Fuel Scarcity in Nigeria to End Soon, Says IPMAN Official

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has assured that the ongoing fuel scarcity across the country will soon end. The association’s publicity secretary, Ukadike Chinedu, disclosed to journalists that disruptions in the supply chain were responsible for the shortage, but he assured that fuel would become available in the coming weeks. “The supply chain is dependent on the importation of petroleum products, but now the federal government has decided that they will not...

Enugu Govt Approves N80,000 Minimum Wage For LG, State workers

The Enugu State Government has approved eighty thousand naira (N80,000) as the new minimum wage for both Local and State Government workers in the state with effect from October 2024. The State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah announced this on Thursday after a meeting with the Enugu State Minimum Wage Implementation Committee headed by the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu and leaders of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, Enugu chapter at the...

Delta Communities Gets Electricity After 15 Years Of Blackout

There was jubilation among Ekuku-Agbor and other communities in Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State following the restoring electricity in their communities after 15 years. The communities include Ekuku-Agbor, Obi-Agbor, Egbudu Akan, and several others. Residents of the community and its environs were not only enveloped in ecstasy but jubilated as they showered encomiums on the Delta State Governor, Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, and the Chairman of Ika South Local Government, Engr Jerry Ehiwarior for...

Polio Threatens 2.3 Million Children In Nigeria – UNICEF

Nearly 2.3 million children in Nigeria have not received routine immunization (zero dose), putting them at risk of polio outbreak. Dr Nuzhat Rafique, United Nations Children’s Fund, Chief of Bauchi Field Office disclosed this during an awareness road walk in Bauchi on Thursday to commemorate this year’s World Polio Day. “Out of 2.3 million children in Nigeria, about 22,000 children in Bauchi State have not received routine immunization thereby risking a polio outbreak. “It is...

Central Bank Says No Expiration Date for Old Naira Notes

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN)l, has dismissed reports suggesting that the old naira notes will cease to be legal tender by 31 December 2024. In a statement issued on Thursday via its official social media accounts, the CBN’s acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Ali Hakama, reaffirmed that both the old and redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes will remain legal tender indefinitely as mandated by the Supreme Court on 29 November 2023. The...

Jonathan To Lead AU Election Mission To Botswana, Departs Gaborone Friday

Former President Goodluck Jonathan will be leading the African Union Election Observation Mission (AUEOM) to observe Botswana’s general elections scheduled to hold on October 30, 2024, and is billed to leave for Gaborone on Friday. Ikechukwu Eze, SA to the former President, in a press statement on Thursday noted that Jonathan will lead other distinguished leaders including members of the African Union Permanent Representative Committee, Pan African Parliament (PAP), African Governance Platform, Election Management Bodies,...

Tinubu Orders Reduction in Security Personnel, Convoys for Ministers, Heads of Agencies

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued new directives to reduce the number of security personnel and official vehicles attached to Ministers, Ministers of State, and Heads of Federal Government agencies as part of his administration’s cost-cutting measures. In a statement released on Thursday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu instructed that the security detail for public officials be limited to five personnel, comprising four police officers and...

The Fuse about Bianca Ojukwu’s Ministerial Nomination

“This nomination is APGA’s loss as Lady Bianca would now align openly with the federal government’s political interests in Anambra State. “ —Ebuka Onyekwelu The nomination of Lady Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumemegwu-Ojukwu, has continued to generate reactions from different quarters. For some members of the APC in Anambra, it is another source of worry about the party’s reward system. Yet, other members of Anambra APC believe that Bianca’s appointment is for the...

Nigeria Secures BRICS Partnership Status, Eyes Full Membership

Nigeria has been officially added as a partner nation in the BRICS alliance, alongside 12 other countries. The announcement was made during the 2024 BRICS summit, held from 22 to 24 October in Kazan, Russia. A post from the bloc on X on Thursday confirmed the development, stating, “13 new nations have been accepted as official partner countries and will be part of BRICS initiatives.” The new partners are Algeria, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan,...

Troops Kill 140 Terrorists, Arrest 135 Suspects in Nationwide Operations

Troops of the Nigerian Armed Forces have killed no fewer than 140 terrorists and arrested 135 suspects across the country within the past week. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed that two key members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, were among those arrested. He identified them as Pius Iguh, a founding member of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, and...

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