Day: July 20, 2023

PSC Promotes Force Spokesman, Inspector Assaulted By Seun Kuti, 14,052 Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of an Inspector, Mohammed Aminu, who trended on social media where he was seen being assaulted in uniform by afro-beats singer Seun Kuti, to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP 1). The Commission in elevating Aminu, noted that despite the unwarranted provocation, intimidation and serious assault he exhibited a high level of professionalism, restraint and chose to follow the due process of law to seek redress. PSC also approved the appointment of two Deputy Inspectors General of Police, promotion…

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JUST IN: Don’t Approve Electricity Tariff Hike, Reps ‘Order’ NERC

ADEOLA YUSUF

“We’ve passed a resolution to this effect.”   The house of representatives has asked the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) not to approve the proposed increase in electricity tariffs. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution during a plenary session on Thursday, following the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sani Madaki, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Kano. READ ALSO:Why, How Petrol Price Hit N617 Per litre – Marketers N617 Per Litre: NNPC Hikes Petrol Prices, Queues Resurface Tariff Hike Imminent As Nigeria’s Electricity Subsidy…

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Why Messi, Mbappe And I Failed PSG – Neymar

Ganiyu Amodu

“Unfortunately, we didn’t fit in. It wasn’t good for us.”   Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar has revealed the reason the club did not win the Champions League last season. According to the Brazillian, the attacking trio of Messi, Mbappe, and himself didn’t fit in to propel the club to European glory. The 31-year-old joined the French giants for a world record fee of €222 million in 2017 in the same summer Mbappe also joined on loan from Monaco, before completing a €145 million deal plus €35 million in add-ons a…

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Temper Justice With Mercy,’ Mmesoma Begs JAMB

Abibat Babalola

Mmesoma Ejikeme, the candidate at the heart of a Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results forgery debacle, has written to the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) asking for leniency. The 19-year-old on Wednesday read a letter of apology before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on the manipulation in Abuja. Mmesoma had claimed a score of 362 as opposed to her official score of 249, according to JAMB. In one viral video, she brandished the result which she said had been downloaded from the official JAMB portal. READ ALSO:…

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Why, How Petrol Price Hit N617 Per litre – Marketers

ADEOLA YUSUF

“(We) extend our deepest empathy to all citizens during this time.” – 11 Plc, TotalEnergies,  Conoil, ardova plc, MRS   The international price of crude oil and the exchange rate constitute the largest components of the cost build-up for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol accounting for over 80 percent. The Major Oil Matketers Association of Nigeria, which said this during a virtual press conference on Wednesday, added the remaining 20 percent includes statutory dues, distribution costs, and margins. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…

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We Spent $17 million To Import 27 million Petrol Litres- Emadeb Energy

Efe Wellington

How we ended NNPC’s 8-year sole importer status- Olujimi   Emadeb Energy Service Ltd has said that it had taken delivery of  27 million litres at its depot. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Mr. Debo Olujimi, who disclosed this during the inaugural ceremony at its Ijegun Satellite Depot in Lagos, added that his company has also Invested $17 million in PMS cargo business. READ ALSO: Renowned Nigerian Professor of English, Kole Omotoso, Is Dead JUST IN: Work Twice Weekly, Union Directs Colleges Of Education…

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