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ABUJA, NIGERIA – A coalition of Civil Society Organizations in Nigeria have sent an Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urging immediate end to importation of refined petroleum products, establishment of non-partisan framework for civic engagement and policy dialogue. They also called for a halt to irresponsible borrowing practices, the need to ensure equitable and reliable power supply, and …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday led the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) campaign to Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the State, canvassing votes for the party’s candidate for the September 21 governorship election, Dr. Asue Ighodalo and his deputy, Osarodion Ogie Esq. Obaseki was accompanied by his deputy, Engr. Marvellous Godwins Omobayo as well as leaders and members …

Two days after it cried out that the burden of petrol price has pushed it into over $6 billion debt, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Limited, on Tuesday morning, increased its pump price of fuel from N617 per litre to N897 per litre. This is an increase of over 45 percent. Checks at NNPC Retail stations in Abuja reflected the new …

•says it’s traumatic betrayal Following the announcement by the NNPCL retail management of upward review of PMS pump price from N617 to N897, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has slammed the Federal Government, describing the increase as traumatic, nightmarish and an act of betrayal. The NLC expressed sadness and disappointment that barely a month President Tinubu promised that fuel pump …

Some traders and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have frowned at the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) by the NNPC Ltd. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NNPC Ltd. Retail Management approved the upward review of PMS pump price from N617 per litre to N897 per litre effective from Sept. …

WASHINGTON — Worries of being uprooted from their jobs have returned for Laura Dodson and other federal workers, who have long been the economic backbone of the nation’s capital and its suburbs. During former President Donald Trump ‘s administration, her office under the U.S. Department of Agriculture was told it would be moving. About 75 people were going to be relocated to …

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pushed back against a new wave of pressure to reach a cease-fire deal in Gaza after hundreds of thousands of Israelis protested and went on strike and U.S. President Joe Biden said he needed to do more after nearly 11 months of fighting. In his first public address since Sunday’s …

*Insists he’s leader of PDP in Rivers *Warns Bauchi gov, others against interfering in state’s politics *Fubara, supporters shun Wike-backed congress Apparently miffed by the decision of the governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to approach the party’s national leadership to hand over the party’s structure in Rivers State to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, the Minister …

Activist and human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju has criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led administration, accusing it of paving the way for anarchy by attempting to criminalise peaceful protests. Speaking during an interview on AIT, the activist questioned the rationale behind the government’s hostility towards demonstrations aimed at ending bad governance. Adeyanju Adeyanju expressed shock at the government’s stance, asking, “How …

Nigerians have took to the streets of Abuja on Monday protesting the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country. The protesters also demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country. The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s …