The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited on Wednesday said it has adjusted pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as fuel or petrol, across their retail outlets, in line with current market realities.The corporation made this known in a press statement signed by the Chief Corporate Communications
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Imo State governor Hope Uzodimma, has emerged the new chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), an umbrella body of governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).This is just as the governors met with the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) at the party’s national secretariat
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As the race for the 10th Senate Presidency hots up, the senate chief whip, Orji Uzor Kalu has revealed that himself and Abdulazeez Yari have formed an alliance.The All Progressives Congress (APC) had endorsed Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin as Senate President and deputy Senate President, respectively.But when journalists asked
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The Upper Sharia Court of Appeal No 1 sitting in Bauchi has issued a bench warrant on Dutsen-Tanshi Jumma'at Mosque Imam, Dr Idris Abdul'aziz following his failure to appear before the court.Abdul'aziz is standing trial before the court bordering on an alleged incitement of public disturbance of peace and blasphemy
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has blamed food and nutrition insecurity affecting many parts of Africa on increasing tobacco cultivation.In a message shared on WHO's website yesterday to commemorate World’s No Tobacco Day, the regional director for Africa, WHO, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, lamented that more lands that should be used
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Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed deep sadness over the sudden passing of the chairman of Daar Communications, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, who owns AIT and Raypower 100.5FM.In a statement by NGE president, Mustapha Isah and general secretary, Dr Iyobosa Uwugiaren, yesterday, in Abuja, the guild described Dokpesi as
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Presidential Election Petition Court has admitted in evidence, a United States of America (USA) District Court judgement which reportedly indicted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and ordered his forfeiture of $460,000 in drug related offences.The certified true copy of the judgement was tendered by a witness, Barrister Lawrence Uchechukwu Nnana Nwakaeti,
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Kwara State government has signed two major agreements with the French government on strategic partnership involving the use of an innovation hub for knowledge transfer as well as development of the Lata grazing reserve for large-scale livestock production.The state governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on behalf
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Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has stepped down A Bill for a Law to Make Provision for A Contributory Pension Scheme for Employees in the Public Service of Nasarawa State and For Other Matters Connected Therewith, Leadership reports.This followed a protest by organised labour to the Assembly complex located on
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The senator representing Kwara South in the National Assembly, Ashiru Oyelola Yisa has said that former President Muhammadu Buhari removed fuel Subsidy and not President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Speaking to journalists at the National Assembly, Yisa said Tinubu did not remove the subsidy on fuel rather he was saying that former
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