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No plan to shut down fuel stations nationwide – NUPENG

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The National Union of Petroleum and Gas workers (NUPENG) has debunked the a report that it plans to join the nationwide protest against police brutality, prejudicial killings and other forms of misconduct.
It said there was no iota of truth in the report the union planned to shut down fuel stations across the country and join the protests.
A statement by the union on Saturday titled, EndSARS: NO ORGAN OF NUPENG ORDERED SHUTTING DOWN OF FUEL STATIONS  OR OIL INSTALLATIONS, showed the position.
The earlier report had asked people to stock up fuel in anticipation of the rumoured shutdown of fuel stations said to start next Monday.
The NUPENG’s statement denying the report was signed by comrade Williams Akporeha eniredonana and Olawale Afolabi, its national president and secretary general, respectively.
It stated, ”NUPENG stands with Nigerian youths against police brutality and call for immediate and far-reaching police reforms as our members are as well victims of police brutality and abuses through extortion, detention, harassment and intimidation nationwide.
”Meanwhile, no organ of our union has ordered shutdown of fuel stations or oil installations.
”We sincerely empathise with all victims of police brutality including our members across the country and we peacefully join all well meaning Nigerians to say police brutality must stop.”

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Avoid confrontation with Trump, Bolaji Akinyemi tells Tinubu

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Avoid confrontation with Trump, Bolaji Akinyemi tells Tinubu

 

A former Nigeria’s Minister of External Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has advised President Bola Tinubu to avoid confrontation with Donald Trump, the newly inaugurated 47th president of the United States.

He also said Nigeria is not part of the focus of the 78-year-old most powerful president and that the country should not expect anything extraordinary from the Trump presidency.

Akinyemi spoke Monday night on a Channels Television programme, Politics Today, on how to relate with the US president.

The former minister said Tinubu should devise means of dealing with Trump “even if he does things that annoy or step on the interests of Nigeria”.

“If I were President Tinubu, I would try to steer clear of antagonising him because there is nothing a bully likes better than taking on people who are not strong enough to resist him,” Akinyemi said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday.

“You know there is that African proverb that if you are not strong enough to take on a bully and you take him on, you are just even going to suffer more for it.

“That’s the advice I will give President Tinubu: try and avoid having a confrontation with him even if that means that he does things that annoy or does things that step on the interests of Nigeria. There are ways in which you could address his reaction without confrontation,” he said.

Prof Akinyemi faulted the inaugural speech of Trump as uninspiring, “shocking and depressing”.

The octogenarian said rather than rallying the world for peace, Trump took time to threaten the rest of the world with a bouquet of hostile policies including tacking back Panama Canal, renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, tariff wars, and others.

Akinyemi said the US president would “soon learn that there are repercussions to policies, to jingoism”, adding that the world is “in for a rough ride for four years” of the Trump presidency.

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DHQ: Foreign fighters influx responsible for recent terrorists attacks 

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DHQ: Foreign fighters influx responsible for recent terrorists attacks 

 

The military on Thursday reacted to the recent frequent terrorist activities in North-East and North-West states.

Defence Headquarters (DHQ) attributed the spike in the attacks to influx of foreign agents coming to strengthen the local terrorists.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja.

Some 40 farmers were brutally murdered last Saturday in Borno State by the terrorists.

Over 50 people including soldiers that went to retrieve the corpses of the farmers on Tuesday were yet to return home after terrorists ambushed them.

Buba said the new foreign agents served as reinforcements for their local colleagues.

He said the situation was made worse by local collaborators disclosing troops’ movement.

He said, “The resurgence in terror attacks can be attributable to the influx of foreign fighters that come in as reinforcement for these terrorists. These foreign fighters are from the Sahelian Region.

“The other contributing factor are the local collaborators that form a support base for these terrorists. They serve as informants to the terrorists reporting on troop movement.”

Buba however declared the troops remained “profoundly conscious of their role and responsibility in ending insurgency and terrorism in the nation.”

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JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Abu Dhabi for sustainability week

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan

JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Abu Dhabi for sustainability week

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Abu Dhabi in the early hours of Sunday to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).

President Tinubu touched down at 2:14 a.m. local time and was received by Sheikh Shakhboot Nahyan Al Nahyan, UAE’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Themed “The Nexus of Next: Supercharging Sustainable Progress,” this year’s ADSW summit will see President Tinubu highlighting Nigeria’s achievements and reforms in energy sufficiency, transportation modernization, public health improvements, and economic development.

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His presence underscores Nigeria’s commitment to tackling global challenges through sustainable and cooperative strategies.

During the summit, the President is expected to hold bilateral discussions with UAE leaders, focusing on strengthening ties and exploring shared opportunities.

President Tinubu is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar and other senior officials.

He is slated to return to Nigeria on Thursday, January 16.

ADSW 2025, a globally recognized event for sustainability innovation, brings together business leaders and civil society representatives to advance sustainable development and foster economic progress.

Over its 15-year history, the summit has established itself as a key platform for forging partnerships and driving impactful initiatives in clean energy and global growth.

JUST IN: Tinubu arrives Abu Dhabi for sustainability week

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