Outgoing President, Goodluck Jonathan signs Tobacco control bill, five others

Nigeria’s outgoing president, Goodluck Jonathan, has signed the Tobacco Control bill into law, hours to the end of his tenure.The president signed the bill alongside five others, his spokesperson, Reuben Abati, announced on Twitter, Wednesday.Other bills signed by the president include, National Sugar Development Council (amendment) bill, AMCON Amendment bill, Standards Organization of Nigeria Bill, Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency...

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Senate receives National Conference report from Outgoing President, Goodluck Jonathan

The Senate on Tuesday received the report of the National Conference from President Goodluck Jonathan for consideration. The letter accompanying the report, which was read by the President of the Senate, David Mark, indicated that the conference report had been deliberated upon and approved for implementation by the Federal Executive Council.“Council considered and approved the conference report and resolved that the draft bill be transmitted...

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'If you want to probe me, you have to probe all the administrations before me' - Jonathan tells Buhari

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday advised the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, not to restrict any probe he will want to carry out to his administration alone.He said Buhari must extend his probe beyond his regime or else the probe will be seen as witch-hunting.Jonathan made his position known at the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council which he presided over at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.He also said those calling...

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Lightening strikes 4 kids dead on Children's Day

This year’s Children Day celebration was marred by tragedy at Gure town in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, as four female children were killed by lightening.This came on a day a woman went berserk at Otta in Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State, stabbing her three-year-old son to death.It was that the lightening at Gure, a popular ancient town and the commercial nerve centre of Baruten council, struck during a downpour between...

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Nigeria's Flying Eagles arrive New Zealand for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Nigeria’s Under 20 national team, the Flying Eagles, has arrived in New Zealand for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which begins on May 30.The African champions left their training camp in Nurnberg, Germany, on Sunday and flew via Frankfurt on a hectic 25-hour flight across three continents before arriving in New Plymouth.The 28-man delegation, including 18 players and 10 officials, landed in Ðubai from Frankfurt on Monday morning before heading...

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The four great enemies Buhari must terminate after being sworn in on Friday

Muhammadu Buhari is sworn in as Nigeria’s next president on Friday but he has a daunting to-do list after promising wholesale change during elections two months ago. Here are four key areas, otherwise termed enermies of his successful administration he will have to tackle when he takes office:– Corruption –Buhari, 72, has said the corrupt and corruption will have no place in his administration, sparking fears of a wide-ranging crackdown similar...

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EFCC set to probe ten former governors for corruption

In a quick bid to respond to criticism that it is not doing enough to tackle corruption, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has closed in on ten former governors who are standing trial for looting the treasury of their states when they held sway.Among the suspects, whose cases are being tackled in courts by the anti-graft agency with a view to bringing them to account for the huge sum of money said to have stolen by them are, Lucky...

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Oil Marketers Call Off Strike

The major oil marketers association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has reached an agreement with the federal government to begin lifting of petroleum products across the country “in six hours”.According to Magnus Abe, chairman of the senate committee on petroleum resources, the resolution was reached after a meeting of MOMAN and the committee with‎ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, minister of finance and coordinating minister for the economy; Joseph Dawha, group managing...

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APC states incurred bulk of $63 Billion debt – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party on Monday said Vice President-elect, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, misrepresented facts on the state of the nation’s economy.The party specifically faulted Osinbajo’s claims on the correct status of the nation’s government debt stock.It alleged that the misinterpretation was part of a ploy by the in-coming All Progressives Congress administration, to discredit the PDP.This was contained in a statement signed by the PDP National...

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Fuel crisis could shut down our service - MTN warns Nigerians

Nigeria’s biggest mobile phone operator MTN has warned that its network faces shutdown due to fuel shortages that have crippled the nation.The company, the biggest subsidiary of the South Africa-based MTN Group, said it needed a “significant quantity of diesel in the very near future to prevent a shutdown of services across Nigeria”.“If diesel supplies are not received within the next 24 hours the network will be seriously degraded and customers...

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NLC Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Fuel Scarcity

The Comrade Joe Ajaero-led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described the chronic fuel scarcity being experienced across the country as war against the citizens and a conscious attempt to subject 170 million Nigerians to economic suicide.Towards this end, the labour union has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike action should the scarcity continued unabated.NLC, according to a statement issued today and signed by its deputy president,...

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FUEL SCARCITY: Okonjo-Iweala vows not to pay oil marketers their subsidy claim

The federal government is spoiling for a fresh showdown with oil importers over subsidy payment.This is coming as there is no end in sight yet for the current face off between the two sides that has grounded the nation for several days now.Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala yesterday accused them of submitting to government suspicious payment claims to the tune of N159billion in exchange rate differentials.The payment claims, according to her,...

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