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• Nigeria could spend N360bn monthly on subsidy, says World Bank The Country Director, World Bank, Shubham Chaudhuri, says Nigeria’s decision to postpone the full deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum industry by 18 months may cost the country over N4tn in subsidy payments on petrol in 2022. He said this when he led some executives of the …

The Federal Government has expressed its disapproval of the ongoing registration of Nigerian citizens volunteering to join the Ukrainian Army to resist the invasion of the country by Russia. Over 150 Nigerians have volunteered to be recruited after Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, urged people around the world to join the fight. But reacting in a statement on Monday, the Spokesperson …

Some commercial transporters have ascribed the increase in transportation fare to the increase in the price of Petrol (PMS) at filling stations in the state. Some transporters made the disclosure in a separate interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. One of the commercial drivers, Chidi Emeka, who operates from Mushin to CMS, said he …

Washington (CNN) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday that the US has seen reports of Russian abuses in Ukraine that “would constitute a war crime” and that the Biden administration is committed to supporting investigations into the country’s actions. “We’ve seen very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians, which would constitute a war crime. We’ve seen very …

United States and European officials have been discussing how the West would support a government in exile helmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should he have to flee Kyiv, Western officials told CNN. The discussions have ranged from supporting Zelensky and top Ukrainian officials in a potential move to Lviv in western Ukraine, to the possibility that Zelensky and his …

Edo State Government has embarked on a recertification exercise for petrol and gas stations in Benin City, with the aim of ensuring that operators possess requisite permits to run the facilities. Commissioner for Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo, in a statement, said owners and operators who fail to comply with the directive not later than Thursday, March …

Rome – The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church warned Saturday that Russian bombardments have left some people in Ukraine without heat in freezing temperatures. In a video message on March 5, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk urged the international community to do everything possible so that humanitarian convoys can access cities where Russian shelling has cut off power and …

…Say Edo is sets for council polls, as PDP registers over 539,000 members Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, at the weekend, said he has no plan of defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), urging anyone who is uncomfortable with his leadership of the party to leave. The governor, who stated that the party is now fully harmonized, stressed …

*VP attends Thanksgiving Mass to honour late Second Republic House of Reps member, Chief Ideh With the number of security challenges facing the country in recent times, the collaboration between traditional rulers across the country and Government at all levels is even more critical now so as to improve security nationwide. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), stated this on Saturday …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday departed Abuja for routine medical check-up in London. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the president had initially planned to embark on the trip from Nairobi, Kenya after attending the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) at 50 in that country. The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, had on March 1, in a statement, said the …