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Buhari appreciates Nigerians for Patience, urges use of Gas as Alternative to Petrol
President Muhammadu Buhari says he salutes Nigerians for their patience with him as he leads the country through these challenging economic terrains. Speaking on Tuesday during the virtual commissioning of the National Gas Expansion Programme and National Autogas Roll-out Initiative at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the president further urged Nigerians to embrace the use of gas as an alternative to fuel “Let me now express my deep appreciation to Nigerians for their patience, and Organized Labour for its maturity and patriotism as we collectively navigate these global economic and other challenges.’’ “It is no longer news that the vast Natural…
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Senate confirms Professor Mahmood Yakubu as INEC Chairman
Professor Mahmood Yakubu has been reappointed as the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Professor Yakubu’s appointment ensures that he will serve as the head of the electoral commission for another five years, having served 1st tenure from 2015 to 2020. His confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, led by Senator Kabiru Gaya, which submitted its report at plenary and recommended Yakubu for confirmation. The senators, who spoke before his confirmation, described him as highly qualified for the job.
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Senate urges President Buhari to sack service Chiefs
The Senate on Tuesday has called on the president to immediately replace the overstayed service chiefs with new ones, those with fresh ideas. According to a statement by the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, the president needs to take immediate steps to restructure the entire security system in the country. He further advised that state-of-the-art weapons should be provided to aid the fight against insurgency. The senate President also admonished the President to immediately set up a probe panel into the widespread allegations of corruption and leakages within the security structure and put mechanisms in place to foster transparency. He said;…
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Security Agencies arrest Maina in Niger Republic
Former pension reform task team boss, Abdulrasheed Maina has been arrested in Niger Republic on Monday evening by operatives of Nigeria Intelligence Service and anti-corruption agents. According to Intelligence sources Maina was arrested somewhere in Niger Republic and would be brought into Nigeria Tuesday or Wednesday. Recall that Maina is being prosecuted on 12 counts of money laundering to the tune of N2bn by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He jumped bail leading to the sentencing of the lawmaker who stood as surety, Senator Ali Ndume to prison and forcing the trial judge, Justice Abang Okon, to issue a…
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The Government should cater for the families of the slain Farmers – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani has urged the Federal Government to cater for the families of the farmers slain by members of the Boko Haram sect on Saturday in Borno. In a tweet he shared via his twitter handle, Sani expressed that it is a moral right for the government to cater for them starting with the president directly meeting them to give them a word of consolation. He wrote; “The FG has a moral responsibility to cater for the families of the Borno slain victims. And it should begin with the President directly meeting them to give them a…
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Buhari is not safe in AsoRock because the Citizens are not happy – Nigerian Pastor laments
Senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa has said that even President Muhammadu Buhari is not safe at the Presidential Villa because the citizens are angry at the spate of insecurity in the country. Giwa in a statement on Tuesday blamed the setbacks of Nigeria on President Buhari’s high-handedness and inability to listen to the yearning of the people. He stated that nobody is safe in the country as of now, not even the president. He said; “It’s unfortunate that we have a president who doesn’t listen to the yearnings of his people. “President Buhari’s…
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Insecurity: “Take the fight to the insurgents till we root them out” – Buhari tells Armed forces
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the armed forces to take the fight to the insurgents. In a tweet shared via the President’s twitter handle, he expressed determination to tackle insecurity in the country. He assured Nigerians of his administration’s resolution to ensure the protection of lives and properties of Nigerians. The president also promised to engage neighbouring countries in a bid to ensure insurgents have no hiding place. His tweet; “Nothing is more important than ensuring the security of lives and property of Nigerians. Everything is secondary when security is at stake. I will ensure that more resources are made…
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Insecurity: State Governors are frustrated – El-rufai
Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-rufai has expressed frustration over the spate of insecurity in the country. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television’s politics Today, on Monday, he lamented that State Governors are frustrated, helpless and dissatisfied with their roles, amid the challenges of insecurity in the country. According to him, they have no control over cohesive instruments of their states. “We are all frustrated. I am frustrated in my state, many governors are frustrated in their states; we are called chief security officers only in name, we have no control over cohesive instruments of the state, he said…
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We need N81 Million to cut grass in Abuja Stadium – Sports Minister, Sunday Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has revealed that it will cost the ministry N81m to cut the grass and clear the weed that has taken over the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. He stated this recently while speaking during the one-day seminar organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) FCT chapter. According to him, the ministry approached the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) seeking what could be done to weed the stadium and they were told it will cost N81m. “We approached AEPB to come see what can be done to clear the…
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“43 Farmers killed in Borno were not given military clearance” – Garba Shehu
Presidential Spokesman, Garba Shehu has said that the 43 farmers killed by Boko Haram on Saturday, did not have military clearance to be on their rice farms when they were attacked. Speaking in an interview with BBC on Monday, he noted that though he does not blame them, he said the truth has to be told. “The government is sad that this tragic incident has happened. 43 or thereabout of innocent farm workers, most of them had their throats slit by a heartless band of terrorists. People need to know what it is like in the Lake Chad Basin area.…
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Insecurity: “Buhari is unable to protect the lives of Nigerians” – Moghalu
A Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has expressed that President Muhammadu Buhari is incapable of protecting Nigerians amidst the increasing state of insecurity. Moghalu in a tweet reacting to the killing of 43 rice farmers in Borno State by Boko Haram insurgents, described the incident as a national tragedy which proves that Nigeria is becoming a failed state under the present administration. He also lambasted the government and security agencies, accusing them of intimidating and arresting peaceful #EndSARS protesters demanding better governance but unable to do anything to insurgents terrorizing the entire country.…
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Biden to appoint Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale Adeyemo as Deputy Treasury Secretary
The United States President-elect, Joe Biden, is set to name a Nigerian-born attorney, Adewale Adeyemo, as Deputy Treasury Secretary, in his latest wave of appointments for his economic team on Monday. If confirmed, Mr Adeyemo, who is currently the first president of the Obama Foundation in Chicago, would be the first African to occupy the position. According to CNN, Mr Biden is to make the appointments public on Monday in a statement but the economic team will be formally introduced by the President-elect during an event on Tuesday at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
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