As we wait with sort of baited breath to see if petrol will continue to be subsidized or not, as queues at fuel stations snake around our roads for miles, obstructing traffic and raising aggression levels and as the debate … read more
Embattled legislator representing Borno South senatorial district at the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Aliyu Ndume, who is standing trial before a Federal High Court siting in Abuja on alleged complicity in terrorist activities, was on Monday granted bail in the … read more
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said the Nigerian banking system is now stable and well positioned to stimulate growth and development of the economy. Sanusi also said that the CBN would … read more
One of the leaders of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram has been arrested after a shoot-out in the northern city of Kano, police say. Muhammed “Hamza” Aliyu was held as he tried to flee the city after an exchange … read more
Local media reports on Sunday indicated that the Nigeria Police Force has launched a massive plan to combat protests and riots that may occur in reaction to the Federal Government’s removal of subsidy on petroleum products. According to the reports, … read more
Nigeria’s police in northern Kano State on Sunday said three officers were killed by gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram members in Kano metropolis. State Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Idris told reporters on Sunday that the command succeeded in arresting … read more
The Police in Plateau State have debunked allegations of plans by some unidentified groups to bomb some public places in Jos and its environs during the Christmas and New Year festivities. The Commissioner of Police, Plateau State Command, Mr. Emmanuel … read more
concessionaire of the Lekki-Epe expressway, Lagos State, Lekki Concession Company (LCC), made good its promise to start the collection of toll on the highway Sunday. But it came at a heavy cost to the public. Heavy vehicular traffic on both … read more
President Goodluck Jonathan’s budget of ‘fiscal consolidation, inclusive growth and job creation,’ his passionate appeal to Nigerians to listen to him on the need to remove the subsidy on petroleum products, the crippling strike by university lecturers and the emergence … read more
It is no longer news that the Federal Government has concluded plans to remove the controversial fuel subsidy after several years of debates. President Goodluck Jonathan took a firm decision to remove the subsidy when he presented budget 2012 to … read more