African Democratic Congress governorship candidates are seeking a policy reversal. They want the fuel subsidy reinstated, citing its removal as a factor in the cost of living crisis. These candidates represent seven states and have expressed support for their party's presidential candidate on this issue.
The call to action was made while signing a document outlining their vision. A former minister presented the document, which includes the subsidy restoration as a key point.
Further information on the candidates' demands and the document they signed is available from the source publication.
The Nigerian Army has announced a major reshuffle of its senior leadership, appointing a new Theatre Commander for Operation HADIN KAI and other key positi Read More: https://punchng.com/army-reshuffles-top-leadership-names-new-theatre-commander/...
The House of Reps is investigating a massive ₦432bn NNPCL debt and liabilities from other oil firms owed to the NMDPRA. Read the latest on the probe. Read More: https://punchng.com/reps-probe-nnpcl-oil-firms-over-%e2%82%a6432bn-nmdpra-debt/...
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied saying that Northerners would be made to suffer between January and May if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio described the statement attributed to him as a “comp...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has raised the alarm over the activities of alleged Chinese counterfeit syndicates that have shifted from importing fake products into Nigeria to establishing local manufacturing and distribution networks. ...
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has revealed billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote’s longstanding relationship with his family. The artiste made the revelation while speaking about his relationship with Dangote during a recent interview in Lagos. Accordi...
Over 10 youths injured during the blockade of the convoy of Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in Benue have reportedly been hospitalised at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital, BSUTH, Makurdi. Thugs attacked Obi’s convoy along the Gboko...
According to him, the 159 male pupils sleep on the floor, sharing about 100 mattresses. The post 159 pupils sleep in one-room hostel at Nasarawa nomadic school – Director appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The Federal Government is working with Austrian authorities and the Vienna Stock Exchange to establish a bond vehicle to raise capital for foreign companies investing in projects in Nigeria. Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this while addressing t...
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja ABUJA — The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee, PAC, has commenced an investigation into outstanding debts owed to the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company ...
The Benue State Government has challenged the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to identify the government aide they accused of stopping Obi’s convoy from accessing Yelewata community in the state. Chief Press Secretary to Governor Hyaci...
A Nigerian man, Gift Oladele, has been jailed for 17 years in the UK for rape. Read the victim’s harrowing account of the attack in Wrexham. Read More: https://punchng.com/i-thought-hed-kill-me-woman-recounts-rape-by-uk-based-nigerian-jailed-17-years/...
An online campaign defending cutting, which is still legal in Mali, recasts the practice as a means of protecting girls. The post Malian women resist renewed support for female genital mutilation appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
