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The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, has said that the decision taken by the Federal government on fuel subsidy removal was to salvage the economy from crashing. He stated this, yesterday, the Transformation Movement, Nigeria (TMN), led by its...
As the controversy surrounding the removal of subsidy on fuel continues to elicit reactions from all over the country, students in Bauchi State under the auspices of the National Union of Bauchi State Students [NUBASS] yesterday commenced a seven day p...
The head pastor of the Rock of Ages Christian Assembly (RACA), Benin City, Edo State, Apostle Charles Osazuwa, has said that he foresees the re-election of the state governor, Adams Oshiomole for a second term in office. The statement, which is one of ...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin, yesterday, affirmed the verdict of the Election Tribunal which upheld the election of the Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Udaughan. While dismissing the appeal of the Democratic People’s Party, DPP, candid...
Osun State Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has provided free train services to convey stranded passengers of the State from Lagos to Osogbo, the State capital. This was part of the government’s effort to cushion the effect of the removal of subsidy...
The Kaduna State branch of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its sister body, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday directed all its members in the state and in the Local Government Areas (LGAs) to come out en masse against what they described...
The governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Febuary 11 election in Bayelsa State, Hon.Henry Seriake Dickson yesterday explained why he is responding to the claims by the camp of Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva on hi...
The President of the Nigerian Association of Miners (MAN), Sani Shehu, has described the unprecedented removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government on January 1, 2012, as radical and sudden. The President, who spoke in an exclusive telephone inter...
Workers under the aegis of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) have said that workers will not dialogue with the Federal Government on the subject of fuel subsidy withdrawal. President of NCSU, Comrade Kiri Mohammed, who spoke with LEADERSHIP yester...
Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila has said that the House will initiate moves to amend the Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) Act, following the subsidy removal ...
When President Olusegun Obasanjo was in power we spent 300 billion per year on the fuel subsidy. Under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan it shot up to 1.3 trillion naira in the last one year alone. Can someone please explain to me how i...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday issued certificates of return to 10 members of Hon. Aminu Masari –led faction of the Katsina State Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) to confirm them as the winners of the January ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has warned against the possible hijacking of fuel subsidy removal protest by those it called ‘artificial activists.’ The PDP said the protesters had a legitimate right to protest, but that i...
Former Ambassador of the United States to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell has condemned United States President Barrack Obama for being biased towards President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration in Nigeria. Reacting to Nigeria’s issues yesterday, t...
The House of Representatives Committee on Environment has threatened to sanction Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) over a major oil spill at the Bonga oil field two weeks ago. A statement issued yesterday by the Chai...