The PPPRA Executive Secretary, Farouk Ahmed reportedly announced, at a press briefing on December 29th 2015 in Abuja, that a revised template for fuel pricing had been approved by the Agency; the announcement was evidently the formal manifestation of the ‘modulated pricing’ model earlier canvassed by Ibe Kachikwu, the NNPC CEO and current Minister of State for Petroleum. Thus, with the application of the new template, petrol price will be reduced from N87 to N86 in NNPC filling stations, while other marketers would sell at a pump price of N86.50/litre.

The Sokoto State Government says it has uncovered N1.5 billion belonging to it lying idle in 100 dormant accounts in various commercial banks in the country.

IN its efforts to address the worsening trend of gas flaring in the country, the Senate Committee on Gas Resources will meet with top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and its subsidiaries, International Oil Companies, IOCs as well as other oil majors tomorrow.

EBONYI State Government, weekend, said it had concluded arrangement to engage the services of 39,000 farmers to boost rice production across the 13 local government areas of the state.

The Mamaging Director of Megam-ound Invest-ment Limited, Otunba Olum-ide Osunsina has expressed the commit-ment of the company to sponsor many sporting events so as to develop the sports in the country. Osunsina made this assertion while speaking at the final of Mega-mound Tennis Championship 2016 held at Ikoyi club 1938 in Lagos recently.

Professor Alexia Thomas, Chairman, The Commonwealth Liberation Party, TCLP, UK has flayed the policies of the British Government, saying it is wicked and destructive.

Lassa virus is a member of the arenavirus family. The disease was first described in the 1950s, and the virus was identified in 1969, when two missionary nurses died from it in the town of Lassa in Nigeria.

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State yesterday extended an olive branch to the defeated governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Terhemen Tarzoor, shortly after having his election upheld by the Supreme Court weekend.

Jigawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says it will be dragging the state Independent Electoral Commission to court for postponing the local government elections in the state indefinitely.

THE Bayelsa State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, is demanding the resignation of the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Konbowei Benson, following a Court of Appeal ruling which annulled his election victory.

Former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr David Iyoha, has led his supporters and other leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Esan Central and Esan West Local Government Areas of Edo State to the All Progressives Congress, APC.

I am fed up to the teeth with my boyfriend’s unreasonable behaviour. I knew he was married when we met and all I wanted was a fair share of his time, not marriage. Instead, all I get are snatched moments with him, all the time telling me he had to lie to his wife to be with me. This has really pissed me off. He always tells me he loves me but I suspect he tells me that so as to get me into bed.

The Senate on Saturday responded to the statement by the former interim National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande in which he described the claim that the 2016 budget was missing from the upper legislative chamber as an indication of the indiscipline that produced its leadership.

A medical expert, Christian Omojefe ,has revealed that fasting can promote fertility, enhance weight loss and also boost brain cells and immunity.

Leading English Premier League scorers after Sunday’s matches:

15 goals : Lukaku (Everton), Vardy (Leicester)