Edwin Clark, leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), says Kayode Egbetokun, inspector-general of police (IGP), should arrest Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), over a comment credited to him. While speaking at a congress of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state in August, Wike said he would “put […]
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The federal government has launched the sale of rice to Nigerians at the subsidized rate of ₦40,000 per 50kg. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, officially launched the sale and distribution of the subsidized rice in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the development is timely and is part of the efforts […]
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VP Shettima met with the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Lokpobiri; GMD of NNPCL, Mele Kyari; and Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage, and Retailing Infrastructure, NMDPRA, Ogbugo Ukoha, at the Presidential Villa over the current petrol supply challenges. Photo: X/@stanleynkwocha_ The Minister for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, has said […]
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The federal government has announced that exceptionally gifted children under the age of 18 may be permitted to take the West African School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations. Naija News reports that this announcement comes amid controversies surrounding the earlier age limit declared for school candidates to enroll in WAEC, […]
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The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Ikorodu-Yaba Road, Lagos State, on Monday, August 19, 2024. A family source who […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has announced that it has supplied 30 million barrels of crude oil to the Dangote oil refinery, with plans to provide an additional 17 million barrels soon. The Executive Vice President of NNPCL Downstream, Adedapo Segun, disclosed this on Thursday while speaking on Arise Television. According to Segun, the […]
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demolishes black market structures Oyo State government has condemned the persistent sale of adulterated diesel products at unauthorized places along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, describing it as an eyesaw. The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Architect Abdulmojeed Olawale Mogbonjubola, during a monitoring and enforcement exercise, along the route directed the demolition of all structures housing […]
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A former Secretary to the Oyo State Government, Michael Koleoso, has passed on at 86. Koleoso, who was the Secretary to the State Government, SSG during the late Governor Lamidi Adesina’s administration between 1999 and 2023, was said to have died in the early hours of Monday, September 2, 2024. He was the National Chairman […]
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Ondo State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Diaspora Relations, Prince Boye Ologbese in China, making a presentation on the readiness of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa to diversify the state’s economy, using the blue economy to complement the green economy. Through this, the state will have a Diaspora Smart City. The green economy initiative project in […]
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Aliko Dangote, the owner of the Lagos-based refinery and billionaire businessman, has declared that “it’s a celebration day for Nigerians.” After more than a year of its launch in May 2023, Dangote Refinery pumped out its first Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, on Tuesday from its 650,000 barrels per day facility. At […]
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