeria is lucky to have you at this time. I am not saying it to please you, but if you had not been in power it would have been very difficult,” Mr Faruk said. “I doubt if we will be here…
A new World Bank report has indicated that the unemployment rate in Nigeria has risen more than ever in the history of the country under the Buhari led administration. For a nation, unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of the labour force population who could not find at least 20 hours of work in the reference period. The report says the rate was significantly higher for Nigerian youth (42.5 per cent) compared to non-youth (26.3 per cent). The current rate of unemployment in Nigeria has risen five fold from 6.4 per cent in 2010, hitting 33.3 percent as of…
The recent defection of three PDP governors to the ruling APC is part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s achievements for Nigeria, says Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi. Mr Bagudu, chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, stated this during a visit to Mr Buhari’s country home in Daura. Mr Bagudu pointed out that three governors, Ben Ayade of Cross River, David Umahi of Ebonyi, and Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, left their former parties to join the APC because of Mr Buhari’s fatherliness, equitable character, and focus on “bottom-up development.” “We are proud to have you as our leader. Your achievements and…
The Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic, where Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) and his wife, were arraigned on Thursday has ordered the wife to be released this evening. It was learnt from court officials that the court ruled that Igboho should be returned to custody. They just finished from court. The wife is to be released this night and Sunday is to remain in custody. The matter was adjourned till Friday,” an official said. Sunday Igboho was awaiting his fate at the Cour De’appal De Cotonou, Benin Republic, following his arraignment by the authorities of the country…