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President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory purchase of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. The President said the directive is in furtherance of country’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudge to produce lower emissions, even as they present a more affordable alternative for Nigerian energy consumers. Recently, the Minister of Finance Wale Edun took a tour of the factory where the CNG vehicles were being put together and promised that the vehicles will soon be rolled out. The Minister also said the benefits of the vehicles will soon be available…

Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has announced a plan by his administration to set up a panel of inquiry into the governance of the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Monday after swearing in Dagogo Iboroma as the Attorney General of the state shortly after the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was screened and confirmed by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led House of Assembly. He emphatically stated that the state is in a critical situation where it has become obvious that the political crisis cannot be resolved. The governor accused his opponents of deliberately sabotaging his administration while he was hoping that…

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has screened and confirmed a commissioner nominee sent to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. During the screening on Monday, the nominee, Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, pledged to uphold the rule of law and serve the state diligently, irrespective of the ministry he will be deployed to, Channels Television reported. The event was the first legislative session since the election of new principal officers, and the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo backed by lawmakers supporting Governor Fubara of Rivers State. Also present during the screening were principal officers and former…

In a landmark case, the Incorporated Trustees of Citizens Awareness against Corruption and Social Vices Initiative (CACASVI), a renowned civil society organization, has been granted leave to challenge the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) over its secretive recruitment practices. In a statement signed by Olumuyiwa Onlede, Executive Director CACASVI on Sunday in Abuja Onlede has said that with the support of FOI Counsel, a specialized law firm focused on Freedom of Information litigation and research, CACASVI is taking NCDMB to court for its failure to disclose crucial information about its staff and hiring processes. The organization is seeking…

The lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Saturday pledged to partner with the Church to promote peace in Abia state and Nigeria in general. Kalu, stated this at the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN) Amaeze Parish during the Arochukwu Synodical Women’s Guild 1st Biannual Conference. Senator Kalu was represented by the chairman of OUK Movement, Arochukwu local government area, Eze Precious Ngwu (Bongidi), at the event which attracted clergies, politicians, business moguls as well as parishioners. Speaking at the event, the former Abia state governor said his decision to attract the…

There appears to be no respite for former Nigerian international, Tijani Babangida, as his son who is about a year old has died from injuries he sustained in the fatal road accident that claimed the life of his father’s brother, Ibrahim Babangida. On Thursday, April 10, 2024, the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold medallist, his wife, brother, son, and maid were involved in a ghastly accident along the Zaria-Kaduna road. While his younger brother Ibrahim died on the spot, Tijanni, who is also the president of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) and the other occupants of the vehicle were…

At least five of the achievements listed by Kogi State Governor Ahmed Ododo to commemorate his first 100 days in office are seen as absurd by Nigerians. These include a meeting with Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), which has got people talking. Yahaya Bello passed the baton of state leadership to Ododo on January 27. On Wednesday, the governor marked his first 100 days in office, highlighting what he considered his achievements within the period. The digital flyers posted on Ododo’s official X handle on Wednesday contained 31 items across five major areas, such as governance, agriculture, education,…

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to provide steady power supply in the South East region or shut down and vacate the region immediately. IPOB made the demand in a statement issued on Friday by its media and publicity secretary, Emma Powerful.   Powerful also lambasted the power distribution company for excessive estimated billing of electricity consumers in the South East.   According to the IPOB spokesperson, EEDC is engaging in what he described as a deceptive strategy to sway the people of the South East by claiming that IPOB criticisms over…

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Friday took over some quarters of the Rivers State House of Assembly amid the unrest between the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and the 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. It was gathered that the police took over all the entrances to the House of Assembly quarters located along the Aba Road, Port Harcourt, the state capital. According to PUNCH, It was found that both the first and second gates to the lawmakers’ estate were safeguarded by about 30 armed policemen, while about 25 patrol vans were…