The Dodondawa Post…pen is mightier
Saturday, January 18, 2025
By Olatunde Dodondawa There is an indication that the Nigerian Labour Congress may be against fuel subsidy removal as it warns the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) not to remove price cap on premium motor spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol until domestic refining capacity improves. In a letter signed […]
When Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), announced via Twitter, the passing away of his predecessor, Maikanti Kachalla Baru, the entire oil and gas industry was thrown into mourning. He said Baru died on Friday night. But what Mele Kyari did not […]
The Federal Government has declared Friday, May 1, 2020 as public holiday to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, commended Nigerian workers for their resilience, patience and understanding, particularly in their […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday ordered a nationwide curfew from 8pm to 6am beginning from Monday next week to curb COVID-19 spread. He also ordered two-week total lockdown in Kano State with immediate effect. Buhari had, on March 30, ordered lockdown for an initial period of 14 days in the […]
Inspector Taloju Martins’ escapade was posted by popular Nigerian Rapper Ruggedman where he was seen counting money alleged to be a bribe he collected from one of those he arrested. He also claimed that the man arrested had gone to stock up food and other household items when the officer […]
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has decried the poor state of Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure. Mr Mustapha, who is also the chairman of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, said he realised how bad it was, after he was appointed to head the team. […]
Hope is on the across the world as almost 170,000 people have recovered for the deadly COVID-19 which is ravaging all the countries of the world. As at Tuesday 11.20 CET, 169,976 people have recovered from the deadline virus and hopefully, more people will recover and have their lives back. […]
Nigeria recorded 14 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, bringing the total number of Nigerians with the virus to 65, as at 8.35 pm. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 12 were Lagos cases while the remaining two were in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Out of […]
The Presidential Intensive Care Unit inside Aso Villa has been activated and placed on standby after President Muhammadu Buhari went into self-isolation on Tuesday evening. A top government source told SaharaReporters that persistent coughing by the President raised fears in Aso Villa on Tuesday despite him earlier testing negative to […]
Over 70 soldiers, including a major and three officers, were ambushed and killed by suspected Boko Haram fighters on Monday, according to military sources. The troops, on operation Ayiso Tamonuma, had first advanced to Alagarno area in Borno state on Saturday through Sunday, and though they ran into an ambush, […]
