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Wase Bombs Gbajabiamila As Crisis Over 10th NASS Worsens

Aliyu Aliyu

Members present at plenary chorused “Carried,” as Wase declared, “Mr. Speaker, the House is not about I, but us” in an unprecedented clash between a speaker of Nigerian House of Reps and his deputy   The simmering crisis over the leadership of the 10th House of Representatives boiled over on Wednesday when the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, openly clashed with his Deputy, Idris Wase, during plenary. The development is unprecedented. The clash was precipitated by the announcement by Gbajabiamila that the Order Paper for Thursday be made lighter to allow members…

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Fuel Crisis, Naira Redesign Plots Against My Election – Tinubu

Abibat Babalola

Details of another country-shaking outburst by the APC presidential candidate in the ancient city of Abeokuta       The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday inferred that the  fuel crisis in Nigeria and naira redesign by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) are plots against his election. Tinubu, who disclosed this during his campaign at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, vowed not to be deterred by the plots READ ALSO: Why I Married My Daughter’s Boyfriend –…

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Nigeria, Ghana device mechanism to end worsening trade dispute

Aoko Benjamin

  Two two prominent economies in West Africa,  Nigeria and Ghana, have put in place a mechanism to end the trade dispute between Nigerian traders and the Ghanaian authorities, the Speakers of the Parliaments of the two countries have said. The dispute arose from the $1million business participation fee introduced by the Ghanaian authorities, required of foreigners to pay before they can do business in Ghana.   READ ALSO: Twitter Office in Ghana not a loss for South Africa, Kenya. Why Nigeria?   Lagos NURTW Leader Shot Dead At APC…

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Hurdles as Nigeria NASS Passes 20-yr old Oil Bill +Effects on NNPC, N’Delta

Adeola Yusuf

    NNPC’s Equity Sale through IPO, N280 per litre petrol price through subsidy removal, award of 3% development fund and gas flaring fines to host communities and others are details of the bill provided in this report. Beyond these, Platforms Africa highlights reasons investors and Nigerians can not rejoice yet.   Nigeria’s legislators on Thursday ended a 20-year foot-dragging on Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) at they approved the long-delayed oil and gas law that aims to, among other thngs, transform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to a profit-driven…

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BREAKING: Nigerian Lawmakers Summon Minister Lai Mohammed Over Twitter Ban

Aliyu Aliyu

  Nigeria’s House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, over the indefinite suspension of Twitter in the country. Platforms Africa on Friday, reported that the federal government announced the suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria.   READ ALSO: Use Twitter, Go to Jail, Nigeria tells Violators of Ban JUST IN: Count RCCG out of Nigeria’s Twitter Ban – Pastor Adeboye Over 1,000 by-pass Nigeria’s Twitter Ban, Face Scam, Viruses threats BREAKING: Nigeria adamant, reiterates condition for Twitter ban lift   Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi…

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Lawmakers berate Nigerian Banks’’ hidden charges, exploitation

Precious Ibekwe

    Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has expressed concern over the way banks charge customers indiscriminately during transactions. Gbajabiamila said this when he hosted the Board and Management of the Standard Chartered Bank, led by the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Lamin Manjang, on Monday in Abuja. The speaker said apart from charges known to the customers, there appeared to be other ‘hidden’ charges that the banks imposed on their customers. He stated that the House was concerned that such a practice was making customers helpless,…

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