Former Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje elected APC national chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFormer Governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje elected APC national chairman

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 5, 2023

Former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has emerged as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Ganduje was elected the national chairman of the ruling party at the 12th meeting of the National Executive Committee, NEC, of the party on Thursday. Senator Ajibola Basiru was also elected as the party’s national secretary. The meeting took place at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The former national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and ex-national secretary, Iyiola...

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Our policies are not meant to punish the people – Tinubu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOur policies are not meant to punish the people – Tinubu

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 5, 2023

President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration’s policies are in the best interest of every Nigerian. “Our policies are for the people, not to punish the people,” the President said at the 12th National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Thursday in Abuja. Since he assumed office on May 29, President Tinubu has taken several policies that have been dubbed ‘anti-masses’ and heavily criticised by many Nigerians. Some...

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GlaxoSmithKline shuts down operations in Nigeria

BusinessNewsNigeriaGlaxoSmithKline shuts down operations in Nigeria

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 5, 2023

GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, a British multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, has made known its plan to cease operations in Nigeria. A statement by GSK Consumer Nigeria Plc, the Nigerian subsidiary of the company, on Thursday, said that the company’s pharmaceutical products will be distributed by third-party agents across the country. “In our published Q2 results we disclosed that the GSK UK Group has informed GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria PLC of its strategic intent to cease commercialization of...

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Establishing Proof of Election Rigging in the Nigeria’s Process

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsEstablishing Proof of Election Rigging in the Nigeria’s Process

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)August 3, 2023

“No one can successfully prove election rigging by relying on the same results announced by INEC or by minor infractions like pockets of outrage, and intimidation of some voters, among others,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu The recent publication by The Economist Intelligence Unit, in which they emphatically predicted that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, will not sack President Bola Tinubu, has sparked outrage in the camp of the opposition. Supporters of the PDP and LP have faulted...

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Organized Labour In Nigeria Suspends Protest

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOrganized Labour In Nigeria Suspends Protest

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 3, 2023

Following Wednesday’s closed-door meeting with leaders of labour unions at the State House in Abuja with President Bola Tinubu, the union has agreed to suspend its nationwide protest to give room for negotiation with the federal government. Recall that on Wednesday the Labour had declared protest across the country after the price of fuel moved to N617 from N537 and the delay by the government in providing relief from economic hardships. In a statement jointly...

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More Than 1.6 million children Are Out Of School In North East-UNICEF

EducationNewsNigeriaMore Than 1.6 million children Are Out Of School In North East-UNICEF

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 3, 2023

The Chief of Field Office, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Maiduguri Phuong Nguyen has raised the alarm that no fewer than 1.6 million children are out of school in the North East. Nguyen, who disclosed a Seminar Foundation Literacy and Numeracy in North-East held in Maiduguri on Wednesday, explained that UNICEF remains committed to accelerating education delivery in Nigeria. “At least 1.6 million children are out of school in Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe States. Of...

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Nigerian Medical Association Embark On Strike Over The Death Of Dr Diaso

NewsNigeriaNigerian Medical Association Embark On Strike Over The Death Of Dr Diaso

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 3, 2023

The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed all doctors working in the three government hospitals on Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike over the death of their colleague, Dr Vwaere Diaso. The affected hospitals are General Hospital, Odan, the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, and the Massey Street Children’s Hospital, Lagos. Dr Vwaere Diaso, a Babcock University graduate who had two weeks left to complete her horsemanship fell and died...

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Tinubu-led government inflicting hardship on Nigerians  – NLC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu-led government inflicting hardship on Nigerians  – NLC

PilotnewsAugust 3, 2023

Anambra State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), yesterday held a peaceful march, to protest the hardship on Nigerians, caused by the removal of fuel subsidies by the President Bola Tinubu-led government. Various bodies that make up the union gathered at the state office of Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), from where the protest kicked off. The protesters who carried placards with various inscriptions marched to Ekwueme Square Awka, a short distance...

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Fuel Subsidy Removal: NLC Enugu Chapter Join Nationwide Protest, Ask For Salary Increment

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFuel Subsidy Removal: NLC Enugu Chapter Join Nationwide Protest, Ask For Salary Increment

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 3, 2023

Civil servants in Enugu State on Wednesday under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, call on the State Governor, Dr. Ndubuisi Mbah to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by increasing workers’ salaries. Speaking on behalf of workers, the Chairman of NLC Enugu Chapter, Comrade Fabian Nwigbo made the appeal during a peaceful protest at the Government House. “Since the removal of the fuel subsidy, the country has known no peace....

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Timi Frank, condemns ‘bow, go’ ministerial screening exercise by senate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTimi Frank, condemns ‘bow, go’ ministerial screening exercise by senate

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)August 3, 2023

…Accuses Tinubu’s government of inability to fight corruption Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC),  on Tuesday, condemned the ‘bow, ‘go ministerial screening exercise by the Senate. Frank noted that President Bola Tinubu’s administration lacks capacity to fight corruption and criminality in the country. The former APC chieftain who made this assertion in a statement in Abuja, strongly condemned the ongoing “charade” termed ministerial screening by the Godswill...

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