The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has asked President Bola Tinubu to expedite palliative action on rolling out palliatives to cushion the hardship Nigerians face due to the removal of fuel subsidy in the interest of the working class. In a statement Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mazi EjimoforContinue Reading
President Bola Tinubu BY GODWIN OBI President Bola Tinubu says the 1,350 Mega Watt Independent Power Plant in Gwagwalada, in the Federal Capital Territory, is a renewed hope for power consumers across Nigeria. The president said this during Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony in Gwagwalada for the gas-based plantPresident Tinubu told thoseContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has regretted the impending exit of British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from Nigeria after 51 years. This follows the company’s announcement of plans to end its prescription medicines and vaccine production in the country.Continue Reading
The Nigeria-Niger border in Jibia, Katsina State. BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government on Friday ordered the immediate closure of all land borders with the Niger Republic over the current political instability in the latter. The policy, according to the Acting Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCoS), Bashir AdeniyiContinue Reading