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Saturday, 29 April 2023 07:44

Buhari bows to pressure, shelves 2023 census

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 2023, to a date to be determined by the incoming administration. The President gave the approval after meeting with some members of the Federal Executive Council and Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Isa-Kwarra, and his team at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday, April 28, 2023. This is contained in a press statement signed by Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, and released Saturday morning. “In arriving at the decision to postpone the census,” the statement says,…

Saturday, 29 April 2023 04:03

FG backtracks on suspension of petrol subsidy removal

Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has denied reports of the Federal Government's plans to suspend the removal of petrol subsidy. Although she had initially indicated the National Economic Council's agreement to temporarily suspend the removal of the subsidy, the minister has now clarified that the government intends to expand the subsidy removal committee to include representatives from the incoming administration and state governors. The committee is expected to determine the appropriate time for the subsidy's removal, alternative measures to ensure sufficient petroleum product supply, and support for vulnerable citizens. The subsidy removal committee currently comprises several…

Saturday, 29 April 2023 04:00

FG declares Monday public holiday for Workers’ Day

In celebration of Workers' Day, an annual event marked on May 1, the Federal Government has declared Monday a public holiday. The announcement was made on Friday by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, through a statement by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Shuaib Belgore. The minister praised Nigerian workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice, which have positioned the country as an icon of greatness among other nations. He emphasized the importance of productivity in achieving both national and individual prosperity and urged workers to prioritize it. Additionally, Aregbesola commended the security agencies for their achievements in…

Saturday, 29 April 2023 03:59

All we know after Day 14 of battles of Sudan military factions

Unending 'hell': Sudan war rages despite truce pledges Strikes by air, tanks and artillery rocked Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and the adjacent city of Bahri on Friday, witnesses said, mocking a 72-hour truce extension announced by the army and a rival paramilitary force. Hundreds have been killed and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in a power struggle between the army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that erupted on April 15 and disabled an internationally backed transition toward democratic elections. The fighting has also reawakened a two-decade-old conflict in the western Darfur region where scores have died this week.…

Saturday, 29 April 2023 03:58

What to know after Day 429 of Russia-Ukraine war

RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE Russia won’t play by ‘rules’ invented by anyone – Putin Moscow will not abide by the “so-called rules” invented and imposed by “certain countries,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, as he delivered a speech at a meeting of Russia’s Council of Legislators in St. Petersburg. Russia is currently enduring “economic aggression” from the collective West, Putin stated, urging the legislators, as well as other branches of the country’s authority, to work proactively rather than try to “wait out” this difficult period. The ultimate goal is creating a “basis for the long-term, independent, and successful development of…

Friday, 28 April 2023 03:18

Fuel subsidy not sustainable, but can’t be removed now - FG

National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, made this known to State House correspondents shortly after the valedictory Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The minister stated that the council deliberated on the matter and resolved that fuel subsidy cannot be removed for now. The council however agreed on the need to continue the discussion on the matter and the necessary preparatory work in conjunction with states…

Friday, 28 April 2023 03:15

‘Expiring’ Buhari govt lacks credibility, competence to conduct 2023 Census - Afenifere

Afenifere, Yoruba socio-political group, has called on the federal government to stop the planned May 3 population census. In a communique released on Thursday by Sola Ebiseni, the group’s secretary general, Afenifere described the timing of the exercise as “inauspicious” and “impossible in credible implementation”. Ebiseni said the “citizens are still incensed and distraught by the trauma of violence and brigandage of the elections”. “There is no compelling reason why the census must be held by the expiring Buhari administration and calls for all steps and preparations in that regards to be stopped forthwith. Afenifere decries the most insensitive deployment…

Friday, 28 April 2023 03:14

Supreme Court grants FG’s request to file 9 new grounds of appeal against Nnamdi Kanu’s suit

The supreme court has granted leave to the federal government to file nine new grounds of appeal against the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The federal government through its counsel, Tijani Gadzali, applied for leave to include nine new grounds as part of its amended notice of appeal dated October 28, 2022. A five-member panel of the court led by John Okoro granted the application at the court session on Thursday. Also at the hearing, Mike Ozekhome, Kanu’s lead counsel, informed the panel of some applications bordering on his client’s bail based…

Friday, 28 April 2023 03:12

All we know after Day 13 of battles of Sudan military factions

Sudan's factions say they agree to extend truce but fighting goes on Sudan's two warring factions said on Thursday they would prolong a ceasefire agreement by 72 hours, but violence again rocked the capital Khartoum and the western region of Darfur as the U.S. said ceasefire violations were worrying. Hundreds have died and tens of thousands of people have fled for their lives in two weeks of conflict between the army and its rival, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Together, they toppled a civilian government in an October 2021 coup but are now locked in a power struggle that…

Friday, 28 April 2023 03:11

What to know after Day 428 of Russia-Ukraine war

WESTERN PERSPECTIVE US general cautions against writing Russia's army off in Ukraine: 'It is bigger today than it was at the beginning of the conflict' A top US general has issued a warning that despite significant losses in Ukraine, Russia's ground forces are bigger than they were at the start of the 2022 invasion, a sobering assessment of the country's military capabilities. "The Russian ground force has been degenerated somewhat by this conflict, although it is bigger today than it was at the beginning of the conflict," Gen. Christopher Cavoli, the commander of US European Command, told the House Armed…

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Thursday, 27 April 2023 03:58

Tinubu moves to Defence House ahead of May 29 inauguration

The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has moved into the Defence House in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja ahead of his inauguration as Nigeria’s president on May 29th, 2023. Tinubu and the vice president-elect Kashim Shetttima are expected to stay at the Defence House where they will move into the Presidential Villa after swearing in. The Defence House is the official residence reserved for Nigeria’s President-Elects since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999. Ahead of the May 29 handover, Tinubu returned to Nigeria on Monday to a reception by hundreds of his supporters and well-wishers. The president-elect restated that…

Thursday, 27 April 2023 03:57

Protesting youths block Jos-Abuja highway over killings

Youths in Riyom community, the gateway to Jos the Plateau state capital, have blocked the Jos-Abuja road to protest against what they called renewed killings in some parts of the area by gunmen. Tension enveloped Farin Lamba and some parts of Riyom Local Government Area as youths and community members blocked major highways leading in and out of Jos, protesting the resurgence of killings in their communities by gunmen. Our correspondent gathered that security operatives sent to the affected areas were alleged to have been attacked by angry community members. As a result of the development many motorists and travelers…

Thursday, 27 April 2023 03:56

Buses evacuating Nigerians from Sudan to Egyptian borders cost $1.2m - FG

Federal government says the 40 buses evacuating Nigerians from the civil unrest in Sudan cost about $1.2 million. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the high cost of the evacuation was to provide security cover for the Nigerians’ journey to the Egyptian borders. “$1.2 million is what we’re being charged for all the 40 buses. We have huge transporter luxury buses made available to us to transport to the Egyptian border,” Onyeama said. “Of course you know, because of the risks involved and so many other things, a lot of people are going to…

Thursday, 27 April 2023 03:55

All we know after Day 12 of battles of Sudan military factions

Sudan fighting flares but military approves ceasefire extension Sudan's army and a paramilitary force battled on Khartoum's outskirts on Wednesday, undermining a truce in their 11-day conflict, but the army expressed willingness to extend the ceasefire. The army late on Wednesday said its leader, General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, gave initial approval to a plan to extend the truce for another 72 hours and send an army envoy to the South Sudan capital, Juba, for talks. The Sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) previously agreed to a three-day ceasefire that was due to expire late on Thursday.…

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