Month: May 2023

Why TotalEnergies Remained Only Multinational Standing, Leader in Decarbonisation In Nigeria – MD

ADEOLA YUSUF

Expect good result, firm whets shareholders ‘ appetite at Cocktail Party +PHOTOS   Expect Extemely Good Result, TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria on Wednesday declared to its Shareholders as it hosted them to a cocktail party ahead of its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Managing Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Nigeria Plc, Dr. Samba Seye, who said this, maintained that company remained only multinational standing in Nigeria, and the leader in decarbonisation based on its belief in Nigeria. READ ALSO: Nigeria Blows N11.35trn On Refineries In 13 Years – Panel N557 Per…

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‘Nigerians United Abroad, Enemies At Home’ – Obasanjo

Abibat Babalola

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigerians are more united while outside the country but seem to act like enemies when in their home country. Obasanjo, who was impressed by the unity exhibited among Nigerians in the United States of America, urged Nigerians in the diaspora to reciprocate such togetherness when they are back home. He made this disclosure on behalf of a delegation of eminent traditional leaders and academics that included the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Saka Matemilola, at an evening reception held at New Brunswick, New Jersey,…

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Nigeria Blows N11.35trn On Refineries In 13 Years – Panel

Abibat Babalola

The House of Representatives Ad Hoc Committee on the State of Refineries in the Country has said the Federal Government spent a total sum of over N11 trillion on rehabilitating refineries from 2010 to date. Chairman of the committee, Ganiyu Johnson, however, failed to convince the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, who chaired the Committee of the Whole, to consider the report. Wase dismissed the recommendations by the committee as failing to address the main issues for which the panel was set up as well as not being far-reaching enough to…

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N557 Per Litre: NNPC Hikes Petrol Prices At Its Filling Stations

ADEOLA YUSUF

State-by-state full price templates released by NNPCL The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has reportedly increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from its filling stations across the country. Platforms Africa repots that the company in a template sent to marketers on its franchise pegged the price from between N557 to N488 per lire depending on the state which a consumer is residing. READ ALSO: Subsidy: Petrol Skyrockets To N600/litre As Marketers Shut Stations Subsidy Removal: MOMAN, IPMAN, DAPPMAN Confirm Possible Price Adjustment Tinubu, Labour Unions To…

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Femi Adesina Returns To Sun Newspaper As Vice Chair

Ganiyu Amodu

Here are the details of the return of Buhari’s spokesman       The former Special Adviser to former president Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina, is set to return to his job at The Sun Newspaper, but this time, as the Executive Vice Chairman starting September 1. Adesina confirmed the new job in an interview with a media outlet, The Crest. Prior to his appointment into the immediate past administration as the spokesperson of the president, Adesina was the editor-in-chief of The Sun newspaper. READ ALSO: Subsidy: Petrol Skyrockets To N600/litre…

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Subsidy: Petrol Skyrockets To N600/litre As Marketers Shut Stations

Abibat Babalola

. Long queues Worsen, Spread Nationwide       Less than 24 hours after President Bola Tinubu declared an end to fuel subsidy, the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit commonly known as petrol has skyrocketed to N600 per litre from N195/l in many parts of the country. The development equally triggered a 100 per cent hike in transport fares, while long queues resurfaced at fuel stations across Lagos, Abuja, Ilorin, Benin, Asaba, Port Harcourt, Kano, Makurdi and other major cities and urban areas. To worsen the situation, many outlets…

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Subsidy Removal: MOMAN, IPMAN, DAPPMAN Confirm Possible Price Adjustment

Efe Wellington

. Why We appreciated clarity of policy from Tinubu administration — MOMAN, DAPPMAN   The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, as well as the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Depot and Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) have applauded and endorsed the pronouncement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on the phase-out of the petrol subsidy regime. In a statement in Lagos, the Marketers, appreciated the clarity of policy from the Tinubu administration, a direction that signals a courageous and pragmatic shift in the nation’s economic…

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Tinubu, Labour Unions To Meet As Petrol Prices Skyrocket

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Tinubu has invited the leadership of the organised labour bodies: Trade Union Congress and Nigeria Labour Congress for a meeting, Platforms Africa reports.  The meeting is to douse the brewing tension within the labour circle and anxiety among members of the public over the announcement of a total removal of subsidy by the President. Recall that Tinubu declared total removal of fuel subsidy during the inaugural speech on Monday. And many reactions, developments and moves by various stakeholders have trailed the announcement. This has also led to skyrocketing…

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TASUED Shut For Two Weeks Over Students, Community Clash

Ganiyu Amodu

The management of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State has approved a two weeks closure of the school. The management had earlier shut down the school following the bloody clash between the host community, Imaweje and students living in the community. The clash had led to the death of one of the students while four houses including that of the community leader and a bakery were set ablaze. READ ALSO: ASUU: Court Upholds FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy BREAKING: Tinubu Resumes At Aso Rock, Meets With…

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ASUU: Court Upholds FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Industrial Court, has upheld the no work no pay policy by the Federal Government in the suit filed against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). According to the court, the no work no pay rule enforced by the Federal Government against members of ASUU who went on strike last year is perfectly legal. In a judgement delivered by the President of the Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, the court held that it is within the right of the Federal Government to withhold salaries of workers who embark on…

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