■ Says scarcity caused by shortage in fuel supply BY GODDY OBINWA As the fuel shortage continues to bite harder, the South West Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Tajudeen Adigun, has warned that the scarcity might extend to the Yuletide season unless it isContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Friday congratulated his rival in the 2023 race, Atiku Abubakar, on the occasion of the latter’s 76th birthday. Mr Abubakar is the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. “My Dear Elder Brother, HE Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, IContinue Reading
By Godwin Obi The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi represents the body and soul of the Igbo people in the 2023 general elections. Ohanaeze also called on Nigerian people to disregard any opposing view from the South East, describingContinue Reading
•Cashless policy now fully enforced –CBN BY EFE MODESTUS One hundred and sixty five billion old naira notes have so far been absorbed by commercial banks since the announcement of the planned launch of new naira notes on October 26. Director Currency, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ahmed Bello Umar,Continue Reading
BY GODDY OBI Commuters across the Lagos metropolis are beginning to feel the heat of the resurgence of fuel queues across filling stations in the state. Findings by Frontline Reporters across filling stations in Victoria Island, Ikoyi, Ikeja, Ogba and Alausa showed that there has been a drastic drop inContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The Federal Government says it has made a recovery of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration in May 2015 till date. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami disclosed this on Wednesday after the FederalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI WITH REPORTS FROM RAY UGOCHUKWU International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary General, His Excellency Kitach Lim, has commended the cordial working relationship between the Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Lim made the commendation Tuesday in Kirikiri town,Continue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to skip backlog of academic sessions halted by their seven months strike if federal government persists on the no work no pay rule. ASUU members, mainly of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Chapter, Rivers state, after a special congressContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA The Catholic Archbishop of Kaduna Archdiocese, Most Rev. Matthew Ndagoso has urged Christians not to vote for any political party that fields same-faith ticket for the 2023 elections . Speaking in Kaduna, he argued that such tickets do not promote equity, fairness and unity especially in aContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, yesterday, gave insight into the problems facing Nigeria and how he would tackle the economy if elected. He spoke at the fourth edition of the Editors’ Forum in Lagos, where he answered questions on what he would doContinue Reading