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•President directs review of N8,000 cash transfer to poor households President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday ordered immediate release of grains and fertilisers to 50 million farmers and households. He also ordered a review of the N8,000 conditional cash transfer programme. The sum was proposed for payment to 12 million poor households for six months to ease the harsh effects of …

There was widespread anger by Nigerians, on Tuesday, following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers across the country. In Abuja and Ondo State, for instance, the cost of petrol jumped from about N537/litre to between N617 and N630/litre, forcing the cost of …

To curb the spate of online violence targeted at children and women and reduce digital inequalities, a digital safety, rights and society advocacy group, TechSocietal, on Tuesday, organised an online safety workshop for civil societies organisations and government sexual assault referral centres, among others. Speaking at the event, the Head of Safety Africa, Middle and Turkey at Meta, Sylvia Musalagani, …

The House of Representatives says it will include the revitalisation of Gele-Gele Seaport in Edo in the 2024 budget estimates. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Esosa Iyawe (LP-Edo) at the plenary in Abuja on Tuesday In his motion, the lawmaker noted that the maritime industry remained the second largest contributor of revenue to Nigeria’s economy. He said it had been …

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, said his administration will review its earlier plan to distribute monthly cash grants of N8,000 to 12 million households for six months as part of efforts to assuage the hardship occasioned by fuel subsidy removal. This followed public criticisms of the policy, with the organised labour saying it falls short of the level of intervention …

…says Nigerians’ll overcome The Labour Party has said that the latest adjustment in the pump price of petroleum products especially premium motor spirit popularly called petrol is just the beginning of hard times Nigerians will be facing under the All Progressives Congress -led administration. The party invited Nigerians to recall that it earlier cautioned Nigerians against believing the dummy being …

After 50 days in office, President Bola Tinubu has sent the list of his ministerial nominees to the Senate, and to be read out today by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. The Guardian gathered that the Clerk of the National Assembly, Magaji Tambuwal, received the letter containing the list yesterday. As mandated by law, the President is obligated …

Barely a month before the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has been charged with a violation by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Amusan in a post on her Instagram page early Wednesday revealed that the AIU has charged her with an alleged violation of missing three tests within 12 months; an allegation she has vowed to challenge. Amusan claims …

Though it’s not known what charges Trump or anyone else might face in the election probe, the scope of the inquiry stands in stark contrast to Smith’s much narrower classified documents investigation. The vast range of witnesses is a reminder of the tumultuous two months between Trump’s election loss and the insurrection at the Capitol, when some lawyers and advisers …

A 32-year-old man, Samson Sikiru, said to be a drug addict, on Sunday, allegedly strangulated his mother to death, in Itanrin, in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspect’s younger brother, who is a night guard, raised the alarm after he returned from night duty and discovered that his mother had been killed. It was learned that Samson …