STOP KILLING THE PEOPLE AND THE ECONOMY The hike in tariff by DISCOs from N206.80 to N209.5 (with effect from July 1) for the so-called band ‘A’ customers represents the height of impunity and arrogance and will certainly put more companies out of business as well as create more difficulties for consumers. This increment has…
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. According to a press statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, on…
Hon. Prince Eka Williams, Chairman Forum of the State Commissioners of Energy and Power, who doubles as Cross River State Commissioner for Power and Renewable Energy, has congratulated the President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, on the nation’s winning of bid to host the Africa Energy Bank. Nigeria emerged victorious in the race to host the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed nine people into the Board of Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP). This was made known in a press statement signed by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, on Wednesday. According to the statement, the appointment is to further expedite the process of expanding consumer…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has asserted that many people will not recognise Nigeria again by the time President Bola Tinubu finishes his remaining years in office. Akpabio stated this on Tuesday while flagging off Kugbo Bus Terminal in Abuja. Akpabio expressed his confidence in Tinubu’s leadership, saying, “I have no doubt that by the time…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has referred President Bola Tinubu as “poor man”, asking Nigerians to be fair to him, saying no economy globally is not experiencing difficulties. VP Shettima also dismissed insinuations about Tinubu’s health, saying his principal is a man full of ideas. His stated this on Friday during a town hall meeting by…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies in some states and geopolitical zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. The new Federal Permanent Secretaries appointed after a diligent selection process by the Office of the Head…
The Coalition of South South Civil Society Organisations, comprising over 28 rights groups in the Niger Delta region has urged President Bola Tinubu never to contemplate reappointing the erstwhile Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Beta Edu. Recall that Dr Edu was suspended barely six months into her appointment following several allegations including…
Federal workers have given President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government (FG) 72 hours to pay March, April and May 2024 wage arrears. The workers under the aegis, Workers Forum (FWF) stated this in a communique issued at the end of an online meeting of Federal Workers Nationwide in Nigeria on Tuesday 18th June 2024. The communique…
President Bola Tinubu has left Nigeria for South Africa, to attend the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa. CONVERSEER learned that Tinubu departed Lagos for Pretoria today, Tuesday, 18th June. The inauguration of President Ramaphosa follows his re-election as President for a second term. A statement by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale…
