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The house of representatives has commended President Bola Tinubu over his decision to discontinue the petrol subsidy regime. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution commending Tunubu during the plenary session on Tuesday after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Jimoh Olajide from Lagos. While delivering his […]

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it supports the decision of the new administration to scrap petrol subsidy payments. In his inaugural speech on Monday, President Bola Tinubu announced that the costly subsidy payments has ended. Soon after the pronouncement, queues resurfaced at filling stations in some parts of the […]

I hear you have questions. So do I. What does fuel subsidy removal really mean today? How much will a litre of petrol sell for? Does Dangote Refinery make any difference? How about inflation? These are the first round of questions from President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech on Monday. In this article, I will […]

During a plenary on May 25, 2023, the Benue state house of assembly passed a lifetime maintenance bill for former elected governors and their deputies in the state into law. Titled ‘bill for a law to make provisions for the maintenance of former governors of the state and their deputies for other matters […]

King Charles III of the United Kingdom has congratulated Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima on their inauguration as the president and vice-president. In a statement on Monday, King Charles said he looked forward to building a deeper relationship between the UK and Nigeria. “Dear Mr. President, I would like to extend my […]

Several countries, on Monday, presented goodwill messages and letters of support to President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja. In a statement issued by Tunde Rahman, an aide to Tinubu, the countries included the United Kingdom, United States, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Brazil, South Korea, Israel, Cape Verde, Somalia and Nicaragua. […]

The Labour Party (LP) says President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural speech exposed the “shallowness and policy incongruity” that the ruling party wants to give to Nigerians. On Monday Bola Tinubu, former governor of Lagos was sworn in as the 16th democratically elected president of Nigeria at Eagle Square in Abuja. Obiora Ifoh, LP […]

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration. Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn in Monday as president and vice-president of Nigeria. Daniel Okoh, the CAN President, in a statement, described the inauguration as a “momentous occasion”, adding that he wished Tinubu well. He said […]