Author: TheScrutinyNG

In its drive to ensure conversion of vehicles from petrol and diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the Federal Government has announced the delivery of 1.200 conversion kits to five states of the federation. This was disclosed by Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi, the Director/CEO of Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative, this in Abuja, where he revealed the Federal Government’s determination to increase the number of vehicles using CNG, as part of efforts to reduce dependence on petrol and diesel for transportation. Oluwagbemi pointed out that Nigeria’s long dependency on petrol and diesel had proven to be too costly, with the country spending…

Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general election, has been released following his detention at Lagos airport. The activist, in a post on Sunday, had earlier disclosed in a post on his personal X handle that he was detained and his passport seized by officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), upon arrival in Nigeria. He said his detention at the airport was not unexpected following his involvement in the recent nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest in the country and the subsequent one in October.We 

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Abia State, Chief Sunday Okoro, has charged Nigerians on the need to have positive mindsets towards the current economic hardship in the country. The chieftain, in a press statement he personally signed and made available to the media, acknowledged the present situation and economic downturn in the country as a result of the policies of government, however, noting that the country would rise again, saying the collective responsibility of the citizenry would be to make the country great again through sacrifice, resilience and unity of purpose. The press statement read in…

Vice President Kashim Shettima, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, will, on Tuesday, lead the party’s campaign flag-off for the October 5 local government election in Akwa Ibom State. This was disclosed by Obong Stephen Ntukekpo, the state chairman of the party, on Sunday, where he also noted that other dignitaries including Cross River state governor, Bassey Otu, will join Senate President, Godswill Akpabio as chief host to stage the event at the Ikot Ekpene Township Stadium. Ntukekpo equally listed Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Gas), Sen…

In the aftermath of the current economic hardship bedeviling the country and the citizenry, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu, requesting a reduction in the petrol price from N845 per litre to N600 per litre. The rights group, in a suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1361/2024, filed last Friday by SERAP’s lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, is challenging the president over “the failure to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to reverse the apparently unlawful increase in the pump price of petrol.” The lawsuit also addresses the “failure”…

The various governors of the northern states should be blamed for the of-of-school children scourge in the region. This is the position of prominent northern leaders who accused the state and local governments in the north of failures to make sufficient investments in basic education, Punch reports. The leaders, who spoke in separate interviews with Sunday PUNCH, also identified indoctrination and insurgency as some of the factors responsible for the millions of out-of-school children in Nigeria particularly in the northern region. According to 2023 statistics from the United Nations Children’s Fund, there are 10.2 million and 8.1 out-of-school children at…

A former governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, has publicly sought forgiveness from the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, for any past wrongs during his tenure as governor. During a goodwill message at the banquet celebrating Igbinedion’s 90th birthday on Saturday in Benin, Oshiomhole described Igbinedion as a good father He praised the elder statesman’s contributions to the society and took the opportunity to seek atonement. He said, “You brought together people from all parts of the country; North, South, East, and West and across political and religious divides.” Oshiomhole publicly recognised the crucial support he received from Igbinedion…

There are indications that a face-off may be brewing between the Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, and the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over who will eventually get the nod to manage the Super Eagles in substantive capacity. While the duo earlier favoured going for an expatriate manager to handle the Super Eagles after former coach, Finidi George, resigned, the performance of the team under the interim manager, Austin Eguavoen, might have swung the tide in favour of the former captain of the team, Eguaveon, from the side of the NFF, which, it has been learnt,…

There is hope for a cheaper cheaper Premium Motor Spirit (PM), otherwise known as petrol, in the midst of economic hardship in Nigeria, as indications emerged that the product may sell for between N857 and N865 per litre after the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) starts lifting the product from Dangote Refinery today. It was learnt that the NNPCL, as the sole off-taker of petrol from the refinery, is projected to lift the product at N960/N980 per litre and sell to marketers at N840/N850 to enable Nigerians to get it at between N857 and N865 at the pump at…

Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior and chairman of the Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB), has revealed that CDCFIB has approved the promotion of over 20,000 officers across its paramilitary agencies for 2024. This comes on the heels of a similar exercise in 2023, which saw over 30,000 officers elevated, making it the second consecutive year that the CDCFIB has completed such an exercise within a single calendar year. The promotion exercise is a clear indication of the board’s commitment to ending career stagnation and ensuring that excellence is recognised and rewarded. Tunji-Ojo has received praise…