Major oil marketers are to begin the direct purchase of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery between Thursday and next week as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited pulls out as sole off-taker of the product from the $20bn plant. Multiple sources from NNPC and the Major Energies Marketers Association […]
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The Federal Government announced on Tuesday that a consortium of investors from South Korea has concluded plans to build four 100,000-barrel capacity refineries in various locations in Nigeria. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, stated this at the maiden edition of a summit organised by the Crude Oil Refineries Owners Association of […]
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The Diocesan Bishop of Ijesa North Anglican Diocese, Isaac Oluyamo, has urged the Federal and State Governments to provide a more robust welfare package for teachers. Oluyamo made this call at a special programme organised by the diocese for teachers in Ijebu-Jesa, Osun State. He suggested that the welfare package could include car and housing […]
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The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to swiftly implement the Exports (Prohibition) Act, 2004, to tackle the pressing issues of food smuggling and insecurity in Nigeria. During a plenary session on Wednesday, the House also urged the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to provide additional incentives for farmers to […]
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The Senate experienced a bit of drama on Wednesday as it held an emergency session while debating the enforceability of the financial autonomy granted to the 774 Local Government Councils by the Supreme Court in August. Senator Tony Nwoye (LP, Anambra North) raised a motion at the beginning of plenary, citing Orders 41 and 51 […]
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Transportation costs are set to skyrocket in the Federal Capital Territory following the petrol price hike by some stations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Wednesday. The stations of the national oil company have raised the retail price of petrol to N1,030 from N897 per litre, our correspondent observed across multiple […]
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Covenant University has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its position as a leader in higher education. The rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has sacked his Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), Mr. Adeboye Taofiq Ewenla, over alleged bribery. The governor’s spokesman, Ebenezer Adeniyanm said in a statement on Wednesday that Ewenla’s dismissal from office was “with immediate effect.” This followed allegations of bribery and intimidation leveled against Mr. Ewenla by […]
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By Kennedy Ikantu Peretei. The media minders and information strategists of Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa have struggled unsuccessfully to do damage control on their pay master’s scorecard which l put in the public domain since l began these series. Unfortunately, they have been reactionary, leaving out the main issues in question to reel out […]
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The convocation of a 30-day National Youth Conference announced by President Bola Tinubu in his 64th Independence Day broadcast is a notable initiative. Still, it will require the right timing, appropriate logistics, and political will to be effective. According to the President, the confab is “a platform to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting […]
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