The PRP calls on the CBN and the Nigerian Government to rescind the policy and focus on implementing measures that address the citizens’ concerns, including economic growth, job creation, and equitable distribution of resources. The party emphasizes its solidarity with the citizens and its commitment to fighting for a fairer and more prosperous future for all.
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Kano: INEC, 17 former NNPP officers to face contempt trial Monday
Kano: INEC, 17 former NNPP officers to face contempt trial Monday
18 former officers and leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) are to appear before a Kano State High Court sitting in Kano on Monday for alleged contempt of court and disobedience to court order.
They will appear to appear before the Kano State High Court on the 11th of March 2024 to explain why they disobeyed Court order and why they should not be confined to correctional service.
Sources gave names of the former NNPP leaders as Chief (Dr.) Boniface Aniebonam, Dr. Gilbert Agbo Major, Barr Tony Christopher Obioha Comrade Oginni Olaposi, Hajia Rekia Zanlaga, Mark Usman, Umar A. Jubril, Alhaji Adebanju Wasiu, Alhaji Tajudeen Adebayo and Alhaji Mamoh Garuba.
Others according to the sources are Abdulrasaq Abdulsalam, Barr Abiola Henry Olurotimi, Engr Babayo Abdullahi Mohammed, Alhaji Ibrahim Yahaya, Chinonso Adiofu, Hon Prince Subday Chukwuemeka, Barr Jonathan Chineme Ibeogu and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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It will be recalled that the 18 former leaders and officers of the NNPP were the respondents in a case the party instituted in September 2023 to bar them from continuing to parade themselves as leaders and officers of the party.
Hon. Justice Usman Mallam Na’Abba granted an interlocutory injunction on 14th September 2023 restraining the respondents, Dr Boniface Aniebonam and Others by themselves, their agents, cronies, and whoever acting or act through them from parading themselves, issuing press release or granting interviews as national officers, leaders or members of the, Applicant (NNPP) pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The Court also granted an order of interim injunction setting aside the purported suspension of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso as member of the appellant (NNPP) and restrained the INEC from recognizing the suspension pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice.
In alleged violation of these orders, Dr. Aniebonam and others had continued to act and presented themselves as factional national officers and leaders of the NNPP, hence the issuance of their summon by the court, to come and explain why they should not be convicted for contempt of court and violation of court orders.
Kano: INEC, 17 former NNPP officers to face contempt trial Monday
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Just in: Tinubu lands in Abuja after Netherlands, Saudi trips
Just in: Tinubu lands in Abuja after Netherlands, Saudi trips
President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after his trips to the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia.
According to the NTA, Tinubu returned on Wednesday.
On April 22, Tinubu left Abuja, the country’s capital, for the Kingdom of The Netherlands on an official visit.
Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesperson, said the president was visiting The Netherlands at the invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
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After the engagements in The Netherlands, Tinubu proceeded to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia to attend a special World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting between April 28 and 29.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser on information and strategy to the president, on Tuesday announced that the President and his aides will return on Wednesday in a post on his X handle.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with his aides, will return to Nigeria tomorrow from Europe,” Onanuga wrote.
Just in: Tinubu lands in Abuja after Netherlands, Saudi trips
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National clean cooking policy gets FEC approval
National clean cooking policy gets FEC approval
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Clean Cooking Policy to ensure access to clean cooking energy solutions for all Nigerian households and institutions by 2030.
During the policy’s launch, Minister of Environment Balarabe Abbas Lawal affirmed the government’s commitment to supporting policy domestication by implementing key recommendations, as stated by the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cooking (NACC).
“We will conduct extensive awareness campaigns to highlight the benefits of cleaner cooking solutions. Additionally, we’ll offer technical and business training to enhance the capabilities of local producers and distributors. Fiscal and monetary incentives will also be provided to encourage local manufacturing of clean cooking fuels and technologies,” he elaborated.
Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, emphasized the ministry’s plan to organize regional and state launches to raise awareness about the policy.
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“Effective implementation of the policy relies on states and local governments aligning with its goals,” he emphasized, pledging adequate budgetary allocations from the Federal Ministry of Environment.
Dr. Salisu Dahiru, Director General of the National Council on Climate Change, highlighted the significance of implementing the clean cooking policy in achieving national climate change objectives.
“Development partners have allocated substantial financial resources to support the national clean cooking goal,” he noted.
Ewah Eleri, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerian Alliance for Clean Cooking, praised FEC’s approval of the national policy and called for collaboration among government levels, the private sector, civil society organizations, and international development agencies to combat cooking energy poverty and mitigate climate change impacts.
Eleri thanked all partners, particularly the Clean Cooking Alliance and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, for their contributions to policy development.
National clean cooking policy gets FEC approval
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CBN cybersecurity levy will worsen Nigerians’ situation – PRP
CBN cybersecurity levy will worsen Nigerians’ situation – PRP
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has condemned the cybersecurity levy imposed on electronic transfers by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), describing it as ill-timed and insensitive, especially considering the current economic challenges faced by Nigerians due to the Federal Government’s unpopular policies.
The PRP, in a statement signed by its acting national publicity secretary, Comrade Muhammed Ishaq, and made available to WITHIN NIGERIA, called on the CBN to withdraw the policy and implement measures to alleviate the suffering of Nigerians.
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The statement questions the timing of the levy and criticizes the government for collecting money from Nigerians to fund the Office of the National Security Adviser without ensuring transparency or accountability in the utilization of the funds.
The PRP condemns the CBN’s directive and warns that it will further worsen the financial difficulties faced by Nigerian citizens, particularly impacting vulnerable groups such as hardworking individuals, families, and small business owners.
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