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Many petroleum products depots are currently deserted due to lack of products caused by foreign exchange rate volatility, as the landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has increased to N720/litre, oil marketers said on Thursday. Petroleum products’ dealers also stated that filling stations were shutting down daily in large numbers, as it […]

The Federal Government said it would use the net proceeds of its ongoing N150 billion Sukuk issuance to fund some 53 road projects across the country. Director General, Debt Management Office Ms. Patience Oniha disclosed this at an investors’ forum on Thursday in Abuja, saying the 53 roads cover more than 3,000km. She said the […]

The acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mrs Wura-Ola Adepoju, says 112,351 passport booklets have yet to be collected by applicants across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Adepoju, who spoke on Thursday during a press briefing at the service headquarters in Abuja, added that the […]

The Senate has summoned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the ministers of Health and FCT Ali Pate and Nyesom Wike respectively over the death of Ms Greatness Olorunfemi at the Maitama General Hospital last Tuesday. Greatness Olorunfemi was a victim of ‘one chance’ criminals. They stabbed and threw her out of the […]

The Senate has launched a probe into the circumstances surrounding the incarceration of 250 Nigerians in Ethiopian prison. This followed a motion by the senate minority leader, Simon Mwadkwon, at the plenary yesterday. Mwadkwon while presenting his motion during the plenary said the reported incarceration of Nigerians was disturbing because it had no legal basis […]

One of the ministerial nominees at Wednesday’s screening, Balarabe Lawal, says his sudden collapse during the exercise at the Senate was as a result of exhaustion and that he is “alright now”. Lawal, a native of Kaduna State, was screened alongside fellow nominees, Jamila Ibrahim (Kwara) and Ayodele Olawande (Ondo), to join 45 ministers previously […]

Benue State Commissioner for Information, Culture, and Tourism, Mr Matthew Abo, who was abducted more than one week ago, has regained freedom. This was confirmed on Thursday in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Tersoo Kula. The commissioner has since reunited with his family in Sankera, Ukum Local […]

Worried by the worsening insecurity in the country, the Senate on Thursday resolved to summon the service chiefs. The upper chamber took the decision on Thursday after deliberating a motion on the kidnap of five female students from the Federal University Dunsin-Ma in Katsina state on Wednesday. Those to be summoned include the Chief of […]

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, slated December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, okayed the matter for […]

The Federal Government is finalising the development of the National Diphtheria Laboratory to conduct preliminary and confirmatory testings of the disease in the country. This is even as the government said there have been 13,204 reported suspected cases, out of which 8,406 were confirmed cases from 114 Local Government Areas in 18 states and the […]