BY OUR REPORTER The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi described the recent hike in the price of petrol products as “unfortunate and insensitive”. Obi made this known in a statement he titled “Reversing the Sudden Fuel Price Increase”, on his X.comContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) on Saturday decried that most people in the North cannot afford a single square meal per day as a result of the lingering insecurity and socio-economic hardship plaguing the region. The groups disclosed this in a one-day community engagement held inContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen have killed crew members of broadcast outlet SuperSports in Anambra. A police officer was also gunned down. They were travelling to cover the Super Eagles 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said Saturday that the victims were “killedContinue Reading
Managing Director Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (Middle), President of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and CEO of Hamburg Port Authority Jens Meier (2nd Left), Managing Director IAPH, Mr. Patrick Verhoeven (2nd Right), Executive Director Finance & Administration, NPA Ms. Vivian Richard Edet (1st Right)Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has given approval for marketers to begin the lifting of premium motor spirit commonly known as fuel from the Dangote Refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroluem Company Limited (NNPCL). According to a Friday statement by the Minister of Finance and the CoordinatingContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Former Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, on Friday, called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the price of petrol, saying Nigerians are suffering. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Ndume lamented that the astronomical increase in the prices of fuel, food, essential goods and services is becoming unaffordable toContinue Reading
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says it is illegal for the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to fix petrol prices. In a statement on Thursday, Falana said the action by the petroleum company contravened the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Falana said though the NNPCL claimed theContinue Reading
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court which set aside the N800 billion budget passed by five members of the Rivers State House of Assembly which was led by Edison Ehie-led. The appellate court on Thursday dismissed the appeal filed by theContinue Reading
The 2023 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Tonye Cole, has asked elder statespersons in the Niger Delta to mediate between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, and settle the convoluted rift between the former political allies. Cole, who was a guest onContinue Reading
8th October 2024 BY OUR REPORTERS Three major revenue-generating agencies in Nigeria deducted a total of N533.11bn as costs of revenue collection in the first seven months of 2024, according to findings by The FRONTLINE REPORTERS The agencies include the Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Inland Revenue Service, and Nigerian UpstreamContinue Reading