The company said the decision was taken to “provide much-needed relief for Nigerians ahead of the holiday season”. “Africa’s first privately-owned oil refinery, which previously lowered the price to N970 per litre on November 24, has now announced a new price of N899.50 per litre. This reduction is designed to ease transport costs during the […]
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Under the California Clean Air Act, up to 20 per cent of new vehicles must be plug-in hybrid models by 2035. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), on Wednesday, approved the plan by California to ban the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035 as part of the state’s regulatory efforts towards cleaner energy. According to
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The Nigerian Army has donated houses to 20 wounded-in-action soldiers in Abuja.The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, presented the keys to the houses on Wednesday during the commissioning of 400 Housing Units under the Affordable Home Ownership Option for All Soldiers Phase 1 in Abuja. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa,
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MEMBER, Governing Board of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Rep. Samuel Ifeanyi Onuigbo, has said that the Federal Government’s decision to construct an Airport in Abia State is further evidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is focused on transforming the countryside into economic hubs.He noted that with the ambitious Lagos to Calabar coastal highway project,
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The Federal Government has approved N30bn for the nation’s 30 universities of agriculture to immediately commence mechanised farming. The announcement came with a directive for specialised universities to focus strictly on their core mandates and cease offering programes unrelated to their original purpose. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday in
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The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Port Harcourt Region, has announced the restoration of electricity to most parts of Bayelsa following a four-month blackout. The region covers Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Imo, and Rivers states. The General Manager of TCN’s Port Harcourt Region, Emmanuel Anyaegbulem, made this known during a news conference on
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Despite Local Refineries, Nigeria Spends N9.1trillion On Petroleum Importation In Nine Months Which Is Double Of 2023 A review of data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that Nigeria imported refined petroleum to the tune of N9.1trillion between January and September 2024. In the first quarter of 2024, the refined petroleum importation gulped
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The Senate on Tuesday unanimously adopted Senator Henry Seriake Dickson’s position that the Federal Government should provide funds for the establishment of ranches across the country in collaboration with states, local government areas, and businesses.Sen. Dickson, representing Bayelsa West, while contributing to the debate on perennial clashes between herders and farmers, said: “Animal husbandry is a
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No fewer than 614,937 Nigerians were killed and 2,235,954 others kidnapped across the country between May 2023 and April 2024, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed. The NBS disclosed this on Tuesday in its report titled ‘The Crime Experienced and Security Perception Survey (CESPS) 2024’, and based on the surveys conducted between May 2023
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has advanced efforts to launch its single currency, ECO, with the new target date set for 2027. This decision follows a consensus reached during the 65th Ordinary Session and was reaffirmed at the 66th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government held
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