By Michael Chibuzo The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has intensified efforts to wean Nigeria off near total reliance on PMS as transportation fuel following the hike in pump price of PMS that accompanied the fuel subsidy removal on May, 29th 2023. As part of measures to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had in a national broadcast on July 31st announced plans by the Federal Government to procure 3000 CNG-powered buses to aide mass transit across the country. Some observers raised concerns about the issue of refilling of the compressed natural gas cylinders…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
By Michael Chibuzo On October 1, 1960, in a capacity-filled Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, the Nigerian National Anthem was sang officially for the first time. As the union jack was lowered and the green white green flag raised, the Freedom Charter was handed over to Jaja Wachuku, the Speaker of Parliament and a new independent nation was born. The hearts of Nigerians that witnessed this historic day at the Tafawa Balewa Square, and across the regional capitals in Enugu, Ibadan and Kaduna were filled with enormous pride and patriotism to their fatherland regardless of their tribe, religion or political…
Supporters of Labour Party Presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi who are popularly called Obidients have unleashed a ferocious attack on the former Director General of the ObiDatti Campaign Council, Dr. Doyin Okupe for standing up for Nigeria in the face of misguided campaign of calumny by coup supporters both in Niger Republic and Nigeria against Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu who also doubles as the ECOWAS Chairman. Doyin Okupe’s crime was simply urging that in this period of international conflict, all Nigerians and political leaders should unite and collectively rise in defence of our sovereign…
Following the announcement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his last national broadcast to Nigerians that N100 billion will be spent to purchase 3000 CNG-powered buses to be distributed nationwide as part of efforts to lower the cost of road transportation in the wake of the removal of fuel subsidy, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd has swiftly moved to ensure the provision of enough CNG retail stations across the country to fuel these CNG buses and other vehicles. The NNPC Limited in a press statement signed by the Company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad announced a…
The Nigerian Labour Congress last week at its Central Working Committee meeting threatened to carry out a nationwide protest from Wednesday, August 2, 2023 should the Federal Government fail to among other things reverse the subsidy removal on PMS, reverse increase in public fees and release 8 months withheld salaries of ASUU members who embarked on an 8-months strike last year. All these and other demands were contained in a 3-page Communique it issued at the end of the CWC meeting. While going through that communique issued by the NLC, I could not but notice the mischievous use of…
…charges APC to embrace financial discipline and women & youth inclusion. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has continued to explain his decision to end the fuel subsidy regime in Nigeria as well the arbitrage in the foreign exchange market due to the multiple foreign exchange windows hitherto operated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The President while addressing the National Caucus Meeting of the All Progressives Congress, which took place at the State House Conference Centre, detailed decisions he has taken so far to reform the country’s economy, reiterating that Nigeria cannot continue to sustain the treasury-depleting fuel subsidy and losses…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on Monday night addressed Nigerians in a national broadcast. Below is the President’s address titled ‘After Darkness Comes The Glorious Dawn’: My fellow citizens, I want to talk to you about our economy. It is important that you understand the reasons for the policy measures I have taken to combat the serious economic challenges this nation has long faced. 2. I am not going to talk in difficult terms by dwelling on economic jargon and concepts. I will speak in plain, clear language so that you know…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a broadcast to the nation on Monday, July 31, 2023 at 7pm according to a statement released by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake. The statement enjoined television stations, radio stations and other electronic media outlets to hook up to the network service of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio Nigeria for the broadcast. It is anticipated that among other things, the President will address Nigerians on the state of the economy and measures his administration is putting place to turn around the economic fortunes…
On Thursday 27 July, 2023, the highly anticipated ministerial list of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was delivered to the Senate by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, to kick start the screening and confirmation process. The President in trying to beat the 60-day window stipulated in the Constitution could only send in names of 28 ministerial nominees with at least 12 more names expected to be submitted in the coming days. A cursory look at the list reveals a certain deliberateness by the President, which has escaped the notice of many – the President wants to…
Following a widely circulated misinformation across many media platforms that the Federal Government had increased tuition fees in federal universities across the country, the presidency has come out to set the records straight. In a State House Press Release signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications & Strategy, Dele Alake, the federal government described the news report as inaccurate and not correct. The press statement read: “It was widely reported earlier this week across some news media outlets that the Federal Government had increased tuition fees in federal universities in the country. These reports…