Buhari summons minister over erratic power supply
President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned Abubakar Aliyu, minister of power, for a meeting at the presidential villa. The president is expected to discuss the erratic power supply experienced across the country in recent weeks. Buhari also called for a meeting with Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, over the fresh wave of violence […]
EFCC grants Obiano bail — but he’s yet to fulfil conditions
Abdulrasheed Bawa, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says the anti-graft agency has granted bail to Willie Obiano, immediate past governor of Anambra. Bawa said this on Monday while answering questions from journalists at the fifth annual general assembly of the Network of National Anti-corruption institutions in West Africa (NACIWA), […]
Tanko-Yakasai, Ganduje’s aide who was sacked for criticising Buhari, leaves APC
Salihu Tanko-Yakasai, former spokesman to Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has left the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued on Monday, Tanko-Yakasai said he is leaving the party with immediate effect. Tanko-Yakasai was sacked by Ganduje in February 2021, for making “continued unguarded comments” and criticising President Muhammadu Buhari. […]
Umahi withdraws application seeking to stop judgment removing him from office
A federal high court has struck out an application brought by David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, and his deputy, Eric Igwe, seeking to stay execution of the judgment that sacked them from office. Inyang Ekwo, the judge, had on March 8 sacked the governor and his deputy from their offices over their defection […]
Austin Avuru: 80% of Nigeria’s oil production lost to theft
Austin Avuru, former chief executive officer of Seplat Energy Plc, says 80 percent of Nigeria’s oil production is lost to oil theft. This is coming amid an assertion by Tony Elumelu, chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc that Nigeria is “losing over 95 percent of oil production to thieves”. […]
Network shutdowns, NIN-SIM policy… how regulations impacted telecoms sector in 2021
Nigeria’s telecommunications sector posted a sluggish growth in 2021 over the various policy positions taken by the government. Recent numbers published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed a decline in internet users by 7.99 percent to 141.9 million. By implication, it means mobile telecoms operators lost about 9 million data […]
Newspaper Headlines: Malami approves NDLEA’s request for seizure of DCP Kyari’s assets
Reports on the March 26 national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Atiku to formally declare presidential ambition Wednesday
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will formally declare his intention to run for the office of the president on Wednesday. Last week, a group known as Northeast Business Community paid for Atiku to secure the nomination and expression of interest forms of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The amount of both forms was […]
2023: Saraki, Tambuwal, Mohammed ‘agree’ on consensus PDP presidential candidate
Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says some of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential hopefuls from the north are ready for a consensus candidate. TheCable had reported that the PDP will hold its national convention on May 28 to elect a presidential candidate, while the governorship primaries will take place on May 21. […]
PDP: Frustration in the country may trigger agitation worse than #EndSARS
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the current socio-economic challenges in the country are likely to lead to agitations worse than the 2020 #EndSARS protest. In a statement issued on Sunday, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said President Muhammadu Buhari’s “failure” to address the issues “is akin to kneeling on the necks of Nigerians”. […]