Category: Politics
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A former Special Adviser to the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has suggested that the party might expel the former vice president. The aide, Umar Ardo, said Atiku could be expelled if he fails to dump his presidential ambition. He made the remark in a statement, yesterday, while noting that PDP…
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The project will involve the construction and operation of a new 37-km-long tolled road and bridge with a design speed of 120 km/h, as well as the development of adjacent real estate. The Lagos State Government announced on December 29, 2022 that CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium had been selected as the preferred bidder for the project. Cost…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is expected to allocate six million barrels of crude oil to Dangote Refinery in December 2023, TheCable understands. Sources in the know informed TheCable that the move by the national company is pivotal towards boosting domestic refining and attaining energy security in the country. The development comes as…
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Minister of Transportation, Said Alkali has announced that the Nigerian Railways will commence e-ticketing on Wednesday, November 1. Alkali made the announcement in Abuja on Monday, October 30, during the flag-off of e-ticketing for the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe–Warri routes. He said that the e-ticketing platform will significantly direct ticket sales revenue to the government’s account,…
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The presidential compressed natural gas initiative (PCNGI) has inaugurated a CNG vehicle pilot conversion centre as part of the federal government’s effort to curtail the petrol subsidy removal effect. Speaking at the inauguration of the FEMADAC station, located in Lekki-Epe, Lagos state, on Saturday, Micheal Oluwagbemi, chief executive officer (CEO) of PCNGI, described the step…
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Equipment worth 1.2 million Euros will be imported to effect maintenance on the Eko Bridge in Lagos, Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has said. Mr Clement Ezeorah, Assistant Director of Information at the Federal Ministry of Works made this known in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the minister…
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Ben Murray-Bruce, a former senator, has asked Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to congratulate President Bola Tinubu. On Thursday, a seven-member panel of the supreme led by Inyang Okoro, dismissed the petitions filed by Obi and Atiku against the election of Tinubu. The apex…
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Socio-political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed former President Goodluck Jonathan over his visit to President Bola Tinubu. It was reported that Jonathan was spotted at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Friday, and was said to have gone there to congratulate President Tinubu on the Supreme Court verdict affirming his election. Jonathan, after meeting Tinubu behind…
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In this appeal, the issue before us, is not who won majority of votes in the States which is debatable, but who won majority of lawful votes in the Federation. I have seriously gone through the respective briefs of the parties vis-a-vis the record of Appeal, I am unable to find any alternative figure put…