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“The Federal Government is bringing so many inputs to Edo State. They are bringing fertilisers and it has paid 80 per cent of the cost of the fertilizer. “It is supposed to be counterpart funding, but our state government, I can’t say why it has not paid its share of the fund. “But it is…

The Customs Area Command at Muritala Muhammed Area Command has generated N80.3 billion in the first half of the year. The Customs Area Controller of MMAC, Michael Awe, told newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday that the amount doubled the N38.7 billion revenue generated in the first half of 2023. He said that the additional N41.6…

Gombe State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Tuesday paraded no fewer than seven suspects for adulteration of fertilizer in the state. Recall that over time farmers have lamented the poor performance of fertilizer on crops. The State Commandant Muhammad Bello, while leading a raid at their factory in the Nasarawa area…

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has given Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Communication and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, a 72-hour ultimatum to apologise for his claim that Obi was behind the planned nationwide protest. Obi vowed to file a defamation libel lawsuit if Onanuga failed to apologise. Obi,…

The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that his friend who earlier warned him against investing in Nigeria is now taunting him for ignoring his advice. Dangote disclosed this in an interview with PREMIUM TIMES on Sunday just as reports quoted the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority as claiming that diesel…

Armed men suspected to be kidnappers have killed two commuters and kidnapped five others along the Ifon-Owo Highway in Ondo State. Our correspondent gathered that the driver of the commercial vehicle and a female passenger were shot dead at the scene of the incident on Friday evening. Five other passengers, including a corps member, were…

Bauchi and Zamfara states have yet to receive the truckloads of rice promised by the Federal Government to all the states as a measure to alleviate the lingering food crisis. But Bayelsa State has received 20 truckloads of rice from the Federal Government for immediate distribution to all local government areas in the state. A…

Nigeria’s most widely read newspaper, The , on Friday, won the Fourth Estate award for the category of the print at the 2024 PR Power List Awards. At the third edition of the event co-organised by a public relations company, GLG Communications on Victoria Island, Lagos,  was recognised for its outstanding and innovative works as a…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has dissociated itself from the convention organised by the National Chairman of Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure. Recall that crisis rocked the party in April 2023 after a Federal Capital Territory High Court issued an order restraining Abure from parading himself as the LP’s national chairman. Following the court verdict,…

Some local refinery operators have lamented that the announcement made by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, stating that the Federal Government would continue to import fuel, shows that the government had taken sides against local refineries. The operators, under the aegis of the Crude Oil Refiners Association of Nigeria, expressed worry over…

The Lagos state government has resolved to be charging vehicle owners who park on some designated streets in the state. Sunday  gathered that the on-street parking regulation will commence in October this year in Lekki, Surulere and some other areas. The state government has been writing religious bodies, including churches and mosques, organisations and event…