The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC ) Limited is partnering with stakeholders to enhance the accessibility and affordability of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) in Nigeria. The Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, disclosed this on Wednesday at the WLGPA India-Nigeria LPG summit in Abuja. The summit, themed, ‘Energising the future: leveraging the…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Professor Pat Utomi, a distinguished Nigerian academic, economist, and seasoned politician, has ignited a fervent national debate with the audacious establishment of a ‘shadow government’. This provocative move arrives at a critical juncture for Nigeria, a developing Commonwealth nation grappling with a perceptible decline in the vigour of its traditional opposition…
A former governor of Kaduna state, Senator Ahmed Makarfi, has said that Governor Nyesom Nwike of Rivers State should not be blamed for feeling bad about the outcome of the selection of a Presidential running mate as he has been a strong pillar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Makarfi who spoke in an interview…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Public discourse in Nigeria is rarely short of drama or strong opinions. Yet, from time to time, a statement emerges that pierces the national conscience and forces a moment of sobering reflection on our collective values. Sheikh Ahmad Gumi’s recent assertion that Christian communities in the Middle Belt have been “staging”…
The Director of Operations of the Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS), Malam Dauda has been killed by gunmen. The gunmen, about five in number, were said to have killed him in the early hours of Friday at his Barakallahu residence, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. Sources said the gunmen killed him and fled without taking…
Parents of the 29 remaining abducted students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, have appealed to well meaning Nigerians to help raise fund for the release of their children. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Kaduna spokesman of the parents Mr. Friday Sanni said the bandits had threatened to marry the…
