Responding to resident’s cry over meter tampering by petrol stations in the state, the Enugu State Commissioner for Special Duties Emeka Ajogwu paid an unscheduled visit to 14 petrol stations within Enugu metropolis on Thursday to check their meters for possible tampering. All stations including the major distributing stations visited had adjusted their meters thereby shortchanging the masses; Speaking to newsmen on findings, Ajogwu expressed deep concern at the hardship citizens are experiencing in the...

Amidst the crisis in the national office of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over regional slots in the National Working Committee (NWC), Hon. Abdullahi Bello, Kogi State Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked rumour that Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has conceded. the region’s  position, that is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary. In a press statement on Friday, Bello said, “The purported compromise being circulated by enemies of the All Progressives Congress in Kogi...

Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to  probe the authorities of Chicago State University for refusal to release relevant academic records of Bola Tinubu. Frank who made this request in a statement in Abuja on Friday said that the probe has become necessary to determine the authenticity of the certificates offered to Americans who...

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged the House of Representatives to amend the Student Loan Act over its stringent requirements and short repayment timeframe, among other concerns. The NANS president, Usman Barambu pushed for the amendment on Thursday at a legislative summit on students’ loans and access to higher education, organised by the House ad-hoc committee in Abuja. Barambu called for the inclusion of student representation on the board. “Student loans are...

Two hundred and ten thousand (210,000) households in Kaduna state will benefit from a special palliative programme in the State. Kaduna State Governor, Malam Uba Sani who confirmed that N2 billion naira has been released to the state by the federal government to fund the intervention to cushion the effects of subsidy removal on Petrol. “To ensure effective implementation, I convened a stakeholder meeting comprising of Government Officials, representatives of trade unions, persons living with...

Adamawa state government pledged to partner with German Agency for International Cooperation GIZ for successful implementation of its projects in the state which mainly focused on investing in women and girl child particularly IDPs and returnees. The German Agency for International Cooperation GIZ is an international initiative owned by the German Government operating in 130 countries including Nigeria in many fields that offers demand-driven, tailor-made and effective services for sustainable development. Among areas the organization...

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Omar Touray; leader of the ECOWAS delegation to Niger Republic’s military junta, General Abdulsalami Abubakar and the National Security Adviser (NSA) to the President, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu were guests at the Presidential Villa Abuja on Tuesday, to update President Bola Tinubu on their recent mission to the embattled country. Sources privy to the meeting confirmed that Abdulsalami and the ECOWAS delegation to Niger recently are...