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Protesting residents in Jos, the Plateau State capital, resumed the second day of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest on Friday, calling for an end to bad governance and economic hardship. The protest, which started around 7 am on Friday, August 2, 2024, marks the second day of the nationwide demonstration. Unlike the first day in Jos, where
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Former Speaker of the House of Representative Yakubu Dogara on Friday said President Bola Tinubu didn’t remove the subsidy on fuel even though he made the announcement. Dogara said there was no provision for fuel subsidy in the budget before Tinubu made the announcement. Featuring on Channels TV, the former Speaker insisted that fuel subsidy
Tinubu wasn’t the person who removed fuel subsidy – Dogara
Former Speaker of the House of Representative Yakubu Dogara on Friday said President Bola Tinubu didn’t remove the subsidy on fuel even though he made the announcement.
Dogara said there was no provision for fuel subsidy in the budget before Tinubu made the announcement.
Featuring on Channels TV, the former Speaker insisted that fuel subsidy removal was a good move for Nigeria’s despite the effect.
He said: “In this case, there was no provision for it, and anybody who told you Tinubu suspended it was just joking because how did he suspend payment that was not budgeted for in the first instance?
“There was no provision for subsidy in that budget and I am not aware of any amendment that took place to accommodate the payment of subsidy.
“The truth is that he (Tinubu) was not the one who removed the subsidy. But he did make that pronouncement.
“There was no provision for it in the budget and you know the budget is backed by the Constitution. If there’s no provision for it in the budget, then how do you pay for it?”
The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has urged riverine communities along the Rivers Benue and Niger to relocate to higher ground following significant rises in water levels due to continuous rainfall. In a statement released on Thursday, NIHSA’s Director General, Umar Mohammed, warned residents near the riverbanks to evacuate, as water levels in the River Benue
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The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency has urged riverine communities along the Rivers Benue and Niger to relocate to higher ground following significant rises in water levels due to continuous rainfall. In a statement released on Thursday, NIHSA’s Director General, Umar Mohammed, warned residents near the riverbanks to evacuate, as water levels in the River Benue
A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, on Monday, groaned over the well-being of Persons With Disabilities, who he said are worst hit by the current economic hardship in the country. The APC chieftain raised the concerns in a statement issued in Abuja titled ’64th Independence Anniversary: Let Us Make
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A member of the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee, Tolu Bankole, on Monday, groaned over the well-being of Persons With Disabilities, who he said are worst hit by the current economic hardship in the country. The APC chieftain raised the concerns in a statement issued in Abuja titled ’64th Independence Anniversary: Let Us Make