Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), has asked the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) to commence academic activities at the College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK). The minister said this on Tuesday during a working visit to the institution. Lokpobiri who was amazed by the state of the art facilities at…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, met with former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker, House of Representatives in the state. According to THISDAY newspaper, Dogara and Lawal, who are top chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), met behind closed-doors with Governor Wike of…
What happens when the laws a government is enforcing are not the same laws its parliament approved? In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum examines a growing constitutional controversy surrounding Nigeria’s new tax regime. Allegations have emerged that the tax laws currently being implemented differ from the versions passed by the National…
President Bola Tinubu has condemned the reprehensible activities of kidnappers across the country, declaring that individuals involved in kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The President spoke on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the federal judiciary led by Olukayode Ariwoola, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale,…
Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and Anap Foundation, Atedo Peterside, has faulted the federal government for paying N90 billion subsidy for the 2024 hajj pilgrimage In an interview on Channels Television on Thursday Peterside said he has no personal issue with pilgrimage, noting that the religious tradition is a privilege. Vice-President Kashim Shettima had…
The Kaduna state government has said that three people were killed by fleeing terrorists while two of the criminals were neutralized by troops. Samuel Aruwan, the commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs disclosed this in a statement on Sunday evening. He said the troops of the Nigerian Army in the early hours of Sunday…
