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*Review Panel recommends officers’ prosecution for conspiracy, theft, false and malicious publications against NPF Nigeria Police Force has said that police officers, Sergeant Shola Akano and Corporal Babatunde Glorious, from the Kwara State Police Command were dismissed from the Force due to gross professional misconducts, including extortion of suspects to the tune of over one million naira. The Police Authority …

…Says port ‘ll boost Edo’s economy, better opportunities, benefits for host communities Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Tuesday, met with members of host communities of the Benin Port Project, assuring that the project on completion will boost economic activities in the State and create over 30,000 jobs. The governor at the town hall and stakeholders’ meeting at the …

The National President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Chinedu Okoronkwo on Tuesday explained the sudden hike in the pump price of petroleum products in Nigeria. Okoronkwo blamed the sudden hike in the pump price of petrol on the cost of dollars. He explained that petroleum products are imported to Nigeria using dollars, hence the increase. Speaking on …

SaharaReporters learnt from motorists that fuel is now selling for N620 per litre in Kano and N650 per litre in Ondo State. The development has also brought about queues at some filling stations in parts of the two states, as motorists feared the prices could go even higher. Hours after the adjustment of the price of the Premium Motor Spirit …

The Federal Government on Monday confirmed one case of Anthrax disease in a mixed livestock farm in Niger State. This is the first animal case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the West Africa outbreak in Ghana in June 2023. The apex government said further investigation was also ongoing to trace the source of the infection and to …

Nigerians, on Tuesday morning, woke up to the news of an increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that, the petrol which was sold between N500 and N510, was adjusted to N616 in Ibadan and environs. In …

The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Independent oil marketers confirmed the increase in the cost of the commodity, as they stated that any shift in price by NNPCL stations was an indication of a …

Nigeria’s secret police Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday suggested that Godwin Emefiele has a connection with the separatist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). President Bola Tinubu suspended Emefiele as governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in January. The former CBN governor last week was charged with illegal possession of firearms by the Nigerian government after …

At several other outlets in the Wuse area of the capital city, this newspaper confirmed that the pump price equally jumped to N617 Petroleum pump price rose to N617 per litre at various outlets of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) in Abuja on Tuesday. The development comes months after the oil company approved an upward review in the pump price …

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) on Monday said the country’s daily consumption of petrol has drastically reduced following the removal of subsidy by the Federal Government. The daily consumption figure now stands at 46.38 million litres, down from the 65 million litres per day before the cut in subsidy. The Chief Executive, NMDPRA, Ahmed Farouk, disclosed this during …