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The President, Bola Tinubu, on 29th May, during his inaugural speech announced the removal of the fuel subsidy. With the announcement, the cost of premium motor spirits known as petrol went up with some filing stations selling as much as N700 per liter. Contrary to expectations that the NNPCL would increase the official price of fuel in June, they however …

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has commended the Federal Government for approving importation of petroleum products by private firms. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN Enugu Depot Community, in charge of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu States, said this while reacting to the development in Awka on Sunday. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum …

President Bola Tinubu has sent a message of commiseration to the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. According to a statement issued from the State House by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, the fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, …

Representatives of the Federal Government are expected to meet with the Trade Union Congress by 4 p.m. today at the State House, Abuja, over the removal of fuel subsidy. The TUC Secretary General, Nuhu Toro made the disclosure in an interview with our correspondent on Sunday. The meeting is a follow-up to the earlier meeting with the organized labour which …

Washington (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. It was a decidedly low-key denouement to a monthslong drama that unnerved financial markets at home and abroad and caused anxious retirees and social service organizations to make contingency …

Eben Enasco Human Rights Activist, Chief Patrick Eholor, is Challenging the Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu to demonstrate that the people who entrusted him with power should come first, amidst a hike in fuel pump prices ravaging citizens. Eholor who is questioning the credibility of his position as the second in command in the state, wonders why some …

Edo State Head of Service, Anthony Okungbowa Esq., has said the state government has entered into a partnership with Technology for Social change and Development Initiative (Tech4dev) to boost capacity of 3000 workers. Addressing journalists in Benin City, Okungbowa Esq., said, “We have been working round the clock to ensure a huge balance of 100% at all levels of our …

*Begs Lawan, Gbaja to end zoning rebellion * Yari, Kalu, Izunaso group, rival body hold marathon meetings Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, President Bola Tinubu may have given the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, a definite assignment to ensure that double …

Kogi State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the November 11 election, Murtala Ajaka, has shed light on how he escaped an alleged assassination attempt on his life. The incident, according to him, took place in Koton Karfe, on his way back from the palace of one of the traditional rulers, where he went to intimate him of …

The newly appointed Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu is no stranger to Nigeria’s political sphere. Popularly called ‘Gbaja,’ the CoS is an age-long associate of Tinubu, and both have maintained this relationship on a steady course. No wonder he was designated as the 3rd most powerful man after the president and his vice, at the Executive level of …