The Federal Government announced on Tuesday that a consortium of South Korean investors is set to build four refineries in Nigeria, each with a capacity of 100,000 barrels.This development was revealed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, during the inaugural summit organized by the Crude Oil
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) Wednesday increased the official pump price in its retail outlets to N1,030 per litre in Abuja from the N897 it announced on September 3.With the latest price adjustment, it means that in the less than 17 months of the current administration, the price
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President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Abuja for the United Kingdom to begin a two-week vacation.The vacation is “part of his yearly leave,” Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement he signed Wednesday.The statement was titled ‘President Tinubu goes on annual leave.’“He will
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has announced a ban on United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres from entering Israel.The announcement was made via Katz’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter.The decision follows what Katz described as Guterres’ failure to condemn Iran’s missile attack on Israel.The attack was reportedly in retaliation
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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared Thursday, October 3, and Friday, October 4, 2024, as public holidays to allow residents travel to their communities and fully participate in the Local Government elections scheduled for Saturday, October 5.In addition, the Governor announced a restriction on vehicular movement from midnight on
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The 10th House of Representatives has alleged discrimination in the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly and rejected the conferment of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas.Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the occasion of the 64th
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The Federal Government (FG) has announced a new fiscal regime with a wide range of tax exemptions in the oil & gas industry.The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, said the fiscal incentives were aimed at revitalizing Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.The tax exemptions
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-Anietie Udobit, AbujaAkwa Ibom state has been thrown into mourning as their lovely governor lost the wife, Mrs Patience Umo Eno.According to a Press Release by the Commissioner for Information in the State, Comrade Ini Ememobong, on the early hour of today, titled ‘Unexpected Sunset', the unfortunate incident took place
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has conducted a comprehensive mop-up operation across various markets in Maiduguri, Borno State.A press statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola, on Tuesday noted that the mop-up operation took place at the Gamboru drug and food market,
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The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room and its accredited member organisations say the just-concluded Edo governorship election did not meet the requirements of a credible election.The observers said this on Monday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on their observations during the election held on Saturday.They include Centre for Democracy and
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