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Diesel price hits N950/litre, manufacturers fear shutdowns, job losses
Oil marketers, on Monday, said the foreign exchange crisis in Nigeria and the recent implementation of a 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax on Automotive Gas Oil, popularly called diesel, had pushed up the cost of the commodity to between N900 and N950/litre in many states. The development has made local manufacturers say that the
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NNPCL breaks silence, says no intention to hike fuel price
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has eventually spoken up as regards the widespread concern of a possible hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. In a post by the company, posted around 11:48pm on Monday on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the national oil firm and major importer
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Senators turn Tinubu nominees’ advocates, transform screening into comedy show
SAMUEL BOLAJI looks into President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet appointments – the delay, scrutiny, intrigue, and unexpected twists in a quest for approval After Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election, his supporters and many other Nigerians were optimistic that the president would “hit the ground running,” especially as it
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Kebbi, Ogun Customs seize petrol, foreign rice, others
The Kebbi Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service said it intercepted 4,200 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, 525 litres of diesel and 37 kegs of vegetable oil among others in July. A statement made available to our correspondent on Monday quoted the Customs Area Controller in charge of the command, Ben Oramalugo, as disclosing
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Lagos Assembly begins screening of Sanwo-Olu’s cabinet nominees
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday, commenced the screening of the cabinet nominees sent to it by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday, July 28. Twenty out of 39 nominees had been screened by the end of Monday by an ad hoc committee of the House constituted for the assignment in an exercise that
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Bandits kill two Plateau teachers, youths demand ban on open grazing
Bandits have attacked a secondary school in the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau state and killed two teachers. It was learnt that the victims were a newly married couple who were teaching at the BECO Comprehensive Secondary school in the Kwi community of the council area. Eyewitnesses said the incident happened on Monday afternoon
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Army condemns misconduct as soldiers, LASTMA officials clash
The Nigerian Army said it would begin a campaign for traffic compliance amongst its officers as no fewer than five yet-to-be-identified soldiers attacked an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency on Monday. A 31-second viral video showed the soldiers with scarves to conceal their identities, and at least two civilians, one of whom
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Avoid delayed justice, CJN tells magistrates
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, told magistrates on Monday to behave well to preserve the integrity and respect for the independence of the judiciary. While advising them against unnecessary delay in the dispensation of justice, the CJN said, “The essence of justice is to achieve it swiftly and fairly; the duration must
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NLC protests proposed fuel price hike, threatens fresh strike
The Nigeria Labour Congress on Monday warned that its members will commence a nationwide strike without any formal notice if marketers increased the pump price of petrol without concluding the ongoing negotiations. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, admonished the Federal Government to stop the falling value of the naira. The threat by the organised labour
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