The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) and the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have warned Nigerians against panic-buying and dismissing reports of a planned hike in the pump price of petrol also called Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). According to reports, fuel marketers clashed with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over whether the government was still paying subsidy. The development triggered claims that the commodity will now cost N1,200 per litre due to the cessation of under-recovery of fuel costs. ‘No Basis For That’ But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, IPMAN’s Public Relations Officer, Okanlawon…
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The General Manager, Lagos State Building Control Agency, Gbolahan Oki, has disclosed an attack on officials of the agency with weapons and charms while on routine monitoring exercise along Musical Village, Awolowo Road in the Ikorodu area of the state. This was revealed in a statement on the Facebook page of LASBCA on Thursday. According to the statement, the assailant has been handed over to security operatives for prosecution. The statement further noted that Oki disclosed this in the Ikeja office of the agency while condemning the increasing attack on officials of the agency on official duties.…
President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed six new executive directors in the Nigerian Ports Authority and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. Both agencies are under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday titled, ‘President Tinubu appoints new executive directors in agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.’ At the NPA, Tinubu appointed Vivian Edet as Executive Director, Finance and Administration; Olalekan Badmus as Executive Director, Marine and Operations and Ibrahim Umar as Executive Director, Engineering…
The eighth-day prayer for the late former Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has been held in Owo, his hometown. The prayer held on Wednesday at his residence was attended by his family members, political associates, as well as residents of the ancient town. At the service led by Revd. Canon S. B Oladimeji, prayers were offered for the families and followers of the former governor, the state and the Owo community. The Akeredolu family was represented by Toyin Akeredolu, the younger sister of the late governor. Also present were the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo…
A file photo of Nyesom Wike (Photo: Facebook/Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON, GSSRS) The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says the Federal Government has released N50bn of FCT’s supplementary budget to complete ongoing projects. The minister disclosed this on Thursday during an inspection of projects in the nation’s capital. He also expressed the ministry’s readiness to collaborate with other security agencies to install closed-circuit television cameras in the FCT to harness the security situation in the nation’s capital. In late 2023, the National Assembly approved N61. 55 billion FCT supplementary budget following the passage of the…
There appears to be an end to the political crisis rocking Rivers State as the member representing Ahoada East Constituency II at the Rivers State House of Assembly, Edison Ehie, has withdrawn his contempt proceedings suit against 25 of the 27 defected lawmakers. Last December, Ehie, a close ally of the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, declared the seats of 27 lawmakers vacant over their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ehie led the group of four lawmakers loyal to the governor. Fubara on the other hand has been engaged in a fierce political…
A former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq has written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), apologising for failing to appear before the commission to answer questions on the alleged laundering of N37.1 billion during her tenure. The spokesman of the commission Dele Oyewale told Channels Television that the former minister wrote to the anti-graft, explaining that she is not disposed for now to appear before the commission. He added that the EFCC has directed her to honour the invite without further delay. Meanwhile, the suspended National Coordinator of the National Social…
Executive Director of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on January 4, 2024 Ahead of the February 3, 2024 by-elections, advocacy organisation, YIAGA Africa, has urged political parties to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act 2022 as they conduct primaries to field candidates across two Senatorial Districts, four Federal Constituencies, and three State Constituencies spanning nine states of the Federation. The Executive Secretary of YIAGA Africa, Samson Itodo, on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday, urged the 19 political parties to obey their constitutions in producing candidates for the by-elections. He also cautioned…
The Vatican has sought to clarify the Catholic Church’s recent approval of blessings for same-sex couples, denying it had strayed from doctrine while urging “prudence” in certain countries. The clarification by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith came after an outcry by certain bishops, particularly in Africa, over its recent declaration authorising priests to bless “irregular” and same-sex couples under certain circumstances. That document, published in December, was interpreted by some conservative Catholics, particularly in Africa, as back-tracking on the issues of gay marriage and homosexuality, both of which the Church opposes. But on Thursday, the Vatican stood…
The body of a Lagos resident, Adeyemi Azeez, has been recovered in a lagoon in Alapere area of Lagos, after two days of search by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service. Late Azeez who was 27 years old, resided at Community Avenue, Oshogun, in Agboyi –Ketu Local Council Development Area , LCDA Alapere. He was said to have accidentally fallen into the drain collector canal which leads to the lagoon, on January 1, 2024. .The Director, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye , said information on the incident was received at about 8.56 pm on Monday, January…