‘They are mere cooking pots’ — Kyari says artisanal refineries cannot be legalised
Mele Kyari, group chief executive officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, says the country can not legalise artisanal refineries. Artisanal oil refining is small-scale crude oil processing or subsistent distillation of petroleum that is often outside the boundaries of state law. Kyari spoke during an interview aired on Nigerian Television […]
APC’s Muslim-Muslim ticket undemocratic, says Lutheran Church
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) says the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) portends danger for the country. Musa Filibus, archbishop of LCCN and president Lutheran world federation, said this in a video published by AIT on Tuesday. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of APC, who is a Muslim […]
Sources: Wike meets Tinubu in France — horse-trading to work against Atiku
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, is reportedly meeting with Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Paris, France. Insiders told TheCable that Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue; Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, and other PDP stalwarts loyal to Wike are also attending the meeting. Wike […]
Newspaper Headlines: ASUU to decide on strike this Sunday
The comments of leading presidential candidates at a conference organised by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Soyinka: APC punished during Osun poll for sacrilege committed against Bola Ige
Wole Soyinka, Nobel laureate, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) was punished at the Osun governorship election for committing “sacrilege” against Bola Ige, late minister of justice. Bola Ige, an AGF in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, was killed on December 23, 2001. Omisore, who was then a deputy governor […]
IGP counters police commission, disowns advert on recruitment of constables
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed an advertisement by the Police Service Commission (PSC) calling for applicants to apply as constables in the force. A recruitment advert calling on interested applicants had recently gone viral on social media and job websites. Reacting to the development, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, asked Nigerians […]
Shekarau: Kwankwaso betrayed our agreement – I won’t be party to injustice
Ibrahim Shekarau, senator representing Kano central, says Rabiu Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), betrayed an agreement they both had. Shekarau defected to the NNPP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in May — months after a leadership tussle with Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano. Speaking at Kano […]
FG bans use of foreign models, voice-over artists in Nigerian adverts
The federal government has banned the use of foreign models and voice-over artists for advertisements targeted at Nigerians. Olalekan Fadolapo, director-general of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Fadolapo said the new policy will take effect from October 1, 2022. He said the […]
Peter Obi: 2023 election not about religion, connections but competence
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour party (LP), says the 2023 elections should be about competence and capacity rather than connections or religion. The former Anambra governor said this on Monday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos. He said the country is in a mess due to the […]
‘Programmers, architects’ — Nigerians qualify as UK launches scale-up visa for skilled workers
The United Kingdom (UK), says foreign nationals can now apply for its scale-up visa effective August 22. According to a statement released on Monday, the government said the new visa type will avail UK’s top high-growth businesses greater flexibility and power to entice talents from anywhere in the world. What is a scale-up […]