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A tweep, Kamiyo Ade with username @Kamiyo_A has shared pictures of Calabar Sea Port receiving a “cargo from China for the construction of a refinery in Akwa Ibom State”. According to Kamiyo’s tweet, the Calabar Port is back to life – a tweet that heralded so much jubilation as people took to comment section to express their happiness, with many saying that the Calabar Port will relive Lagos Port of congestion. See tweet and photos below… https://twitter.com/kamiyo_a/status/1732122167926566923?s=46
The national leadership of Labor Party has made public its position after PDP and 6 other political parties in the country merge to form a coalition against the ruling APC. Teaming up with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the coalition is the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Young Progressive Party (YPP), Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). These 7 political parties have held a meeting at the national secretariat of SDP in Abuja where they unanimously agreed to join forces in giving APC a…
The new Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy has caused serious panic as it announces date to close down all accounts that fail to comply. According to the policy, all bank accounts in Nigeria must be linked to a BVN and a corresponding NIN or be closed down completely. Practically Opay, Palmpay, Moniepoint and other digital banks don’t require BVN and NIN from their customers when creating accounts and as such, are going to be hugely affected if this new policy is implemented. CBN had initially allowed the opening of bank accounts without BVN as part of its efforts to…
On Sunday, December 3, 2023, several heavy military air strikes came down in Tuden Biri community in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State leading to the death of about 85 villagers and the State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan has confirmed that the Nigerian Army have claimed responsibility of the strikes. This has caused many Nigerians to mourn as they call on the Federal Government to weigh fully into the matter and in a statement today, by his spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu issued an order on the incident. According to Mr. Ajuri, President Tinubu…
The Federal Government has said that it is ready to disburse a grant sum of N50,000.00 and a loan facility up to N1 million for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) across the 774 local government areas of Nigeria, while manufacturing firms can get up to N1 billion loan facility for the purchase of machinery and equipment. According to a statement issued by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, the grant and loan programmes of the Federal Government have been designed to alleviate the impact of the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has, through its Bursar, Mr. Prince Joseph Odum announced a new school fees chart for all students of the institution with a magnificent rise in school charges for both new and returning students. Mr. Odum’s new charges for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school sessions far tripled what the students have been paying the previous sessions. For example, new students studying medicine & surgery, law, engineering, pharmacy, medical laboratory, dentistry and nursing science will pay a total of N155,000 with additional compulsory dues totaling N38,500; while returning students for the above courses will pay N125,500 and an…
In the maiden budget of President Tinubu presented to the National Assembly for scrutiny, the total sum of N13,805,814,220 has been reserved for maintenance of former presidents, vice presidents, chiefs of state, chiefs of general staff, retired heads of service, permanent secretaries, and retired heads of government agencies and parastatals in the fiscal year 2024. Renowned beneficiaries of this ‘manna from heaven’ are Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, and Muhammadu Buhari. Also included are, ex-vice presidents Atiku Abubakar, Namadi Sambo, and Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Other beneficiaries are ex-military heads of state, General Yakubu Gowon, General Abdusalami Abubakar, General Ibrahim…
The National Salaries, Income and Wages (NSIWC) has told the executive committee of Nigeria Union of Pensioners that pensioners would likely get a raise in their pensions next year. This information was relayed during a courtesy call paid the chairman of NSIWC, Mr. Ekpo Nta by a delegation of pensioners led by their chairman, Mr. Samuel Adewale, yesterday in Abuja. “The commission had forwarded to the government sometime in May 2023 its report on the harmonisation of pensions for consideration after synthesising inputs from relevant stakeholders, including pension unions, and the availability of funds, and that the commission was regularly…
The Federal Government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a new minimum wage to replace the current wage of N30,000 which is set to expire at the end of March, 2024. This was revealed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed during an interview with Punch News in Abuja. With the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the current administration, President Tinubu has increased the minimum wage to N35,000, effective from April 1, 2024 having earmarked N24.66 trillion for 2024, 2025 and 2026 fiscal years. From the allocation analysis of President Tinubu’s fiscal plan, over 29.18%…
At about 8.00am of Friday, December 1, 2023, a military aircraft belonging to the Nigeria Air Force has been said to have crashed upon landing at the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Base in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. As at the time of filling this report, the cause of the crash was not known but the said helicopter was all down in flames, as per eyewitness report. “We heard a loud sound inside the NAF Base and before we know it, there was a thick smoke coming out from there and when we went close to inquire we learnt one…