Sunday, 21 June 2015

NigerianEye: “Buhari set to provide free education, social welfare for unemployment with subsidy removal” plus 29 more

NigerianEye: “Buhari set to provide free education, social welfare for unemployment with subsidy removal” plus 29 more


Buhari set to provide free education, social welfare for unemployment with subsidy removal

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:35 PM PDT

As part of his new administration's plan to enforce total fuel subsidy removal, president Mohammdu Buhari is considering using the proceeds for the provision of free and compulsory primary secondary...

Senators loyal to Lawan accuse Bukola Saraki's group of plotting to make Buhari’s administration fail

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:36 PM PDT

The crisis within the ruling All Progressives Congress took a new turn on Sunday with the Senator Ahmad Lawan group in the Senate accusing the Bukola Saraki group of plotting to make President...

My probe by Wike a witch-hunt, says Amaechi

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:36 PM PDT

The immediate past governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, broke his silence on recent development in the state, including the move by his successor, Chief Nyesom Wike, to probe his...

Buhari moves into Aso Villa

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:37 PM PDT

Barely three weeks after taking the oath of office, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday moved into his official residence, the Aso Villa in Abuja. Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo operated...

Naira depreciates against major currencies

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:30 PM PDT

The Naira on Friday at the parallel market depreciated against three international currencies at the close of trading for the week. A on Friday in Lagos showed that the Naira depreciated by N1 or...

Tragedy: 7-yr-old pupil drowns, washing hand after meal

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:28 PM PDT

Tragedy struck last Wednesday afternoon at Okokomaiko in Iba Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State as a seven-year-old pupil drowned in a well beside his school, Aganju Aka Primary...

I didn’t pay myself N720m allowance – Fayose

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:26 PM PDT

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday dismissed allegations that he paid himself N720 million as allowances for his first tenure, saying "it is only a heartless leader that will do such."...

I’ll lift evil spell cast on Benue State — Ortom

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:24 PM PDT

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State,weekend, assured that he would revive Taraku Oil Mills, Otukpo Burnt Bricks, and Ikwe Wildlife Park, saying he was determined to lift the evil spell cast on the...

Naira devaluation hits industries hard

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:22 PM PDT

Companies in the manufacturing sector of the economy that source foreign exchange to import raw materials and products have been hit hard by the devaluation of the naira and the suspension of Retail...

Innoson slams N30 billion suit on GTBank

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:20 PM PDT

Nigeria's first indigenous automobile manufacturer, Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited, has slammed a N30 billion suit against Guarantee Trust Bank, GTB, as a result of damages the company suffered...

NNPC slashes Nigeria’s crude oil prices over supply glut

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:17 PM PDT

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, weekend, reduced the prices of Nigeria's crude oil grades — Bonny Light and Qua Iboe — to their lowest points in over a decade. The decline,...

APC group decries ‘conspiracy’ against Tinubu

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:14 PM PDT

The Action Group caucus of the All Progressives Congress has warned members ganging up to fight the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, "after benefitting from his support," that they...

Probe Fashola’s administration, PDP tells Ambode

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:12 PM PDT

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party says it will want Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to probe its predecessor, Babatunde Fashola's eight-year administration. The PDP also expressed...

Wike’s probe of Amaechi laughable, fruitless – Rivers APC

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:11 PM PDT

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has described as a wild goose chase, the probe of the immediate past governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, by Governor Nyesom Wike. Wike had last...

EU donates N4 Billion to B’Haram victims

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:10 PM PDT

The European Commission has provided €21m (about N4.7bn) to help the people in Nigeria and neighbouring countries that are affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. In a statement on Saturday, the EU...

Ekiti PDP accuses Fayemi of diverting N4bn

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:08 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State has alleged that the recent workers' verification exercise in the state has revealed how over N4bn entitlements of workers were diverted to the All...

Transition committee advises Buhari to remove fuel subsidy

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:06 PM PDT

The transition committee set up by President Muhammadu Buhari shortly after he was declared the winner of the March 28 presidential election advised him to end the fuel subsidy programme and...

PDP warns Governor Aregbesola - 'Do not create additional 39 new councils'

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:00 PM PDT

The Peoples Democratic Party has warned Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, to suspend his plans to create additional 39 local council development areas. The Director of Media and Strategy of...

Unpaid salary crisis’ll end soon – Mimiko

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 09:58 PM PDT

The Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has assured public workers in the country that the inability of state governments across the country to pay their salaries will soon become a thing of...

US church holds first service after massacre

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 09:57 PM PDT

Hundreds of people have flocked to Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, in the US city of South Carolina, after it reopened its doors to worshippers, four days after a white man...

Governor Ambode declares second Lekki-Epe Expressway toll-free

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 09:54 PM PDT

The Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, has assured residents that tolls will not be collected at the second toll point on the Lekki- Epe Expressway. Ambode made the remark at an interactive...

Dickson Received N440bn With Nothing To Show For It – Oyegun

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:39 PM PDT

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, last weekend took a swipe at the Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson over alleged misuse of funds...

NNPC in Oil Swap mess.

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:40 PM PDT

Some foreign oil firms have been implicated in the multi-billion dollar oil swap probe, it was learnt at the weekend. The investigation might be extended to four oil giants, said a source, who...

Slash N120b vote or face revolt- NLC to lawmakers

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:41 PM PDT

Labour insisted yesterday that federal lawmakers must further cut their N120 billion budget —in line with economic realities. The Joe Ajaero-led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) faction said the...

I am Loyal to President Buhari- Atiku Abubakar.

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 10:38 PM PDT

A former Vice President and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has said that it is dangerous for any individual or group within the APC to constitute themselves into an...

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Godly People? - Femi Aribisala

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 08:39 AM PDT

Why Do Bad Things Happen to Godly People? "God does not present himself as the preventer of adversity. He presents himself as the redeemer of adversity." Jide Akintunde told me a story about an...

Man rapes goat and strangles it

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 08:38 AM PDT

A South African has been caught raping a goat in Sharpeville, a report by City Press said. According to the newspaper, at around 18:30 on Friday a shepherd caught the man when he heard the goat...

Chad bans Islamic veil after Boko Haram attacks

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 08:38 AM PDT

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Kaduna orders biometric data of civil servants

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 08:18 AM PDT

The Kaduna State Government, headed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has announced the commencement of biometric verification of all civil servants in its employment from Wednesday 24 June 2015. The Head...

PDP defectors are greedy – Dickson

Posted: 21 Jun 2015 08:10 AM PDT

Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has lambasted some members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party that have defected to the All Progressives Congress, saying their actions are motivated by...

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