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By Femi Alabi The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has said that state governors are the primary beneficiaries of the subsidy removal policy, to the detriment of the Nigerian populace. The Forum called President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reconsider the petrol subsidy policy announced by his administration during the inauguration on May 29, 2023. Addressing journalists at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the chairman of the forum, Ibrahim Shehu Dandakata noted that despite the increase in allocation to states, nothing has changed positively. Dandakata highlighted, “We have observed that the substantial funds available to state governors are not being…

By Halimah Olamide At least, one person has been killed in Ogba area of Lagos as miscreants clashed over collection of money from petty traders. It was gathered trouble started when one of the miscreants said to be a Yoruba insisted on collecting money from a Hausa petty trader who then resisted the payment leading to a scuffle. NPO Reports was told by residents in the area that they saw a lifeless body of one of the miscreants near the popular Oluwole Mosque. The killing of the miscreant was said to have led to many Yoruba boys insisting that all…

The Senate has rejected the bill seeking to extend the service year for employees of National Assembly by additional five years. The bill, which had been passed at the House of Representatives, was declined for concurrence by the Senate on Thursday at plenary. There were missed reactions amongst lawmakers in the Senate after the Senate Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti), introduced the bill for concurrence. While Sen. Sumaila Kawu (NNPP Kano) spoke in support of the bill, others, including Senators Enyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia) and Ali Ndume (APC Borno), expressed reservations over the bill, saying that it would cause disaffection in…

*Warns Against Profiteering. By Femi Alabi Ahead of the distribution of seized food items to Nigerians by Nigeria Customs Service, the Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has warned that it will take a strong stance against any form of profiteering or exploitation of the initiative. Adeniyi, while speaking with Journalists on Thursday said that the distribution of seized food items would commence on Friday, (today). He also warned that customs officers were banned from partaking in the exercise, adding that the rice would come in 25kg, which would be sold for N10,000. Recall that the NCS said it had…

By Femi Alabi President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigeria will overcome long standing developmental challenges that has encumbered it’s rapid progress across sectors with right policies, partnerships, and determination. The President in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale stated this while receiving a delegation from the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) led by Florizelle Liser, CCA’s President and Chief Executive Officer, in Abuja, on Thursday, Tinubu reiterated his unwavering commitment to Nigeria’s economic growth and stability, emphasizing that he is not relenting until his vision for Nigeria is achieved. He stressed that his…

By Femi Alabi Two security officers died when operatives of the Katsina Police Command attached to Kankara and Malumfashi Divisional Headquarters alongside the Katsina Community Watch Corps (KTCWC) jointly raided the Burdugau bandits’ camp in Malumfashi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The camp is headed by a suspected notorious bandits’ kingpin Babayo. Despite the fatality, the security agents killed scores of suspected bandits and recovered 332 rustled animals. The Police Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday, stating that the success was recorded on Wednesday, 21st February 2024, at about 08:00hs, in a…

Ghana’s cocoa output for the 2023/24 season is expected to be almost 40% below a target of 820,000 metric tons, two sources from the country’s sector regulator COCOBOD told Reuters. Strong seasonal winds and a lack of rain are among the main factors behind the shortfall, along with smuggling, damage caused by illegal gold mining, and swollen shoot disease. “Unfortunately, the cause of the decline is not one that could be remedied immediately through human intervention,” the first source told Reuters, adding output for the season was now seen at around 500,000 tons. In the 2022/23 season, COCOBOD said about…

An American company has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon. Houston-based Intuitive Machines landed its Odysseus robot near the lunar south pole. It took some minutes for controllers to establish that the craft was down, but eventually a signal was received. “What we can confirm, without a doubt, is our equipment is on the surface of the Moon and we are transmitting,” flight director Tim Crain announced. Staff at the company cheered and clapped at the news. It was an important moment, not just for the commercial exploitation of space but…

The British Library used to be my unofficial office. Once I even argued that for writers, the British Library was the best aspect of living in London. But the UK’s national library now feels a bit like a throwback to pre-internet times. Books have to be ordered in person, using paper slips. Much of its digital content is inaccessible. The problems trace back to a ransomware attack in October 2023, which paralysed IT systems. The Russian hacker group Rhysida claimed responsibility, and demanded a ransom of 20 bitcoin (equivalent to £600,000 at the time). After the British Library refused to…

A court in Spain has found former Barcelona and Brazil footballer Dani Alves guilty of raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub. He has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. The 40-year-old, who is one of the most decorated footballers in history, had denied sexually assaulting the woman in the early hours of 31 December 2022. His lawyer had asked for his acquittal and said she would appeal against the verdict. A lawyer for the victim welcomed the verdict, saying that it “recognises what we have always known: the truth [as told] by the victim and…