THE Senate yesterday said it will act in the interest of the masses in the looming electricity tariff increase that is imminent in the nation. President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, who stated this on Monday, said the National Assembly would act to ensure that the electricity tariff hike is resolved in the interest of the people. Addressing the rally comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other electricity consumers who besieged the National Assembly Complex, Abuja to protest the recent increment in electricity charges across the country, Saraki reiterated the…
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IN an attempt to dispel earlier report by Senator Kaka Bashir Garbai, some of parts of Borno state are still under the control of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, the Borno State Governor, Hon. Kashim Shettima has disputed the claim, saying Sen. Garbai was either quoted out of context or that he made the statement out of emotional outburst. Shettima said “I am authoritatively speaking to you as the chief security officer of the state, no local government area in the state is under Boko Haram occupation.” “As Chief Security Officer of Borno state, I am telling you authoritatively that…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent an appeal to Access to Information (AI) Appeals Board against the World Bank’s decision dated 25 November 2015 “to provide patently insufficient information on the spending of recovered stolen funds by the late General Sani Abacha.” The organisation said it considered the decision “a serious violation of the AI Policy, as it amounts to improper or unreasonable restriction of access to information.” In the appeal dated 5 February 2016 and signed by SERAP deputy executive director Olukayode Majekodunmi the organisation said, “Following receipt of several documents from the World Bank totalling over…
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has challenged the presidency to make full disclosure of the true state of President Muhammadu Buhari vacation and where he is spending it. The governor, while also commending the president for handing over to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, in line with the constitution, said, “Nigerians deserve to know the truth about their President because the President is an open book that every Nigerians should be free to read.” Fayose also alleges of what he called, “high-wire plot to use the Supreme Court to upturn his electoral victory”, insisting that nothing will stop him…
More winners recently emerged at Ariaria Market in Aba Abia State, at this year’s first redemption ceremony of the ongoing Skye Bank,‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire Reward Scheme. The scheme which is changing many lives is an effort from one of the top financial institutions in Nigeria, Skye Bankto encourage a better savings culture among Nigerians and it has taken place in six locations across the country since inception, including Ibadan, Onitsha, Benin, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Lagos. One of the winners, Ejiofor Nkiruka from Umuelemai Branch in Owerri who emerged as a millionaire in Thursday’s reward scheme, screamed excitedly into the…
The Nigerian Army has said it will partner with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in order to enhance the relationship existing between soldiers and civilians in the country. The Commander, 2 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Brigadier-General Stephenson Olabanji, disclosed this when members of the executive committee of the NUJ, Rivers State Council, paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Port Harcourt. Olabanji said, “I want to say that there is no how we can function effectively here without the media, in terms of coverage of our activities, informing the society about our activities, and information gathering…
Ekiti State All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ayodele Fayose of persecuting the union leaders in the State for demanding the payment of the workers’ salaries. The party insisted that persecuting union leaders for demanding for workers’ rights is a needless provocation that can rupture the existing peace in the state. The party’s Publicity Secretary, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said in a statement on Sunday that union leaders had a responsibility to the workforce and they had acted constitutionally in defence of workers by requesting for their pay. He slammed the governor for crediting workers’ accounts with their salaries only to withdraw the money after…
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