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President Tinubu Government has ordered sacked ministers to hand over on or before Wednesday, October 30, 2024. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, has announced that his office is actively collaborating with the Head of Civil Service of the Federation to carry out the presidential directive on the merger and winding down of several ministries. In a statement released Wednesday night in Abuja, Akume confirmed that directives have been issued to facilitate the implementation of the President’s approval. He stressed that all handover and takeover processes must be…
President Tinubu has appointed seven new Ministers. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has appointed seven new ministers to his cabinet. This Nigeria news platform understands that the appointment was announced in a statement issued by the presidency following the federal executive council meeting on Wednesday. Bianca Odinaka Odumegu-Ojukwu was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, while Jumoke Oduwole was named Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment. Five other individuals were also appointed as new ministers. More details to follow…
President Tinubu has asked Nigerians to either buy CNG at N200 or petrol above N1,000 per litre. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. This Nigeria news platform understands that the President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). During the meeting, President Tinubu acknowledged NIPCO’s role as a…
A young man has gone viral on instagram for being perplexed after a Pharmacy sold him a card of Panadol at N7000 ! The inflation in this T-pain regime is not a joke https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW_ETlbRD3w
The Federal Government has stopped export of locally produced Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) also known as cooking gas. The measure is to mitigate the price of the gas that has been soaring steadily. Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo, said “Short Term Solution: With effect from November 1, 2024, NNPCL and LPG producers are to stop exporting LPG produced in-country, or import equivalent volumes of LPG exported at cost reflective prices.” Ekpo convened a meeting in Abuja with stakeholders to address the skyrocketing price and its attendant hardship on Nigerians. This was contained in…
As the Nigerian political atmosphere starts drifting towards the 2027 presidential election, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been cautioned against any proposed alliance with his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, and the opposition. Stakeholders in the political sphere said Atiku can’t form any coalition that would oust President Bola Tinubu from power in 2027, despite the leadership crisis within the PDP, LP, and New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP. Since the 2023 presidential election, the PDP has been battling with a leadership crisis as factions jostle over the position of the National…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed its National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting from October 24 to November 28. The Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi disclosed while reading a communique issued by the Forum at the end of it enlarged meeting on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that rising from the consultative meeting of the various organs of the party, the PDP resolved that the NEC meeting originally slated for October 24 has been rescheduled to November 28. According to him, the postponement was to ensure that the party goes into the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial elections…
President Bola Tinubu has announced that Nigerian motorists can now choose between buying fuel at N1,000 per liter or opting for the more affordable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200 per Standard Cubic Meter. The president made this announcement during a meeting with executives of the Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company, NIPCO, at the State House in Abuja, on Tuesday. “Nigeria’s motorists can buy petrol at N1,000 per litre or equivalent gas per Standard Cubic Meter at N200. “We have also introduced incentives for commercial motorists to convert from petrol to gas” free of cost,” Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, quoted Tinubu…
Oyinlola panel has finally resolved PDP NWC crisis. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the Olagunsoye Oyinlola-led Reconciliation Committee, set up to resolve the factionalisation of the National Working Committee in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, announced on Tuesday that it has completed its mission. Addressing journalists after a three-hour marathon meeting with the warring parties, Oyinlola disclosed that the differences within the ranks of the NWC have been resolved, allowing the party to move forward with the task of nation-building. The former Osun State Governor also noted that his committee would update the PDP Governors’ Forum on…
Dangote Refinery has opted for an out-of-court settlement with NNPC among others. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals said yesterday it was settling out of court with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, and six others over import licences granted them by the Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, to import petrol into the country. Recall that the company had approached a Federal High Court in Abuja, praying it to nullify the licenses and also award it N100billion damages against the 1st defendant which is the NNPCL. However, in a statement last night,…