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• 10% of vehicles on roads for conversion to CNG The process for nationwide deployment of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles has commenced. Not less than 530 buses are to be deployed by the end of the month in six pioneering states. These are Oyo, Lagos, Kwara, Kogi, Kaduna, Nasarawa, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Programme Director of the …

The Senate on Wednesday approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to obtain a loan of $500 million to finance the mass metering programme of the federal government. The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the plenary, announced the approval after a majority of the lawmakers supported it through a voice vote. The loan was considered and approved by the …

Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000 and N54, 000 respectively. Under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, Labour described the government’s proposal of N48,000 as not only insulting the sensibilities of …

By Eben Enasco Edo State House of Assembly is considering a bill to domesticate the Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers in the State, 2023. The bill, which was recently introduced in the spirit of uniformity, alignment, and harmony, aims to enhance the welfare of teachers in the state. House Majority Leader, Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian, flagged off the debate, urging members …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has initiated a peace-building process to resolve the issue between His Royal Majesty, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolopkolo, Oba Ewuare II, the Oba of Benin, and some suspended Enigie. Speaking with journalists after a meeting with some Enigie in Edo South Senatorial District, held at the residence of Prof. Gregory Akenzua in Benin City, …

Petrol stations are to have points of sale for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), said yesterday. The agency’s Chief Executive, Farouk Ahmed, broke the news to reporters after a meeting with high volume suppliers of petroleum products in Abuja. He said the proposal is to align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s CNG initiative and …

• Govt earns N78.9 billion from resource in 15 months• Stakeholders accuse govt, private jet owners of aiding crime• Expert says PAGMI culpable in mining crisis• FG urged to be proactive to avoid possible collapse of the sector   Nigeria’s 21.37 tonnes or 754,000 ounce of estimated gold reserves, currently worth $1.8 billion at $2,352.84 per ounce spot price at the international market may …

Hong Kong – Chinese leader Xi Jinping will welcome Vladimir Putin to China on Thursday for the Russian president’s second visit in less than a year – the latest sign of their growing alignment amid hardening global fault lines as conflict devastates Gaza and Russia makes advances in Ukraine. Putin will arrive in China just over a week since entering a new term in …

Niger State House of Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji has lashed out at the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for opposing his decision to sponsor the wedding of 100 girls orphaned by banditry. He said she was being misled. Sarkindaji told reporters that the minister does not know anything about his constituency and their needs and has no right to …

The Police have urged Nigerians to take the advantage of its Complaint Response Unit, at the Force Headquarters, to report misconduct of its officers and men. The Head of the unit, CSP El-Musta Sani, made the appeal at a Summit organised in Abuja by the  Public Complaints Commission (PCC) in collaboration with the Foundation for Youth Empowerment and Social Justice. …