Amid fears that the lingering fuel scarcity and naira redesign policy, which has led to a scarcity of currency notes and chaotic situations in banks across the country were being orchestrated to scuttle the forthcoming general election, the Federal Government yesterday dismissed such insinuations, expressing its commitment to the conduct of the polls.

COMMERCIAL activities were disrupted, yesterday, in parts of Ondo, Ogun and Edo states over new naira notes and fuel scarcity.

THE long queues which have trailed the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, (fuel) in Warri, Effurun and other parts of Delta State have begun to diminish, following the massive supply of the product to marketers in the State.

…As Niger Delta Youth seek extension of deadline  By Ibrahim Hassan,Kaduna  The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has alleged there was a plot by some elements to scuttle the 2023 general elections and Nigeria’s democracy.  The group said across the country, the citizens face severe difficulty in having access to the new Naira notes, just […]

Following widespread outrage that has greeted the Naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN, especially with regards to scarcity of both old and new notes, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has accused his counterpart in the People’s Democratic Party PDP of hobnobbing with fifth columnists who are out to make life miserable for Nigerians.

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed concerns about the continued scarcity of fuel across the country, saying the development could hamper election day logistics. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a consultative meeting with the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW. Yakubu […]

By  ALIYU TILDE AT the end of his tenure in 1985, the then Head of State, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari, granted his last interview to Halilu Ahmed Getso of FRCN Kaduna. The answer to the last question in the interview was very informative. What last message do you have for Nigerians? Halilu asked. Buhari, aware of […]

By Adekunle Adekoya DESPONDENT. That word pretty much describes the state of my mind for weeks now, given the prevailing situation in our country. There is scarcity of petrol, which has endured for more than two months now, causing a massive upsurge in the prices of goods and services. Transport fares had tripled in many […]

*Shortage may continue till June — PMAN  *Queues increase in Abuja, Lagos, others *NMDPRA reopens 7 private depots *As commuters pay high fares By Udeme Akpan, Energy Editor, Obas Esiedesa & Mariam Eko Private depots have raised the price of petrol by 6.7 percent to N240 per litre this week, from about N225 per litre the […]

No fewer than four Petrol Stations in Ibadan were sealed by the Department of Weights and Measures for under-dispensing of fuel per litre to consumers.