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SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian government had approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said it is suing President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the arbitrary increase in electricity tariff.  SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian government had approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country.   Band A are those who enjoy...

According to Oseni, customers in Band A who are those who enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily represent 15 percent of the 12million electricity customers in Nigeria. The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country.   The Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Musliu Oseni, who made this known at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday...

Three jets in the Presidential Air Fleet (PAF) are to be sold off to cut down on the bloated cost of running the government. According to The Nation, there are 10 aircraft currently in the presidential fleet – six jets and four helicopters – which will be cut to seven if the planned action sails through. According to the report, this is part of the cost-saving measures being adopted by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Not...

The President while hosting the lawmakers at the State House in Abuja for Ramadan Iftar (breaking of Muslim fast) on Thursday claimed that those spreading the allegation of irregularities in the budget legislative process are not properly informed. President Bola Tinubu has reacted to the alleged padding of the 2024 Appropriations Act by the members of the Nigerian Senate. The President while hosting the lawmakers at the State House in Abuja for Ramadan Iftar (breaking...

General Laka, whose appointment was announced by the Presidency Tuesday had served in the North East and Sierra Leone.   President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major-General Adamu Garba Laka as the Coordinator of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre, under the Office of the National Security Adviser.   General Laka, whose appointment was announced by the Presidency Tuesday had served in the North East and Sierra Leone.   He also served in the United Nations Organization Stabilization...

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, APC, INEC oppose admission of Atiku’s documents in evidence

President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) objected on Wednesday to the admission of some documents sought to be tendered in evidence by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku. At the resumed hearing of Atiku and the PDP’s petition challenging President Tinubu’s election at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja, counsel to the petitioners, Mr Chris Uche, SAN, said the team had...

Nnamdi Kanu’s lawyer begs Tinubu not to inherit Buhari’s hostility

Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to IPOB Leader Nnamdi Kanu, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to inherit former President Muhammadu Buhari’s flagrant violation of the rule of law. This statement was made by Ejimakor on Twitter on Monday, shortly after Tinubu was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Kanu’s lawyer asked Tinubu urgently to release the IPOB leader from the custody of the Department of...

Recruit those with proven capability for your cabinet – Akeredolu Tells Tinubu

Akeredolu, the Chairman of the South West Governor’s Forum, also charged Tinubu with focusing on socioeconomic programmes for Nigerian emancipation. According to reports, Akeredolu gave the advice in a congratulatory message titled ‘Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR: Stepping into History’ on Monday. He congratulated Tinubu on his resilience, equanimity, doggedness, and uncommon tenacity in achieving pre-administration goals. The governor also congratulated Vice President Kashim Shettima on being a part of the team that will “steer...

Onanuga: How we marketed Tinubu to the Nigerian electorate

Bayo Onanuga, the Director of Media and Publicity for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council, goes down memory lane in this interview to explain the various political undercurrents before the party primaries. He explains how he and his team were able to market Tinubu to Nigerians. How did it feel to be at the helm of the Asiwaju Tinubu Presidential Campaign’s messaging? You know, the campaign was divided into two parts: the primary...