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benjaminlawson:
He was left in office because, he opened the fault of CBN for them to steal endlessly, so to them he is a good boy. Apart from him, can you mention any other one he met and left in office? In MDAs that generates income or security agencies.

id911:
I'm still wondering why this idiot is still the NNPC MD. Is Tinubu afraid to remove him and put someone else in the South there even if it's Yoruba?

All these Fulanis still heading DSS, NNPC, and NIA should be removed ASAP. Why is the SW Media quiet about these extremely incompetent Fulani guys from Buhari's tenure still manning sensitive positions till today?

fergie001:
Joseph Biden

Unperturbedpota:
Your grammar is extremely poor for someone assumed to be a university graduate.

Informal Language and Tone:
Phrases like "See as tone don dey change" and "Gone are the days" are informal and use colloquial language. These should be rephrased for clarity and formality.

Grammar and Structure:
"That they will see how he will operate without them" is grammatically incorrect. It should be clarified.
"Now, they are equally lamenting why Dangote is buying crude from other countries" can be more concise and clear.
"Who would lose if Dangote gets his crude oil from outside Nigeria?" needs slight rephrasing for better flow.

Punctuation:
Missing commas and periods need to be added for better readability.

Clarity and Conciseness:
The overall message is clear but can be more concise and professional.

Corrected Version
Notice how the tone has changed.

Gone are the days when some people boasted that they would not sell their oil to Dangote because he did not site his refinery in their region. They claimed they would see how he could operate without their support.

Now, they are lamenting that Dangote is buying crude from other countries.

Who stands to lose if Dangote sources his crude oil from outside Nigeria?

The answer lies in their cries of sabotage—self-destructive sabotage.

chiiraq802:
I like the way thief.nubu and his bandwagons are putting the now WOKE northern Polithiefcians in there places.

Thunder fire dem, all of a sudden there mouth ulcer don heal cuz a Southerner is in Power.

They all kept mute for 8 years under that gworo chewing and kunu drinking dullard.
Thunder fire them again this Sunday morning.

A former member of the National Assembly, Dr Farah Dagogo, has lamented the value of the Nigerian currency saying, “the value of ₦40, 000 in 2015 is equivalent to over ₦500, 000 in today’s Nigeria.”

He also charged the Federal Government under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, to come up with workable economic policies that will ameliorate the sufferings and hardships the majority of Nigerians are experiencing.

Dagogo described the current living standards and situations in the country as ‘grim’, raising concerns that all indicators point to ‘ further pains for the citizenry’

Dagogo who represented Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives while in office.

In a special Eid-ul-Adha message to Muslims faithful across the country, the former Federal Lawmaker wondered why the people would continue to languish and wallow in so much misery amid the country’s abundant natural resources.

He said this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Saturday morning by his media aide, Ibrahim Lawal, and sent to newsmen.

The statement reads, “Today, yesterday and especially in the past year, the people’s purchasing powers have reduced drastically. Never has this country witnessed this level of hyperinflation in its history, not even during our civil war. It is a grim reality.

“The value of ₦40, 000 in 2015 is equivalent to over ₦500, 000 in today’s Nigeria in 2024. Crisss-cross the costs of goods and services during this period and vis-a-vis the reality of today and we all will come to that sad realisation. That was why labour was justifiably demanding for a living wage.

“The inconsolable unavoidable truth is that the value of the money most people are getting or earning in 2024 is not too different from that of 2015, but the purchasing powers have practically gone out the window.”

He added, “Anti-people and inhuman economic policies have helped put the people in a terrible state. Money that could comfortably procure over 10 50kg bags of rice in 2015 can only buy one now, yet no improvement in the real money in the hands of the people.

“Something has to give way, this cannot continue. These sufferings and hardships have to be remedied. Unfortunately, optics point to further pains for the citizenry.”

While taking a cue from the central message of Eid-ul-Adha, which also means festival of sacrifice, Dr Dagogo salutes Nigerians for their sacrifices and resilience over these difficult periods, especially in the past one year.

The ex-federal legislator, however, challenged the government to be above board and “walk the talk of renewing the citizenry’s hope.

“The government promises, pledges and policies, as of now, are mere cosmetics without any corresponding positivities on the majority of Nigerians.

“It behooves this government to walk the talk of renewing the citizenry’s hope. The much-touted renewed hope should reflect its literary meaning and not renew hardships and suffering as being experienced all across the country, ” Dagogo added.

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RepoMan007:
If the north was the one with crude Nigeria has in SS, I can bet that one barrel of unrefined crude will not be exported.
Just look at agriculture. They process most of whatever they produce.
When last did we invest massively in cash crops in the south like the FG is doing for the north? When last was cocoa or coffee or rubber planted massively?

The minister stated this during the commissioning of the Guzape Lot II Infrastructure Project in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, said President Bola Tinubu has never interfered with the affairs of his office since he assumed office last August.

The minister stated this during the commissioning of the Guzape Lot II Infrastructure Project in Abuja, the nation’s capital.

“Since I assumed office in August 21, 2023, you have never one day interfered in my work,” Wike said to the applause of the gathering.

“Never one day have you called me that this is what you want, you have never. Sometimes, I pretend I will come to you and say, ‘Are there people complaining?’ You will tell me ‘Have I ever called you one day? So don’t bother yourself, go and do your job.’

“I must say I and the Minister of State, we are sincerely happy that you gave us the free hand to work and this is what we are seeing today.”

The minister also pledged the FCT Administration’s commitment to complete the projects in the diplomatic area of Abuja.

He assured the President that the projects would be completed by next year, describing the area as a preferred residential choice for most Nigerians.

In his remarks, the President commended Wike for delivering on the infrastructure renewal promises of the Federal Government to the people of the FCT.

FourQu:
Good news 👏 everyone must be free. Lagos too must be free. No more relinquishing their birth rights (government house) to other so called 'attache by force' lagos residents

As there is a south-south so shall there be a west-west and north-north . . .

I will wait and see how or where they want to create the east-east from

Acute food insecurity is set to increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “hotspots,” including Nigeria, a new United Nations (UN) early warning report has revealed.

The report released recently spotlighted the urgent need of assistance to prevent famine in Gaza and the Sudan, and further deterioration in the devastating hunger crises in Haiti, Mali, and South Sudan.

It also warned about the lingering impact of El Niño and the looming threat of La Niña that risked bringing further climate extremes that could upend lives and livelihoods.

It stated, “Since the previous edition of the Hunger Hotspots report (October 2023), the Central African Republic, Lebanon, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Zambia have joined Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Malawi, Somalia and Zimbabwe in the list of hunger hotspots, where acute food insecurity is likely to deteriorate further during the outlook period,”.

The report found that many hotspots faced growing hunger crises and highlighted the worrying multiplier effect that simultaneous and overlapping shocks were having on acute food insecurity. It noted that conflict, climate extremes and economic shocks continued to drive vulnerable households into food crises.

The report warned that 2023 was likely to mark the first year since 2010, in which humanitarian funding had declined compared to the previous year, but it still represented the second highest funding level ever for humanitarian assistance.

FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu said, “The daunting prospects highlighted in this report should serve as a wake-up call to all of us. We need to spearhead the shift from responding to crises after they occur to more proactive anticipatory approaches, prevention and resilience building to help vulnerable communities cope with upcoming shocks.

“Acting ahead of crises can save lives, reduce food shortages and protect livelihoods at a much lower cost than a not timely humanitarian response.”

On his part, the WFP Executive Director, Cindy McCain said, “Once a famine is declared, it is too late – many people will have already starved to death. In Somalia in 2011, half of the quarter of a million people who died of hunger perished before famine was officially declared.

“The world failed to heed the warnings at the time and the repercussions were catastrophic. We must learn the lesson and act now to stop these hotspots from igniting a firestorm of hunger,” adding that: “We have proven solutions to stop these crises in their tracks, but we need the resources and the political will to implement them at scale before more lives are lost.”

The report also noted that ongoing conflict in Palestine was expected to further aggravate already catastrophic levels of acute hunger, with starvation and death already taking place, alongside the unprecedented death toll, widespread destruction and displacement of nearly the total population of the Gaza Strip.

Former Kaduna Central senator Shehu Sani has recalled how he raised an alarm over how ex-Governor Nasir El-Rufai and those around him allegedly systematically looted the state for eight years.

Sani said El-Rufai and his alleged gangs were deceiving people with aesthetics in the state while they were looting.

He was reacting to the report by the Kaduna State Assembly that indicted El-Rufai’s administration.

The assembly claimed that El-Rufai’s administration embezzled over N423 billion.

In its report, the assembly called for the investigation and prosecution of the former governor.

Reacting, Sani posted on X: “For eight years, I stood alone, telling the people of Kaduna State and the country how our state was systematically looted by the governor and the criminal gang around him.

“The people inside and outside the state were deceived with aesthetics and industrial-scale propaganda. They wrecked the economy of the state, enriched themselves and their families, destroyed the lives and livelihoods of millions of people and used religion to divide our state.

“I was persecuted and many attempts were made on my life and that of my supporters. Many politicians in the state were silenced out of fear of arrest, attacks by thugs or having their properties confiscated or demolished. I refused to be silenced. The Kaduna Assembly report is a vindication.”

The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has denied any wrongdoing while in office and accused the state’s lawmakers of conducting a ‘jaundiced’ probe of his administration.

