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In an unprecedented move, Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced further reduction in the price of diesel from N1200 to N1,000 per litre. While rolling out the products, the refinery supplied diesel at a substantially reduced price of N1,200 per litre three weeks ago, representing over 30 per cent reduction from the previous market price of about N1,600 per litre. This significant...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, has announced the indefinite suspension of mining activities within Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Ile-Ife, Osun State, pending the conclusion of investigations into suspected illegal mining activities around the institution and its environs. Alake made the disclosure after a meeting with OAU Vice Chancellor,...

In a bid to achieve optimisation of revenue generation and enhance ease of doing business in the country, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, inaugurated a steering committee to drive an initiative called the National Single Window Project (NSWP).   Inaugurating the committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu said the initiative is targeted at eliminating all forms of impediments to trade...

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has pledged the full cooperation and support of the National Assembly for better policing of Nigeria. Akpabio made the pledge at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Police Awards and Commendation Ceremony in Abuja, on Monday. Akpabio told the audience, which include Vice President Kashim Shettima, that "as the leader of the National Assembly, I pledge our...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Some hoodlums from Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, on Tuesday, attacked the secretariat of Ilejemeje Local Government Area of Ekiti State, destroying properties and injuring some residents of the town over land dispute. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hoodlums, who were heavily armed, fired gunshots to scare residents. The local government...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Professor Jesse Otegbayo, will on Thursday, April 18, 2024 deliver the 548th inaugural lecture of the University of Ibadan (UI). Otegbayo will deliver a paper, titled, 'The human workhorse and microbial afflictions: Hepatitis B, its fatal sting, and the tragic trajectory,' at the Trenchard Hall, University...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to disregard the reports of the purported suspension of its national chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. A statement issued on Tuesday by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Barr Felix Morka, said those behind Ganduje's suspension are impostors and not card carrying members of the APC. He accused officials of the ruling...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment has revealed that it has begun the disbursement of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme to verified applicants after an exhaustive selection process. Recall that the federal government, through the Bank of Industry (BoI), had said it would be disbursing three categories of funding totalling N200 billion to support manufacturers and businesses across...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption. Commission has disclosed that it had filed fresh charges against former governor of the state and incumbent All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Speaking on 'Sunrise Daily,' a Channels Television programme on Tuesday, the chairman of the anti-graft agency, Muhuyi Magaji, said the commission is investigating a case where...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended three private jet operators for violating the terms of their permits and using their jets for commercial purposes. Recall that the NCAA had earlier deepened surveillance on holders of permit for non-commercial flights (PNCF) after several reports claimed private jet operators are using their aircrafts for hire, thereby violating the...

By Emmanuel Adeleke In a bid to bring succour to service providers and enrollees amid the biting economic situation of the country, Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) has scheduled a stakeholders' meeting for Thursday, April 18, 2024. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Sola Akande, disclosed this while featuring on Fresh 105.9FM at the weekend. "On Thursday, we want...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A Nigerian man, Michael Chidozie, has died of spinal cord injury complications after his wife shot him four times during an argument at their residence in Houston, Texas, United States. Chidozie's wife, Keaiirra Shavoiyae, shot him in the middle of an argument on March 21, 2024. The 28-year-old Shavoiyae shot 26-year-old Chidozie in front of their two children. Chidozie,...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo One of the suspected Yoruba Nation agitators paraded for invading the Oyo State Government Secretariat on Saturday, Alabi Ogundeji, has said he had no regrets about participating in the invasion. Ogundeji is one of the 21 suspects paraded by the Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Adebola Hazmat, at the Police Headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan, on Monday. Speaking with newsmen shortly...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The State Working Committee (SWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has announced the suspension of some party leaders in Ganduje ward, who had earlier suspended its national chairman and former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje. Newspeakonline had earlier reported that the leadership of the party at Ganduje ward, in Dawakin Tofa Local Government...

Following a two-year inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Sylvester Oromoni, Dowen College and its students have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Recall that Oromoni died on November 30, 2021, following an alleged bullying by some of his seniors and poisonous substance he was forced to drink. He was said to have mentioned that he was beaten up by...