Новости за 25.05.2023

With just a few days left to the May 29 inauguration, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo took Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima on a tour of the Vice Presidential Wing at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Osinbajo, on Thursday, shared photos from the familiarisation tour on his Twitter handle. He captioned the pictures; He wrote, “It was

Ahead of the June 24 general election in Sierra Leone, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be leading the Commonwealth group to observe the poll. The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland disclosed this, adding that the Vice President has accepted to chair the Commonwealth Observer Group. “I am grateful to Yemi Osinbajo for accepting my

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has dissolved the state executive council. Wike announced the dissolution after a special executive meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt on Thursday evening. Earlier, the commissioners took turns to eulogise the governor for his landmark achievements in the state. The media aide to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri confirmed the dissolution

The Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero, on Thursday, broke down in tears while paying tribute to his late mum, Maryam, at the official launch of her biography in Abuja. The launch of the biography titled, “Maryam Ado Bayero: A Woman of Royal Virtue”, which took place at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, attracted political bigwigs and

…drug prices rise by 300% Pharmacists have lamented the scarcity of drugs produced by GlaxoSmithKline in Nigeria. They say the scarcity is due to supply chain shortage, shortage of foreign exchange, and the impact of COVID-19. According to them, the scarcity has led to an unprecedented increment in drug prices by 300 per cent. Speaking

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the incoming government of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to review policies responsible for the weak business environment in the country. LCCI maintained in a statement signed by Director General, LCCI, Dr. Chinyere Almona, that poorly implemented policies have over the years contributed to the poor

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, on Thursday, said he knew nothing about the education sector when he was appointed in 2015 by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). He disclosed this at a valedictory session with officials and heads of parastatals of the Ministry. Adamu, upon his appointment, shared his idea with

A few days before the inauguration of the incoming administration, Nigerians have taken to social media to tell their “survival stories” during the regime of the outgoing president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd).  The PUNCH reports that Buhari will handover to his successor, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress on May 29, 2023.  As of

The judicial arm of government should consider national interest while delivering judgment at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, a human rights movement championing the cause for equity and transparency under the aegis of Good Governance for Better Nigeria, said on Thursday. While stressing the need for the tribunal to give all political parties a fair

Fire has gutted the personal residence of the outgoing Governor of Kano state, Dr Abdulahi Ganduje at Miyangu Street in Nassarawa GRA Kano. The State Fire Service confirmed the incident to newsmen on Thursday, saying the outbreaks occurred on Monday night. The Public Relations Officer of the State Fire Service, Saminu Abdullahi, explained that the

The Federal Government has committed to providing at least 50 per cent of the seed capital for the establishment of the Nigerian Wholesale Impact Investment Fund. The Minister for State Finance and Budget Planning, Clem Agba, disclosed this at a high-level Roundtable meeting on the establishment of the WIIF in Abuja on Thursday. According to

The Federal government had said it would continue to award contracts until the last minute of the administration of the president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd). The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made this known on Thursday in Akure, Ondo State while flagging off the N90 billion dualisation of the 49km dilapidated Akure/Ado-Ekiti highway.

One of the world’s most wanted genocide fugitives, Fulgence Kayishema, has been arrested in South Africa after being on the run for 22 years, a special tribunal set up by the United Nations said Thursday. According to the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, Kayishema was arrested Wednesday in Paarl, a small town in a

The newly appointed Chairman, Caretaker Management Committee of Karasuwa Local Government Area of Yobe State, Hon. Lawan Gana, is dead. Gana reportedly passed away on Thursday at Federal Medical Centre, Nguru, after a brief illness. Before his demise, the deceased was among the 17 LG Chairmen Caretaker Management Committees billed to be sworn in on

Days to the end of the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), the Federal Government has officially released the white paper report of visitation panels to 42 higher institutions. The PUNCH reports that the release of the white paper report was one of the demands laid down by the Academic Staff Union

The Court of Appeal, Abuja on Thursday slammed a fine of N40 million on a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, for bringing a frivolous suit before it. Owuru, who is the plaintiff in the suit, was seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu on May 29. However, the Appellate Court ordered the

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, said he has run a good race and finished his course as Nigeria’s leader for the past eight years. Therefore, he said, it is in order for him to pass the baton of service to another leader who will lead the country for the

The Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,  Ahmed Audi, on Thursday, threatened to arrest and prosecute unlicensed guards from the Private Guard Companies. Audi also threatened to sanction PGCs for the employment and deployment of unlicensed guards. The NSCDC CG states this while handing over licences to 44 PGCs in Abuja. Audi instructed

The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party and former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu  Musa Kwankwaso has urged politicians to build people rather than steal public funds. He gave this advice in Minna on Thursday when he served as the chairman at the inaugural lecture of the Niger State Governor-elect, Mohammed Bago. “Money is

Benue State House of Assembly on Thursday passed the controversial executive pension bill. The lawmakers passed the bill after receiving an alert of three out of six months’ salary arrears and payment of the three months’ arrears owed by the state government. The PUNCH had exclusively reported that the lawmakers suspended sitting following non-payment of

The Dangote Refinery was inaugurated on Monday, May 23, 2023. The refinery will produce 650,000 barrels of crude oil a day, which is a huge concern for the health of the people of the state. However, the founder of the refinery, Aliko Dangote, talked about the sustainable ways of managing the risk but he did

I was scrolling through Twitter and saw a few tweets about a yet-to-be-launched product we’d been building. Our Social Media Team had created an account for it and some well-meaning folks reshared the screenshot on Twitter and got some responses. A few of the comments showed that people were looking forward to the product as

…Deceased’s family demand N300million compensation  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Chief of Army, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya, over the extra-judicial killing of a policeman, Inspector Orukpe Monday, by armed personnel of the Nigerian Army in August 2022. According to Falana, the late Inspector Monday

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed worry that Nigerians relate as friends while they were outside the country but act like enemies when they were in their country. Obasanjo said that Nigerians in the diaspora are making the country proud in their different areas of endeavour. The former president said this at an evening reception

The National Association of Nigerian Students, Thursday kicked against the new immigration policy introduced by the Home Office of the United Kingdom. The new policy which bans individuals on study visas( excluding those on research) from bringing in dependants will commence implementation by January 2024. In a statement jointly signed by the Vice-president, external affairs,