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NNPCL raises petrol price to N990 in FCT, N960 in Lagos
Retail outlets owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited have raised the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N965 to N990 per litre in the Federal Capital Territory.
Bandits influx: Amotekun mobilises 2,000 men to comb S’West forests
The Amotekun Corps has mobilised over 2,000 personnel to flush out bandits and other criminals operating in forests in the South-West region.
Ekweremadu’s wife released from UK prison
Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison.
University Of Ibadan Students Protest 82-Day Power Outage In UCH
Angry students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College Hospital.
2025 Budget: NLC Criticises FG’s N8bn Allocation To Sensitise Nigerians On Need To Pay Electricity Bills
The Federal Ministry of Power had proposed a budget of N8 billion for 2025 to educate Nigerians on the importance of timely payment of electricity bills.
Lagos Assembly calls out Sanwo-Olu over increasing theft of public infrastructure
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed a resolution urging Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to enforce the state’s Environmental Management Protection Law (2017) to combat the activities of scavengers in the state.
President Tinubu appoints Opeifa as Managing Director Nigeria Railway Corporation
Dr. Kayode Opeifa, a renowned transport management expert from Agege, Lagos, and former Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State, has been appointed by the Presidency as the new Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation.
JAMB targets Ikorodu, Ojo, Mile 2 for New CBT Centres, appeals to Sanwo-Olu for land
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has appealed to the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for support in establishing additional Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres in the state.
EFCC arraigns five for ‘tampering’ with forfeited property in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, arraigned Benjamin Okoye, Moughalu David Arinze, Okey Okeke, Ekene Mgbeokwere and Eboh Thaddeus
Court Denies El-Rufai’s Ex-Chief Of Staff Bail
A Federal high court in Kaduna State has denied the bail application filed by Mr Bashir Saidu, the former chief of staff to the immediate past Governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai.