Nigeria Archives - Page 241 of 333

Oct

21

2022

2023: PDP chieftain supporting Peter Obi as better candidate than Atiku

Opinion, Politics2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, Politics

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was also the governorship aspirant of the party in Abia State, Sampson Orji, has declared his support for Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP. Orji revealed this in a statement he made available to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Thursday. He said that his preference for Obi against PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, was premised on Obi’s competence. He further stated that he would mobilize support for Obi’s candidature because of his antecedent and not because he is his a fellow Igbo man. “I’m a…

Oct

21

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

FG says Nigeria has lost her most-valued crude oil customers

Business, Economy, Metro, NewsBusiness, Economy, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria

Nigeria has lost its most valued crude oil customers, while some of its gas buyers now compete with the country in the same market, the Federal Government declared on Thursday. It also stated that international oil companies were massively shifting focus to alternative fuels, as the threat posed by the push for renewables was seriously gaining momentum. The government disclosed this through its Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority at the opening ceremony of the Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Industry HSE Managers’ Forum in Abuja. The Chief Executive, of NMDPRA, Farouk Ahmed, who was represented by the agency’s Executive…

Oct

21

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

IMF says Nigeria, others at risk of political instability over Inflation

Economy, Metro, News, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Federal government, Inflation, Metro, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion

The International Monetary Fund, IMF has said Nigeria and other countries in the Sub-Saharan African region risk social and political instability and worsening food insecurity because of rising inflation. According to the IMF, inflation has nearly doubled pre-pandemic levels in the region, adding that while there is a significant difference between countries, the median inflation rate in the region increased to almost nine percent in August. It said, “And even though the rise has been less dramatic than in other parts of the world, and the drivers are different, inflation is nearly double pre-pandemic levels, risking social and political instability…

Oct

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Hon. Nkole Takes Urgent Steps To Arrest Erosion Menace At Igwu River.

Abia State, Lifestyle, Metro, Ohafia, PoliticsAbia State, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Ohafia, Politics, Rt. Hon. Uko Nkole

My attention has been drawn to the very rapid coastal erosion along the shoreline of the Igwu River by the dangerous Omenuko Bridge abutting the paved Access Road of F107 at the Ozu Abam Section Arochukwu Local Government Area. The development arose from the intensity of the rainfalls as witnessed recently leading to the inundation/overflow of the River bank .The Igwu River is the collector basin for all run offs for the entire Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency and beyond. The emerging scenes from the pictures is disturbing and a serious threat to lives and property particularly the Road users on this…

Oct

20

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Herders on reprisal attack kill 2 policemen, 16 residents in Benue

Lifestyle, Metro, NewsCrime, Herdsmen, Metro, Nigeria, RIP, Security

Two policemen and 16 other residents were killed on Wednesday when some herders on reprisal attacked Gbeji community in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. The state Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, stated that the crisis started on Tuesday, when five herdsmen were killed. He said, “Two Fulanis coming from Taraba State in a Keke Napep were stopped by some locals, who attacked and killed them. “Simultaneously, close to Anyiin in Logo LGA, two other Fulanis were killed. Also, at another village, one of the herders was attacked and killed. Thereafter, locals rustled his cows, butchered and shared…