LCCI proposes 20% petrol price cut in six months
…Welcomes FG’s stabilisation plan, seeks lower energy, logistics costs By Yinka Kolawole The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has proposed a six-month petrol price reduction programme targeting a 15 to 20 per cent cut in pump prices to ease the burden of high energy and transportation costs on Nigerian businesses and households. In […]
Soyinka, others cheer as Asagba decorates Jibunoh with chieftaincy title
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and other dignitaries from across Nigeria and beyond on Saturday shared the joy of the occasion as Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, celebrated renowned environmentalist and businessman, Chief Newton Jibunoh, with the conferment of the traditional title of Olinzele of Asaba.
ADC won’t win Rivers, result will be written – Wike fires at Amaechi
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Leader of Rainbow Coalition, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the African Democratic Congress, ADC, would not win Rivers State in the forthcoming general elections.
Banditry: Gov Idris to establish military base in Bagudo
Following the recent bandit attacks on some communities in Bagudo Local Government Area of Kebbi, Governor Nasir Idris has assured residents of the affected communities that his administration will establish a military base in the area as part of intensified measures to curb persistent insecurity.
Courts convict 137 oil thieves as Navy uncovers illegal refinery in Rivers
The Federal Government’s Special Prosecution Team of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Petroleum Theft said that since its inception, it has secured 137 convictions of oil thieves from different courts of competent jurisdiction.
Benue community seeks FG’s intervention, says over 500 houses razed in Akpa
The Federal Government has been urged to step into the deadly communal crisis between Akpa-Mbakor and Agasha in Benue State, where a leader in one of the communities said over 500 houses have been razed in two months.
