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Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu to keep aside party solidarity and tell the country the truth about what he inherited from erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Sani claimed it was unfair to ask poor Nigerians to make sacrifices without knowledge of details of what happened under the last administration. The social critic’s demands were contained in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. “Tinubu's Government must set aside party solidarity and tell the country the truth about what they inherited as contained in the handover book. It’s unfair to ask the poor masses to make sacrifices without knowing the details of what happened under the last administration,” Sani tweeted. His statement is coming on the heels of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Tinubu government with its consequent hike in the pump price of petroleum products across the country. Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, had also issued threats that its m...

President Bola Tinubu is currently having a closed-door meeting with the former governors of Rivers and Delta states, Nyesom Wike and James Ibori, respectively, and Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Makinde, Wike, and Ibori arrived at the State House at about 4:20 pm. Recall that Tinubu and Ibori served as governors between 1999 and 2007. There has been an unconfirmed rumour that Ibori may soon defect to the APC, whereas Wike and Makinde are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who formed the G-5 group of governors and worked against Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, during the just concluded presidential election.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has disclosed that he would be resuming on June 14 after the inauguration of the 10th House of representatives. President Bola Tinubu appointed Mr Gbajabiamila, who is the incumbent Speaker, as his Chief of Staff. In a tweet on Friday on his verified handle, Mr Gbajabiamila said he will resume on June 14. “Having spent the last 20 years in the Nigerian Parliament, and after winning my 6th term election into the National Assembly, I shall work with Mr President in discharging the enormous task ahead of him for the peace and progress of the federal republic of Nigeria. “I shall give my best when I take office on June 14 2023 as reflected in Mr. President’s official letter,” he said.

• Govt Urges Lagos residents to stop patronizing black marketers   Following the recent increase in the price of Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol, as a result of the removal of subsidy, Lagos State Government has advised residents of the State against panic buying and hoarding of fuel.    The State Government also urged residents to stop patronising black marketers, saying with the new regime on petrol, market forces would determine the prices.   Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat spoke on Friday during an on-the-spot assessment of some filling stations in the Ikoyi area of the State.   Speaking to journalists during the exercise, Dr. Hamzat said there is no need for panic buying and hoarding of fuel as marketers have assured the government of the availability of fuel in the state.   He noted that the essence of the tour was to go around and see the situation of things, noting that the challenge is not the scarcity of fuel but the ...

  Following the opening in Paris last month of the first subsidiary of Access Bank Plc in the European Union, the Bank has launched the Access Bank French Business Desk to strengthen business relationships between Nigeria and France. The Access Bank French Desk in partnership with Business France was created as a platform to connect French and Nigerian companies, providing them with financial solutions to conduct trade and investment activities between both countries. Through business advisory services, engagement with relevant institutions, economic roundtables, trade facilitation, and comprehensive banking solutions, the French Desk will remain the trusted partner that will empower and facilitate business opportunities for Nigerian and French businesses on their journey to success. Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Roosevelt Ogbonna, said the French Desk will help to strengthen the Bank’s partnership with institutions that shared in its commitment to global economic develop...

Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has said that the fuel queues being witnessed across the country will not exceed Saturday (3rd June). The NNPC Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, disclosed this during an interview on Channels on Thursday.  He said: “I don’t see it staying beyond another day or two, maximum. It can actually be on Saturday. We have supplies. The key trouble with the PMS system is supply, but I have supplies. “There are over 810 million litres of PMS in depots, tanks and fuel stations across the country, so you don’t have the problem of transferring those from marine to land, you already have them on the ground.”  The NNPCL boss, however said, the local production of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as petrol, by Dangote Refinery, Port Harcourt Refining Company and others in Nigeria is not going to change the pump price of the commodity. Kyari confirmed that the Dangote Refinery, which was inaugurated on May 22, 2023, by former P...

South Korea defeated South American side Ecuador 3-2 to advance to set up a quarter-final clash with Nigeria’s Flying Eagles at the U-20 FIFA World Cup holding in Argentina. Lee-Young-Jun gave South Korea the lead inside  11th minute before Bae Jun-Ho made it 2-0 on 19 minutes, but the Ecuadorians pulled a goal back after Justin Cuero converted a penalty few minutes before the first half ended. Upon resumption of the second half, South Korea restored their two-goal advantage in the 48th minutes when forward, Choi Seok—Hyun lashed on to a loose ball and slotted home the goal. With six minutes left Sebastian Gonzalez scored for Ecuador to make it a nervy ending but the South Koreans held on to advance. Flying Eagles versus South Korea U-20 in History Both teams will be clashing for the third time ever at the U-20 level. They first met in the group stage in 2005 edition hosted in the Netherlands, where South Korea came from a goal down to beat the Flying Eagles 2-1. Again, they met at...