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* Assures Nigeria will not relent in supporting moves to advance peace in Middle East President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that the conflict in Palestine has persisted for too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering on the people. Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, yesterday, convened to address the current situation in the Middle …

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has secured an agreement with Dangote Petroleum Refinery to lift products directly. This, according to the association, will ensure the availability of petroleum to Nigerians at a cheaper rate. IPMAN’s National President, Abubakar Garima, announced this at a press briefing on Monday in Abuja, following a meeting of the National Working Committee of …

The electioneering has been peaceful across Ondo State. The sights and sounds of branded vehicles blaring loud messages from loudspeakers are few and far between and limited to the state capital, Akure Two weeks before the last Ondo State governorship election, held on 10 October 2020, political violence was reported at Ipele and Owo, two towns in Owo Local Government Area, between …

*New $20bn facility strikes deal with oil marketers for direct petrol purchase. *NUPRC reveals Nigeria’s oil production now 1.8m bpd, to hit 2m bpd by December*NCDMB pushes for 70% local content retention by 2027 After decades of massive importation of petroleum products, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) yesterday announced that it had finally ended the age-long practice. The …

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given state governments an ultimatum of December 1, to implement the new minimum wage. The NLC made this known on Sunday in a communique signed by its President, Mr Joe Ajaero at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers. Ajaero, who expressed dissatisfaction over the delay by some …

*Say presidential system will address ethnic, religious diversities After a meeting with the National Assembly group seeking a return to parliamentary democracy, the League of Northern Democrats (LND) has recommended that Nigeria should continue with presidential system of democracy with some modifications. The National Dialogue on a Home-Grown Parliamentary System of Government led by the House of Representatives Minority leader, …

The Kremlin has denied media reports that US President-elect Donald Trump held a call with Vladimir Putin, in which he is said to have warned the Russian president against escalating the war in Ukraine. The call, which was first reported by the Washington Post on Sunday, is said to have happened on Thursday. Trump is also reported to have mentioned …

US President-elect Donald Trump has made two more key appointments ahead of his return to the White House in January. Tom Homan, 62, will serve as Trump’s “border tsar”, having previously served as the returning president’s acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). New York Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, 40, has also been made ambassador to the United Nations, the …

The estimated cost of landing Premium Motor Spirit, commonly known as petrol, on Nigeria’s shores has seen a considerable reduction of 20.34 per cent, dropping to N971.57 per litre over the past three months. This decline in landing cost, which reflects the price of importing and distributing the product, indicates some relief in terms of global market fluctuations and supply …

During his first term as US president, Donald Trump sparked outrage over his remarks about African nations, but Africa leaders have been quick to congratulate him since his re-election. They are calling for cooperation with mutual respect. Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga, for one, has shrugged off Trump’s comments, made at a private January 2018 meeting when he reportedly referred …