The Federal Government has suspended plans to remove fuel subsidy by June this year.Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ahmed Zaniab gave the indication on Thursday, shortly after the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting, chaired by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo.She said the NEC, which comprises State Governors deliberated
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Senator Shehu Sani, former Lawmaker from Kaduna state, has described the decision by Governor Dave Umahi to name the newly built state International Airport located in Onueke, Ezza local government area after President Muhammadu Buhari as Immoral and sycophantic .The Senior Special Assistant to Governor David Umahi on Aviation and
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The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a case of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu till next month.The decision of the apex court was revealed in a tweet by the IPOB leader’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor.Ejimakor wrote on Twitter: “Sadly, the Supreme
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Exactly a year, after the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) proposed and submitted a new revenue-sharing formula to President Muhammadu Buhari, governors of the 36 states of the federation, have become unhappy and impatient with the delay in getting the proposal signed into law.Accordingly, the state chief executives
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The United Nations has said that the cash crunch in Nigeria which lasted for months mostly affected the informal sector.“In Nigeria, a shortage of cash, triggered by the replacement of the highest denominations of the country’s currency, hobbled the economy, especially the informal sector,” part of the report tagged “Trade
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President Muhammadu Buhari has commended his chief personal security officer (CPSO) and other security officers and personnel on the excellent work in ensuring his safety and that of his family.Speaking at a short event yesterday in the State House to decorate the CPSO, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, with his new rank
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Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday struck out an interim order of forfeiture he earlier granted seeking to forfeit 14 properties linked to the Kogi State governor Yahaya Bello to the federal government.Justice Oweibo struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes
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Ten years after landowners at Zaudan Pazeri and Filindabo Layouts in Dei-dei under the auspices of Zaudan Pazeri Land Owners Association instituted a case against the minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT High Court 42 sitting at Kubwa District under Justice Adelaja has commenced hearing of the matter. The
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National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has given the boards, commissions, agencies and State Muslim Pilgrims’ Welfare managers till Friday to remit all 2023 hajj fare.The chairman of the commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, gave the ultimatum yesterday during a decisive and marathon meeting with chief executives of state pilgrims’
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A group, Ekere Pya Ogoni Initiative (EPOI) has threatened to file charges against the federal government if President Muhammadu Buhari visits Ogoniland in Rivers State to flag off some projects of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP).Buhari is expected in Rivers State tomorrow to flag-off the construction of Centre of
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