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Tinubu meets oil marketers, directs NEC to work on interventions for fuel subsidy removal

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with major oil marketers on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa’s Council Chambers in Abuja. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, a former Chairman of the Oil Marketers Association, led them to the meeting. The President’s meeting with the oil marketers came as the price of petrol at the pump rose due to the removal of a subsidy on the product. President Bola Tinubu announced the removal of petrol subsidy payments...

Tinubu is the leader Nigeria needs – Wike

Nyesom Wike, the immediate past governor of Rivers State, has praised President Bola Tinubu for eliminating fuel subsidies. During a press conference on Tuesday, Wike insisted that electing Tinubu was not a mistake. “He has demonstrated leadership from the first day he took the oath,” Wike says. If we are, to be honest with ourselves, it cannot be business as usual; the subsidy is no longer available. How many presidents are capable of making such...

Fuel subsidy: FG, Labour to meet June 19 on implementation framework

The federal government and labour unions met on Monday and agreed to reconvene on June 19 to agree on an implementation framework for the resolutions reached. Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, who led the government delegation, made the announcement at the conclusion of a meeting between labour and government representatives at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He stated that the meeting agreed on a seven-point resolution to mitigate the impact of...

Maritime workers companies begin indefinite strike

Employees of shipping companies in all port formations began an indefinite strike today, as directed by the leadership of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria MWUN, over low wages and alleged dehumanizing working conditions. The strike is also affecting all dry ports, jetties, and terminals, among other things. Dockworkers, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, workers, and Seamen/Nigerian Inland Water Ways, NIWA, and Water Transportation employees are expected to join in solidarity starting tomorrow if the shipping...

Kano Governor, Abba begins demolition of ‘illegal’ structures

Abba Kabir Yusuf, popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida, the new governor of Kano State, has taken action against illegally constructed structures on government property. According to the report, late Friday night, a task force assembled by the governor began demolishing buildings on the Kano Race Course (Filin Sukuwa). Governor Abba Gida-Gida’s firm stance was outlined in his inaugural speech earlier this week. He issued a clear directive to the state’s security agencies, ordering them to...

Court slams police with N100m fine for killing of ‘free Zakzaky’ protester in Abuja

The arrest and subsequent killing of Ja’afar Muhammad by the Nigeria Police in 2019 was declared illegal by the Federal High Court of Nigeria, resulting in a gross violation of his fundamental rights. According to reports, the ruling, delivered by Justice Z. B. Abubakar of the Abuja Division, highlights the clear violation of Muhammad’s rights as guaranteed by Section 33 (1) 35 of the 1999 Federal Republic of Nigeria Constitution (as amended). The court case,...

Subsidy removal: Nigerian government to provide palliatives – NNPC boss

Mele Kyari, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC Limited, says he is aware of plans by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to provide relief to citizens affected by the removal of fuel subsidies. Mr. Kyari made the announcement to journalists following a meeting with the ruling All Progressives Congress’s National Working Committee. While stating that one of Nigeria’s refineries will be operational this year, lowering the cost of importing fuel, the NNPC...

Marafa: Tinubu remains committed to changing reward system in APC

Senator Kabir Garba Marafa, the Zamfara State Coordinator of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is putting machinery in place to strengthen the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) reward system. Marafa stated that with Tinubu at the helm of the country’s affairs, the era of’monkey de work baboon de chop’ is over, emphasizing that those who genuinely worked for Tinubu’s victory in the February 28 election would be rewarded....

Nigerians are in difficult situation over fuel subsidy removal, says Adamu, APC chair

Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has admitted that the removal of fuel subsidies is putting Nigerians in a difficult and challenging situation. He spoke yesterday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja during a meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and governors under the umbrella of the APC Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), led by its newly elected Chairman, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State. Imo, Uzodimma, Yobe, Mai...

CBN: We didn’t devalue Naira

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has denied that it has devalued the Naira. Earlier, it was reported that the CBN devalued the Naira to N631 to the dollar, up from N461.60 the previous day at the Importers and Exporters (I&E) window. CBN, on the other hand, simply tweeted on Thursday morning via its Twitter handle: “CBN did not devalue the Naira!” The reported devaluation comes just 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu announced the...