BORDER CLOSURE: DOMESTIC FUEL CONSUMPTION DOWN BY 30 PERCENT, SAYS PRESIDENT BUHARI Two months into closure of Nigeria’s land border to curb smuggling activities, especially rice, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is betting on same measure to rekindle the agriculture sector. The government’s directive will save the country billions of naira on import bills. Receiving a delegation of Katsina State Elders …

PRESIDENT BUHARI SAYS FIRST TRANSPORT UNIVERSITY IN AFRICA WILL LEAD INNOVATION, ENHANCE CAPACITY President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State, said University of Transportation, which will be the first in Africa, will provide technical skills, enhance managerial capacity and pave way for innovation in Nigeria’s transport system, while creating more job opportunities. Speaking at ground-breaking ceremony of the pioneer …

Soldiers, Police Attack My Lawyer’s House, Kill Three —Nnamdi Kanu The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has alleged that the police and army on Monday invaded the house of his lawyer, in Anambra State. In a statement authored by himself and made available to our correspondent in Awka, the Anambra State, Kanu said three IPOB …

Border Closure: FG Uncovers Illegal Petrol Stations Along Nigeria-Niger Border …Says over 50% owned by foreigners The Federal Government on Monday said it had uncovered “hundreds of filling stations” along Nigeria’s Magama Jibia border with the Republic of Niger purposely set up for the smuggling of petroleum products. The government identified fuel smuggling, illegal migration, importation of arms and ammunition …

Our Extensive Electoral Reform Made Us Lose Power, Says PDP Uche Secondus, national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says an extensive electoral reform carried out by his party made it lose power. Secondus said this when he received a delegation of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja. The PDP chairman said …

‘Daura Is Not In Biafra’ — Amaechi Defends Siting Varsity In Buhari’s Hometown Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he has no regret that the transportation university was established in Daura, the hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said this during the groundbreaking of the university in Katsina state on Monday. Amaechi said he did not make the decision for …

Ikpeazu appoints Chief Don. Ubani as deputy chief of staff to the governor of Abia state

GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, PhD has approved the immediate dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Committee Chairmen and their Deputies. Consequently, the Governor has forwarded the names of the following persons to the Abia State House of Assembly for screening as Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of the 17 Local Government Areas Transition Committees …

 By Steve Unegbu The Manager General in charge of Aba  zone of ASEPA and its environment , Hon.Rowland Nwakanma ,has disclosed  that, ASEPA is  helping the newly created Abia state orientation Agency in their Green Road walk sensitization , since what they are doing is also helping ASEPA  in creating awareness on how people can dispose their waste to avoid …

Abia Speaker Emerges Best Performing Speaker of the Year 2019. The Speaker of the Abia State House Of Assembly Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji on Thursday in Abuja emerged as the Best Performing State House of Assembly Speaker of the Year 2019. The Speaker emerged as the Best Performing Speaker of the year at the just Concluded Igbere TV Leadership …