Nigerians can’t bear brunt of fuel subsidy removal alone, TUC tells Tinubu

…Calls for cut of cost of governance The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has on  Monday commended the decision of the Federal Government to remove fuel subsidy but expressed concern over  the persistent call for sacrifices on the part of citizens, stressing it is no longer tenable. Festus Osifo, President of TUC, while briefing the media on the state of the nation, noted that the Federal Government never reciprocates the sacrifices made by Nigerians. He charged...

NDLEA Arrest Notorious Drug Kingpin In Lagos

A suspected notorious drug kingpin who specializes in sponsoring young Nigerians to traffick Class A drugs to Europe especially Italy has been apprehended in his hotel room in the Okota area of Lagos. Charles Uwagbale, a 48-year-old drug kingpin had recruited Uju Dominic, 35, from his base in Italy with a deal to come to Nigeria, ingest 100 pellets of cocaine on Friday 21st July, and return to Italy on Saturday 22nd July. National Drug...

Oshiomhole Accuses Former Senators, Reps Of Looting Televisions, Carpets, Chairs

The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole has expressed shock over the looting of television sets, carpets, and chairs by the immediate past senators and House of Representatives members. Oshiomhole, who made the revelation when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, said the level of vandalization of the properties of the National Assembly by former lawmakers was carried out in the presence of security men and women. “I had to pay to fix my...

Davido succumbs to pressure from Muslims, deletes controversial video

Nigerian singer Davido has deleted a video he shared on his Twitter page on Friday which brought him under heavy criticism from the Muslim community. The video was a snippet of the visuals for “Jaye Lo”, the first single by his newly-signed artist, Logos Olori. The extract shows Muslims observing prayers outside a mosque while Lagos Olori sits on the roof of the mosque singing. After Davido tweeted to promote the song, several Muslims condemned...

A Destructive Thriving Nigeria’s ‘Fake News Industry’

“Fake stories trend in Nigeria because there is a big market for them,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Trending fake stories have become a major part of the post 2023 General Election in Nigeria. There is hardly any week after the General Election that no fake story has trended. These fake stories, which often originate from Twitter and WhatsApp, are immediately pounced on and devoured. The stories are believed without questions or elementary due diligence and sworn-on, by...

UNILAG increases school fees to over N100,000 due to ‘prevailing economic realities’

New and returning students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will be paying over N100,000 as school fees effective the first semester of the 2023/24 session, The West African Pilot News has learned. The increment in fees was proposed on Thursday at a meeting between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, and the representatives of the non-teaching unions of the institution comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, National Association...

Akwa Ibom Govt. partners with Innoson for transportation palliatives

The people of Akwa Ibom State might be getting free transportation services as succour to the effects of the hike in the price of petrol courtesy of Governor Umo Eno’s administration. This is coming against the backdrop of a partnership between the Akwa Ibom State Government and Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicles. Announcing the partnership on Thursday, Governor Eno said that it “aims to provide palliatives, especially in transportation for our citizens...

NAF set to receive additional platforms to boost counter-terrorism operations

Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country. The CAS stated this while addressing officers and men during his maiden operational tour of NAF units in Makurdi, Benue State. Abubakar stated that the acquisition of additional platforms would bolster training, air power employment and projection. A press statement on Friday,...

Davido’s foundation donates N237 million to 424 orphanages

David Adeleke Foundation, DAF, has donated N237 million to various orphanages across Nigeria. The founder of the foundation, David Adeleke, the Nigerian singer better known as Davido, announced the donation on his various social media pages on Thursday. Adeleke said the DAF distributed the funds to 424 orphanages with 13,818 child beneficiaries. The singer said the donated sum was contributions from various individuals and corporations which the foundation reached out to support. “In October 2022,...

NNPC Clarifies Increase In Petrol Pump Price

The CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, Mele Kyari has attributed the increase in petrol pump price from N540 to N617 per litre to market forces. Speaking after a meeting with Vice-President Kashim Shettima at the Aso Villa, Mr Kyari stated that the price hike was not due to a shortage in petrol supply, saying that prices fluctuate depending on market realities, and that the market would regulate itself. “There are just...

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