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Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says it will be insensitive to members of the party if Abdullahi Ganduje replaces Abdullahi Adamu as national chairman. There have been rumours suggesting that Ganduje, immediate-past governor of Kano, is being favoured to become APC chairman. Adamu and Iyiola […]

The house of representatives has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) not to approve the proposed increase in electricity tariffs. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during a plenary session on Thursday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sani Madaki, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) […]

Soji Oye, director of information, National Judicial Council (NJC), says Boloukuoromo Ugo, justice of the court of appeal, has not withdrawn his membership of the presidential election petition court. Umar Sani, a Twitter user, claimed that Ugo tendered his resignation after citing “demands to knee-cap democracy”. Sani alleged that the judge, in […]

Emadeb Energy Services Limited says it has imported about 27 million litres of petrol into the country, making it the first private company to do so in the post-subsidy regime. Speaking at the company’s jetty in Lagos on Wednesday, Adebowale Olujimi, Emadeb’s chief executive officer, said the product arrived in a cargo valued […]

The house of representatives has resolved to set up an ad hoc committee to investigate the circumstances leading to the increment of the petrol pump price. The committee will also propose palliative measures to be taken by the federal government to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal. The lower legislative […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it will implement a $9.3 million grant from the Canadian government in 15 states performing lowest in COVID-19 vaccination in Nigeria. Walter Mulombo, the WHO country representative, spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the launch of Canada’s global initiative for vaccine equity (CanGIVE) grant. Mulombo said […]

The house of representatives has confirmed the appointments of service chiefs recently announced by President Bola Tinubu. The green chamber confirmed the  nominees during the plenary session on Wednesday after Babajimi Benson, a lawmaker from Lagos, presented a report. The nominees are Christopher Musa, chief of defence staff; Taoreed Lagbaja, chief of […]