Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Some transport groups on Monday threatened to occupy the headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Limited over the lingering fuel crisis in the country. In a communique issued in Lagos after a one-day meeting of various associations on Monday, the groups condemned the persistent fuel and gasoline scarcity with no end in sight. The groups which identified themselves in the communique as the Commercial Motorcycles Association of Nigeria, (COMAN), Tricycles Owners Association of Nigeria (TOWAN), National Association of Traders of Nigeria, (NASTAN), Luxurious Bus Operators Union (LUBOU), and Trailer Drivers Association of Nigeria, (TADAN) said, their members can no longer…

Nigeria accounts for the third-highest number of women and girls who have undergone Female Genital Mutilation, with an estimated 19.9 million survivors, two UN agencies have said. The UN agencies — the United Nations Children’s Fund and the United Nations Population Fund — also said 4.3 million girls are at risk of female genital mutilation this year and the number is projected to reach 4.6 million by 2030. In a joint statement the agencies noted that the world will miss the target of ending FGM by 2030 without urgent action. February 6 is the International Day of Zero Tolerance for…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed that 700,000 persons die out of the 1.1 million new cancer cases recorded in Africa each year Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, made the revelation in a statement marking this year’s World Cancer Day themed ‘Close the Care Gap: Uniting Our Voices and Taking Action.’ She said Africa accounts for nearly 50%t of the global childhood cancer burden by 2050 with the current projections, explaining that “Childhood cancer incidents in sub-Saharan Africa was estimated at 56.3 per million population with significant data challenges.” Moeti maintained that data estimates show a…

Scarcity of new notes persisted in Kaduna on Monday, as food items sellers refused to accept cash transfers. Yam, onion, crayfish, pepper, tomatoes and Maggi sellers refused to accept cash transfers claiming they may fall into wrong hands. Musa Banawa, a trader who sells pepper at the Monday market, said he accepted a transfer of N5,000 last week, but, that he never got credited for that transaction. “A young man alighted from a beautiful car on Saturday, walked to my shop and said he wanted to buy pepper and make a transfer. He did the said transaction before me but…

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has advised Corps Members to be security conscious as they go about their assignments. He also told the corps members to try to acquire vocational skills through the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme. The DG noted that many NYSC members who embraced the programme some years ago are now ripping the fruits. He said this while addressing Corps members at the Kano State Orientation Camp in Kusala Dam-Karaye. “Be security conscious, believe in yourself, and wherever you are posted, God will help you…

The Supreme Court has affirmed the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, as the All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate for Yobe North. In a majority judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. In a judgment delivered on Monday, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature.The apex court had last Wednesday fixed today (Monday), February 6, for final judgment in the long-drawn legal battle.

Governor Simon Lalong has debunked the insinuation being made by some people that some villages have been taken over by herdsmen in the State and that the government has not done anything about it. The Governor stated this at the interdenominational church service to commemorate the 2023 Plateau Day of Forgiveness and Reconciliation held at St. Monica’s Catholic Church in Rantya Jos. He stated that there is no report on his table that any village has been taken over, adding that the government took proactive steps to prevent such from happening by passing and signing into law the Anti-Land Grabbing…

The Premier League has accused Manchester City of breaking its financial rules following a long-running investigation. It has referred the club to a commission over alleged breaches between the 2009-10 and 2017-18 seasons. In 2020 City had a two-year ban from European club competitions overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas), after Uefa ruled that City committed “serious breaches” of Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations between 2012 and 2016. In a statement the Premier League said City breached rules requiring them to provide “accurate financial information that gives a true and fair view of the club’s financial position”.…

The lndependent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, has denied planning to cease operations once the government enforces N195 per litre pump price. A statement on Monday by National Operations Controller Mike Osatuyi advised the public to ignore the information. Mojeed Adesope, Publicity Officer of Ibadan Depot, on February 3, called for the shutdown of IPMAN filling stations over the fuel price limit. Adesope said dealers, particularly independent marketers, were not comfortable with the government’s directive due to the high ex-depot price. But Osatuyi hinted the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd., NNPCL, was preparing the logistics to start supplying petrol…

The FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, on Sunday in Abuja inaugurated an Integrated Medical Outreach, in Karshi to be conducted across all the 62 political wards in the territory. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the free medical outreach powered by Nigerians Unite for Tinubu/Shettima Mandate was targeted at the vulnerables in the hard-to-reach communities. The minister stated that the gesture was to provide to the indigent residents, particularly women and children, good quality, high impact Primary Health Care (PHC) services including immunisation and nutrition. Aliyu said that the routine immunisation coverage and PHC services uptake…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has arrived at the venue of the National Economic Summit Group in Lagos for its Dialogue with Presidential Candidates. Obi disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Monday. Recall that the duo of the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC, Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu, had featured at the program in January. Atiku and Tinubu used the opportunity to present their economic blueprints for the country. Obi would take his turn to present his economic policy plans for…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his team of mopping up the new naira notes for vote-buying during the forthcoming election. PDP national publicity secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in a statement on Sunday, attributed the pains Nigerians go through owing to the currency crisis to Tinubu. He disclosed that the PDP is saddened and worried about the cash crunch most Nigerians are experiencing. He stated the emergence of PDP’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar as the winner in the February presidential election would mean an end to the…