•NNPC rations supply to depots, orders operators to prioritise loading to Abuja •Queues spread in Lagos, Ogun, others, stations raise pump prices as black market thrives Despite claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited that the logistic issues causing fuel scarcity had been addressed, Nigerians in Lagos and other parts of the country were…
President Bola Tinubu said, on Sunday, that Nigeria would have gone bankrupt if his administration had not discontinued fuel subsidy payments. He said though the policy came with economic pains, it was in the best interest of Nigerians. Tinubu spoke at the Special World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Upon assuming office last May,…
Local Government chairmen in Rivers State have approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking an order compelling the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Services to provide adequate security for their lives and property. The LG chairmen, in fresh originating summons filed before the court, alleged a…
The Eselu of Iselu kingdom, in Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi, has said that the country is currently in dire need of genuine democracy and not state police, as being clamoured for by Nigerians. Furthermore, Oba Akinyemi urged President Bola Tinubu to dialogue with those agitating for the Yoruba…
No fewer than 50 widows were empowered at the 2023 edition of the Widows Support Programme held in Lagos State on Saturday. The programme was organised by His Heavenly Light Ministries. The convener and chief host, Reverend Cecelia Onitiri, cautioned against taking advantage of widows. Onitiri, who lamented cases of organising empowerment programmes to deceive…
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Kay Farms Products Limited, Chief Kayode Rotimi Williams, has donated a blood bank refrigerator and 10 units of air conditioners to the General Hospital, Somolu, Lagos. The Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Babalola Ogungbemile, together with the management staff while receiving the items from Williams last week at the…
The Lagos State government has noted that land-grabbing laws in the state will be reviewed to meet new realities. The Coordinator at the Lagos State Special Task Force, Shomade Rukayat, said this while receiving the Lagos Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Public Petitions. The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions, Dr. Babajide Martins,…
The Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly Committee on Environment (Parastatals), Rasheed Shabi, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to charge the Office of Drainage Services in the state to clear all drainage channels and ensure proper refuse disposal. The lawmaker made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday. Shabi,…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has said it is considering the appropriate sanction for an Abuja-based Chinese supermarket, which came under the spotlight last week for discriminating against Nigerians. The acting Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Adamu Abdullahi, said the sanction which could either be a fine of N10m or 10 per…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called on President Bola Tinubu to monitor closely the distribution of the N200bn presidential Intervention Fund for Micro, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises and manufacturers in the country. Oyintiloye, in a statement on Sunday, said it was necessary for the President to…
The Federal Road Safety Corps, on Sunday, blamed two tanker drivers struggling for space on the Eleme section of the East-West Road in Rivers State for the tragedy that occurred on Friday night in Rivers State. The PUNCH reports five people were confirmed dead and over 70 cars burnt in the tanker explosion which occurred…
The Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has condoled with the family and friends of a former Senate spokesperson, Ayogu Eze, who died at the age of 66. Eze, who represented the Enugu North Senatorial District between 2007 and 2015, passed away last Thursday in an Abuja hospital after suffering from an undisclosed…