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The British police have charged the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences. According to Reuters, the UK police on Tuesday said they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts. The 63-year-old ex-minister served during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, from 2010 to 2015. She was the president of ... Read More »

Cabinet members lay out priority areas President demands performance, urges restoration of faith in govt Ministers got the Presidential directive to perform and restore faith in government. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spoke after 45 ministers took the oath of office and oath of allegiance before him at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. The ministers left the ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The approval is in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made the disclosure in Abuja. The initiative was to revolutionize ... Read More »

Achieftain of the Labour Party (LP) Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu for showing commitment, zeal and courage in directing the affairs of the nation. Okupe, an ex-aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his piece titled: “For President Bola Tinubu: Still Many Rivers to Cross,” applauded the President for abolishing fuel subsidy and equalising foreign exchange. He said: ... Read More »

Dr Betta Edu is a humble, intelligent and very hard working, true humanitarian with the grassroot touch. She has worked in her personal capacity to save lives of many poor and down trodden in society. As at today she pays fees for every child in her political ward of Adadama. Started many small and medium scale businesses for the poor ... Read More »

The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess given to each state government ... Read More »

….CBN procurement director, six others to testify against, Godwin Emefiele The Federal Government will on Thursday arraign the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele and his associates for N6.9 billion procurement fraud at the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Emefiele will be arraigned alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro and her company, April1616 Investment Limited ... Read More »

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Niger Republic coup leader, General Abdourahmane Tchiani has agreed to dialogue with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) after his meeting with Nigerian Islamic scholars led by the national leader of Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’ah Wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau in Niger Republic According to Niger Republic’s Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, General Tchiani gave ... Read More »

..EU, AU, ECOWAS express concern over ex-president’s poor condition in detention. The United States and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday warned the junta in Niger Republic that it would be held accountable for the safety of ousted President Mohamed Bazoum, his family, and detained members of the government. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ECOWAS Commissioner ... Read More »