A coalition of 92 Civil Society Organizations, (CSOs), led by the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption, has urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore calls for the removal of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd, (NNPCL), Mallam Mele Kyari, and the entire management. Speaking at a world press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, Dr. Nwambu Gabriel, Director General, of the Global Centre for Conscious Living Against Corruption, said their call to the President is based on their “independent verification and fact-finding exercise” which has shown that the “NNPC Limited has…
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Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), former chief security officer to the late head of state, Gen Sani Abacha, on Wednesday, condemned calls in some sections for a military intervention in the governance of the country. Recently, there have been calls for coup by some of the protesters involved in the #EndBadGovernance demonstration. Some of them have been demonstrating on the streets waving Russian flag, while calling for foreign intervention. The military high command had described the act as treasonable and vowed to crack down on those responsible. A combined team of Police and operatives of the Department of State Services had…
Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Shehu Mohammed, on Wednesday praised retired Deputy Corps Marshal, Training, Bisi Kazeem for his outstanding contributions to the FRSC. Both Tunji-Ojo and Mohammed praised Kazeem during the FRSC 11th valedictory lecture series in Abuja. They both credited Kazeem with making significant contributions, which promoted the FRSC throughout his 35-year career in the commission. The Minister praised Kazeem for his dedication throughout his service years, saying, “You have created a legacy. You might think you are retired, but you are not tired. “I am proud to…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to exercise patience with his administration, assuring them that the country is in transition from darkness to dawn. Tinubu, in an official video released by the State House, acknowledged the ongoing hardships orchestrated by the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the naira. He said the pain of Nigerians was complicated by an “avoidable lag” between subsidy removal and his helpful plans for the country. The President said, “Fellow Nigerians, this period may be hard on us and there’s no doubt that it is tough, but I urge you all to…
The Federal Government disbursed a total of N1.03tn to boost the fight against insecurity and terrorism between January and June 2024. In the budget implementation report for the first half of 2024 obtained by our correspondent through Open Treasury, a website that monitors government spending, the amount represents a disbursement rate of 42.80 per cent from its appropriation of N2.41tn and a balance of N1.38tn. Despite this spending, no fewer than 5,801 Nigerians were killed in terrorist attacks, and 4,348 citizens were abducted in the first seven months of 2024, Findings by The PUNCH showed. Data sourced from an Indigenous…
The police’s claim over non-use of ammunition on protesters took a new dimension, on Wednesday, when the Nigerian Army confirmed that one of its men killed a teenager in Zaria, Kaduna State. The #EndBadGovernance protest, which started on a peaceful note later degenerated into violence in different parts of the country. The first reported incident of killing was in Suleja, Niger State, where at least six protesters were allegedly shot by security operatives trying to restore order. Next was in Kubwa, Abuja, where a teenager was reportedly gunned down by a policeman. Similar killings were recorded in Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa,…
Nigerian Army, on Wednesday, said it has arrested the soldier who killed a teenage protester in Zaria, Kaduna State. Recall that one of the soldiers on patrol in Samaru, Zaria, reportedly gunned down the victim, Isma’il Muhammad, who was a secondary school leaver, at about 9am on Tuesday. Samaru community hosts hundreds of staff and students of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. Muhammad was allegedly shot dead at his residence at Sarkin Pawa Street. According to his mother, Zainab Sani, he was playing with his friends and a brother in front of their house, “but when they sighted the soldiers…
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country currently spends $600m monthly on fuel importation. The Minister said the neighbouring countries, including Central Africa, that are benefiting from Nigeria’s fuel imports, have added to the high import bill. Edun made this revelation on an AIT interview programme, Moneyline, which was posted on the station’s Youtube channel on Wednesday. He said this was the reason President Bola Tinubu stopped fuel subsidy, as the country does not know the exact amount of fuel consumed internally. A National Bureau of Statistics report indicated that Nigeria’s…
The members of the House of Representatives have yet to implement their resolution to slash their salaries by 50 per cent for the next six months. The federal lawmakers made the resolution on July 18 and it was expected to reflect in their salaries for the month of July but the spokesman for the House of Representatives, Rotimi Akin, blamed bureaucracy for the delayed implementation. “The House of Representatives remains committed to the resolution passed on July 18, which mandates a 50 per cent reduction in the salaries of honourable members for the period from July to December 2024. “We…
Nigeria’s security agencies are investigating at least four politicians from the country’s northern part over the use of Russian flags by #EndBadGovernance protesters. Multiple sources told The PUNCH that the political bigwigs, who hail from Katsina, Kaduna and Kano states, were principal actors who instigated the use of Russian flags among demonstrators in the north to fan the embers for an unconstitutional regime change. “You see, four principal actors have been identified in this issue. They are top politicians from Katsina, Kano and Kaduna and the security agencies are closing in on them,” said one of the sources, who spoke…