Mr El-Rufai, in a statement by his spokesperson, Muyiwa Adekeye, accused the ad-hoc committee that probed him of “merely going through the motions of an inquiry just to give some gloss to predetermined conclusions.”

PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Kaduna State House of Assembly on Wednesday adopted the report of its ad-hoc committee that indicted Mr El-Rufai and requested his prosecution.

The lawmakers accused the ex-Kaduna governor of mismanaging about N423 billion while in office.

Mr El-Rufai, in the statement by Mr Adekeye, however, denied the allegation.

We are aware of news that the Kaduna State House of Assembly has adopted the report of the ad-hoc committee it asked to probe the El-Rufai government. We have not been availed a copy of the report, to which we would respond robustly whenever we obtain it. We affirm the integrity of the El-Rufai government and dismiss the scandalous claims being aired as the report of the committee.

Malam Nasir El-Rufai is immensely proud of his record of governance and the legacy he left in Kaduna State. This record of consistently high performance in public and private office cannot be altered by any malicious effort to use the auspices of a state legislature for defamation and undeserved smears.

Many of the officials who served in the El-Rufai government appeared before the ad-hoc committee because of their confidence in the quality of their service and the rectitude which they served Kaduna State. They were under no illusion that they were participating in a fair process. It was obvious that the ad hoc committee was merely going through the motions of an inquiry just to give some gloss to predetermined conclusions.

It is sad to see such a shameful departure from any notion of decency and fairness by a state legislature. We dismiss with contempt the claims being peddled in connection with the report.

Malam El-Rufai wishes to assure discerning Nigerians that he has served Kaduna State with integrity and to the best of his capacity, assisted by a hardworking and patriotic team. He complied with all extant laws in all his activities while he was the governor. This jaundiced probe should be disregarded as the politically motivated hatchet job it is.

Senator Abdul Ningi, who represents the Bauchi North Senatorial District, resumed his duties at the plenary sessions after 77 days of suspension on Tuesday.

The Senate had granted him a pardon, lifting the suspension that had been in effect since March 12, 2024.

The motion for Ningi’s recall was moved last week by Deputy Minority Leader Senator Abba Moro, who expressed regret on Ningi’s behalf and accepted responsibility for his actions

Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced Ningi’s unconditional recall following pleas from several lawmakers.

Ningi’s suspension was a result of a controversial interview in which he claimed there were discrepancies in the 2024 budget, stating that the National Assembly had approved N25 trillion, while the Presidency had implemented N28.7 trillion.

Aviation Unions have opened barricaded airport terminals, following suspension of an indefinite strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC.

Francis Akinjole, General Secretary of Air Traffic Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, said that the strike was ‘relaxed’ for a week to enable the unions to continue talks with the Federal Government on a new minimum wage.

Mr Akinjole said that all blocked access points at the domestic airport terminals I (General Aviation Terminal) and II (Murtala Muhammed Airport II) and others had been opened.

Alale Adedayo, President General of Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, ANAP, said that the organised labour had accepted Federal Government’s offer for continued negotiations.

Mr Adedayo said that flight operations had re-started on the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja.

The activities at the domestic wing are in full swing.

Passengers were seen boarding Value Jet, Ibom Air, Arik Air and United Nigeria Airline at Murtala Mohammed Airport II managed by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Ltd.

Muyioluwa Maraiyese, a Value Jet passenger going to Abuja, said that he expected the labour unions to barricade roads during the strike to disallow road transport since they disrupted flight operations.

However, at the Lagos to Abuja check-in stand of the Air Peace, it was announced that flights had been re-scheduled.

An aggrieved passenger of the airline, Monalisa Phillip said that the airline did not give any reason for the flight re-scheduling.

NAN reports that the NLC and TUC on Tuesday suspended the indefinite strike for a week to enable continued negotiations with the Federal Government on a new minimum wage.

The unions embarked on the strike on Monday following inconclusiveness of negotiations on a new minimum wage.

Members of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour Congress have laid siege to the entrance and exit of the National Assembly.

Some of the workers who arrived early to monitor the compliance met the entrance and exit gates blocked with two coastal buses.

The situation was not also different at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja, as our reporter observed that intending passengers travelling by air can no longer gain access to the airport, following a blockade by the striking workers.

Recall that following failure to reach a compromise on a new minimum wage by the tripartite committee set up by the Federal Government, the organised labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress commenced a nationwide strike today.

The development has already led to the shutdown of the national grid.

Saintganduje:
Only Yoruba muslims are supporting Israel.

patrickcollins:
I'm In Out of 365 days you enjoyed electricity for 3 days and you are disturbing our space eulogizing failure and incompetent

Dapromzy333:
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3nity7:
but why?