The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has urged the Federal Government to take a further step towards full deregulation of the downstream sector, saying it will enhance national economic growth. In March this year, the government introduced a price modulation policy where international product prices and associated landing costs in Nigeria […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the National Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, urged the newly-installed Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, to strengthen the existing bond of unity and peace in Iruland for the overall development and progress of the Kingdom. They said that Lawal’s passion for […]

Thirty-Three days to the governorship election in Ondo State, the lines seem to be falling in places politically for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate and governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as the opposition base is contracting by the day. It was funfair last Saturday at the Akure Stadium, where the party flagged off […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has urged the authorities to beef up security in the state ahead of the September 19 governorship election, to ensure that the people’s will is not subverted. Briefing journalists in Benin City, Chairman of Edo PDP, Tony Azegbemi, said the move was to ensure peaceful, free and […]

Engages consultants to probe suspected derivation shortfall Delta State has approved the revised 2021 to 2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper (MTEF/FSP) at its virtual meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, while briefing correspondents at the end of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in […]

Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, gave tacit backing to the hike in the price of petrol and the implementation of new electricity tariffs. The Federal Government had on Wednesday raised the pump price of petrol from N150 to N152, which propelled the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) to direct its members to […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has resolved to retain till next year the tax relief measures put in place in states for individuals and businesses to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The resolution is part of the outcome of the 16th teleconference meeting of the governors held on Wednesday.According to a statement issued […]

Kano State Judiciary says it has submitted certified copies of the Sharia Court judgment to the Human Right activist, Mr Femi Falana, to enable him to appeal the judgment that sentenced Yahaya Aminu to death by hanging for blasphemy. The development came less than seven days to the expiration of the 30-day grace the court […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the 100 percent hike in electricity tariffs, dismissing it as “ill-timed and ill-advised”. He said Nigerians need stimulus after the lockdown and not increased costs of living. The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) had approved an increase in electricity tariff with effect from September 1, 2020. The increment […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, announced the adoption of November 1 of every year as National Youth Day. This followed the approval of the report of the Cabinet Committee on the institutionalization of a National Youth Day on November 1 of every year through a memorandum by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Cabinet Committee was […]

• AIB to release findings in four weeks The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) Nigeria, yesterday, dismissed claim that it recovered the black box of the helicopter that recently crashed in Lagos, saying the aircraft had none of such. Commissioner of the bureau, Akin Olateru, said clarifying such false assumption, among other speculations in the social […]

The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Accord on Wednesday, killed four suspected bandits in an encounter at Jeka Da Rabi area of Kaduna State along Kaduna-Abuja expressway. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Enenche said the troops mobilised to the area and laid […]