Category: Politics
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Legal luminary, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) has said that majority of Nigerians currently live in poverty, stressing that over 70 per cent of the citizens were living below the poverty level. Olanipekun spoke in Ikere Ekiti, his country home. The legal icon pointed out that there was tension, unrest, anxiety, pressure, confusion, hatred, anguish, pain,…
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Former President Muhammadu Buhari has maintained that he did his best in the eight years that he governed Nigeria. Buhari made the disclosure in an interview with the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). Daily Trust reports that this is his first interview since leaving office on May 29, 2023. He said Nigerians are a difficult bunch…
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As part of its ongoing initiatives to tackle noise pollution and other environmental violations, yesterday, LASEPA sealed several establishments, including a mosque, a company, and hotels in the Oshodi/Isolo area of the state for various environmental infractions. The facilities affected are Adura Agba Ratibi Mosque, Stag Engineering Nig Ltd, Green Point Hotel, 4 Season Hotel…
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President Goodluck Jonathan @66 years. May I, on behalf of my family heartily congratulate Your Excellency, Dr Goodluck Jonathan @GEJonathan as you mark your 66th birthday anniversary today. I thank God for what he has used you to do for our country, Africa, and global democracies as President and former President who continues to be…
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Electricity workers have shut down the national grid following the declaration of an indefinite strike by organized labour unions. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed this to DAILY POST exclusively on Tuesday. According to her, electricity workers, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), followed directives of the Nigeria Labour Congress…
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President Bola Tinubu recently stopped the implementation of a hike in electricity tariff and insisted that subsidy be paid on power consumed nationwide, the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, revealed on Wednesday. Adelabu also stated that the Federal Government would investigate the legality of the five-year licence extension given to privatised power distribution and generation…
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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…