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LAGOS STATE PAYS N740M TO RETIREES The Director-General of the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), has confirmed that the Lagos State Government has disbursed N740 million in accrued pension rights to 348 retirees. This payment covers past service benefits earned before the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) was introduced in 2007. He highlighted the state government’s dedicated efforts to streamline pension …

TINUBU NOT AWARE HE IS NICKNAMED T-PAIN – BAYO ONANUGA Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described as mischievous the nickname ascribed to his principal over the economic hardship in the country. Nigerians who are angered by the ravaging economic downturn, coined the term T-Pain to describe President Tinubu. According to them, the …

PANDEF SETS UP COMMITTEE TO RECONCILE WIKE, FUBARA The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), under the leadership of South-South elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has established a High Level Peace and Reconciliation Committee aimed at resolving the ongoing tensions between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Nyesom Wike, and Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State.This decision was announced …

SOLVING NIGERIA’S POWER CRISIS NOT ROCKET SCIENCE – PETER OBI Presidential Candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has said the continued power outages in many parts of the country, particularly in the northern and eastern states, as well as south-south states, is a cause of grievous concern. In a series on tweets on his X handle, …

EFCC VS YAHAYA BELLO: WHY POLICE CAN’T ARREST EX-GOV – PRESIDENCY The Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has said that security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) …

TINUBU IS NOT T-PAIN, FEELS NIGERIANS’ PAIN – ONANUGA Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has said that President Bola Tinubu is not T-Pain as commonly called on social media; instead, he feels the pain of Nigerians. Onanuga refuted claims of the president not having feeling, asserting that the President understands the challenges Nigerians face and is committed to improving their situation. …

LOW SALES AT PETROL STATIONS AS CITIZENS ABANDON VEHICLES Petrol consumption has drastically reduced in Nigeria with filling stations recording sharp drop in patronage as reports from across the country indicate. This is largely connected to the high cost of premium motor spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, with a litre selling as much as N1,200 in some parts of …

HIGH COST OF FUEL: ABUJA CIVIL SERVANTS ABANDON VEHICLES, USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Civil servants in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) now pack their vehicles and use public transportation due to the high cost of fuel, a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) survey reveals. Some of them who spoke to NAN in Abuja on Sunday said it is cheaper to use …

AFTER JAIL TERM WHAT NEXT FOR FAROUK LAWAN?Former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, was released from prison on Tuesday after serving five years for bribery. Upon his release, he declared this the “beginning of a new chapter” in his life. But what could this new chapter hold for the once-influential figure in Nigerian politics?Lawan, who represented Bagwai/Shanono Federal Constituency …

NIGER DELTA MILITANTS THREATEN TO BOMB OIL INSTALLATIONS OVER ALLEGED PLOT TO STOP STATE’S LG ALLOCATION A newly formed militant group, the Niger Delta Development Force, has threamed to bomb oil installations over an alleged plot to use a Federal High Court in Abuja to deny Rivers State’s local government allocation. The group’s threat comes ahead of a decision expected …