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Following the rumours that the federal government intends to replace the pipeline surveillance contract recently awarded to some persons in the Niger Delta with the Presidential Amnesty Programme, President of the Association of Presidential Amnesty Students worldwide, Comrade Patrick Ipidei has described the rumour as unfounded, malicious and fabricated, and meant to whip up sentiments ahead of the forthcoming general …

• Govt restricts 2023 capital expenditure to N24,500 per Nigerian Against drying revenues, the fiscal deficit of the Federal Government has jumped by close to 1000 per cent in the life of President Muhammadu Buhari administration. The fiscal deficit – the difference between earned revenue and expenditure – is estimated to reach N10.78 trillion next year as contemplated in the …

Angry youths of Kabba junction/Zariagi, one of the host communities of Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana plant, has staged a peaceful protest round the community to demand fair treatment from Dangote Group. The protest, which commenced at exactly 8am on Tuesday, saw youths in their hundreds gather at the junction opposite the Federal Road Safety Corps office with placards with different …

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will take a decision on its eight-month long strike on Thursday at an emergency meeting, even though the meeting may extend to Friday morning. Also, branches of the Union will begin consultations Wednesday over a possibility of calling off the ongoing strike, The PUNCH has learnt. The PUNCH reports that the new …

• Borrowing plan will aggravate economic woes, experts warn• Stakeholders skeptical on manufacturing sector growth prospects• Operators urge FG to channel funds to productive activities Excessive government borrowing from the capital market is posing a danger to the capacity of the real sector to create wealth and create employment, stakeholders have said. In separate interviews with The Guardian, they said …

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has appointed 14,000 advisers for various political units in the state. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri on Tuesday, the governor said the advisers will play a vital role in the administration. In addition to the 14,000 advisers, Governor Wike has also appointed 319 Ward Liaison Officers and 40 Local …

Opposition Labour Party (LP) on Monday disowned a campaign rally timetable being circulated in the media. Mr Arabambi Abayomi, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, said in a statement in Abuja that the timetable was neither authorized by the LP leadership nor its presidential candidate, the Vanguard reports. “Labour Party’s attention has been drawn to a purported OBI -DATTI presidential campaign …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed confidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will emerge victorious in the forthcoming general elections, noting that the party will deploy technology to ensure victory at the polls. The governor who convened the PDP South-South Zonal Meeting, held at the Ibom Hall in Uyo, the capital of Akwa-Ibom State, said the waters have been …

• NCC unaware of approval for decision, says spokesman• Commission alerts Nigerians on Blackbyte ransomware The about 10 per cent price adjustment by telecommunications operators on their data services is not sitting well with subscribers in Nigeria. The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMs), which argued there was no justification for the hike, said there should have been more …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan and Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila The leadership of the National Assembly, on Thursday, met with the two ministers in the Finance Ministry and top officials of the ministry preparatory to the presentation of the 2023 Budget proposals by the President, Major general Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). The National Assembly leadership was led by …