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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar has pledged that his plan for petroleum subsidy is not a return to the old fuel subsidy but a targeted intervention to make life cheaper for Nigerians. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Atiku’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, said the clarification became ...
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to launch an immediate, coordinated rescue operation following a mass abduction and killing of innocent citizens by criminal elements in Niger State. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known on Tuesday, confirming that the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department ...
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After days of commuters been stranded on the Benin-Agbor-Asaba road, the Federal Government is set to commence rehabilitate works on the major expressway. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday, by the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze. The statement confirmed that federal teams have been deployed to address critical ...
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The Presidentila Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that his participation in any presidential debate ahead of the 2027 general elections will be strictly contingent upon the presence of President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Tuesday, by his official spokesperson, Kenneth Okonkwo, the opposition coalition leader argued that previous debate formats organized strictly ...
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By Precious Mark The Presidentila Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has declared that his participation in any presidential debate ahead of the 2027 general elections will be strictly contingent upon the presence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Tuesday, by ...
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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has inaugurated a 10-member Committee on Election Violence Victims to verify claims and oversee the disbursement of the state’s N500 million relief endowment fund. The committee, chaired by the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt.Hon.Adewale Olumide Egbedun, is tasked with establishing a transparent process to verify claims ...
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The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has flagged off the construction of a 2.38km, 94-span flyover along the Oyemekun–Oba Adesida Road corridor in Akure, as part of measures to tackle persistent traffic congestion and drive economic growth. The Ondo State Government announced the strategic intervention on Monday, noting that the project aims to modernize urban transport infrastructure while easing bottlenecks along the state ...
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has ordered manufacturers of alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET/plastic bottles below 200ml to immediately recall all banned products from markets nationwide. The agency announced on Monday that the recall is part of its intensified enforcement of the Federal Government’s ban, which took full ...
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By Precious Mark Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Phrank Shaibu, has criticised the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, over his comments regarding Atiku’s proposed petroleum policy. Shaibu clarified that the Atiku Economic Recovery Plan (AERP) does not advocate for a return ...
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By Precious Mark The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cautioned against calls to restore the petrol subsidy, declaring that a return to the old price-capping regime would undermine Nigeria’s improving fiscal position, weaken investor confidence, and reverse gains from ongoing economic reforms. The caution followed electoral promises by the presidential candidates ...
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Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to urgently clarify whether it has exercised its statutory powers to prescribe campaign contribution limits under the Electoral Act. In a freedom of information request addressed to the Chairman of INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, SERAP demanded full public disclosure of ...
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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the tenure of the Director-General of the National Television Authority, Abdulhamid Salihu Dembos, and the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Ali Mohammed Ali, for another three years. In a statement released on Sunday, the President said the new term for both chief executives will begin on ...
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An evangelical missionary, Pastor Clement Folorunso Olusore, has recounted his narrow escape from death following series of violent attacks on his mission fields in Plateau and Benue states by insurgents and criminal gangs. Speaking in a telephone interview, Olusore detailed how persistent security threats, physical destruction of church properties, and unceasing death threats eventually forced ...
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Former Zamfara State Governor and Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar, has officially accepted his appointment as the Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections. In a comprehensive statement released on Saturday, Yari expressed profound gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the executive leadership of ...
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Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has handed over new official operational vehicles to judicial officers across the state as part of efforts to enhance the administration of justice and uphold the independence of the judiciary. Speaking on Friday following the presentation ceremony, the Governor disclosed that the vehicle distribution reflects his administration's commitment to ...
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Member representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, has expanded his ongoing Primary Healthcare Support Initiative with the delivery of fresh medical supplies and 2,000 syringes to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Rafin Guza, Kawo Ward. Speaking on Friday, the lawmaker, who is the son of former ...
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Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the immediate harmonization and implementation of the 2023 and 2025 Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) for health workers at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba. The Governor gave the directive on Friday, following the receipt of a progress report presented by the Board and Management ...
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a severe weather advisory warning of high-risk flash flooding across nine states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for August 21 to 31. According to the agency’s latest forecast outlook, the vulnerability assessment is based on a combination of critical hydrological factors, including high rainfall intensity, elevated soil ...
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Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic stewardship, describing the administration’s market-driven policies as a destructive experiment that has impoverished millions while expanding government revenue. In a fierce response to the Presidency's dismissal of his proposed fuel subsidy intervention, Atiku stated ...