Today's Headlines: Jonathan meets Tinubu in Aso Rock; N617/litre: We can’t survive this, citizens tell Tinubu
Goodluck Jonathan meets Tinubu in Aso Rock
Former President Goodluck Jonathan met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House on Tuesday.
Jonathan, who doubles as Head of the ECOWAS Mediation Team to Mali, told journalists after the meeting that the visit was to brief the president on certain issues pertaining to the continent.
He said, “I came to brief the president about some continental and subcontinental bodies.
“I am the ECOWAS mediator for Mali, and I’m the chair of the West African Elders Forum. So, there are certain issues bordering on the continent and the subregion that I discuss with various presidents.”
Jonathan had on June 13 visited President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, shortly after Tinubu took over the mantle of leadership.
N617/litre: We can’t survive this, citizens tell Tinubu
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Motorists and consumer groups yesterday expressed outrage over the 15 percent rise in petrol pump price implemented by oil marketers led by NNPC Limited from N537 per litre to N617.
Checks across the nation’s capital showed that while all NNPC’s retail outlets had adjusted their pumps to reflect the new rate, most stations belonging to major oil marketers were either shut or continued dispensing at the old rate.
Stations operated by Shema, Mobil, AA Rano and AY Sharfa continued selling at the old rate across the city, while Adova, TotalEnergies were closed or selling at the new rate.
Bauchi Gov dissolves 20 LG caretaker committees
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Bauchi State Governor, Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has approved the dissolution of all the Local Government Caretaker Committees of the 20 LGAs in the state with immediate effect.
The dissolution of Caretaker Committees of the LGAs was contained in a three-paragraph statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Barr Ibrahim Muhammad Kashim, copies of which were made available to Journalists on Tuesday.
As stated in the release, “Accordingly, the Chairmen of the Local Government Caretaker Committees are therefore directed to hand over the affairs of the Local Governments to their respective Heads of Administration pending the appointment of substantive Caretaker Committees.”
The Government wishes all the ousted Local Government Caretaker Committee members success in their future endeavours.
Recall that the Caretaker Committees for the 20 LGAs were inaugurated in 2022 following the expiration of the tenure of the elected Councils in line with the Local Government Administration laws of the state.
EU awards postgraduate scholarship to 135 Nigerians
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The European Union on Monday announced that it has awarded postgraduate scholarships to 135 young Nigerians to study in various European universities.
The scholarship, according to the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuel Isopi, is awarded under its flagship educational programme, Erasmus.
The number of scholarship recipients places Nigeria in the number one spot among beneficiaries of the EU postgraduate scholarships in Africa, in the past five years, and among the top five globally.
Ms Isopi noted that many Nigerians do not know about this opportunity due to Nigeria’s size and as such, the EU has created focal points in different parts of the country in order to reach more young people.
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