Day: July 23, 2024

What Kyari Said On Dangote’s Allegation NNPC Staff Own Blending Plant In Malta

ADEOLA YUSUF

“I am inundated by enquiries from family members, friends and associates on the public declaration by the President of Dangote Group”   Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, has reacted to allegation by Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Dangite, that some staff of the NNPCL own and operate blending plant in Malta. Platforms Africa reports that Kyari spoke on his verified Twitter (X) handle declaring that the allegation by the President of Dangote group has become a source of concern for members of his…

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‘Unaffordable,’ Reverse Band A Tariff Hike, Reps Order NERC, DisCos

ADEOLA YUSUF

The House of Representatives has asked the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, and the distribution companies, DISCOs, to reverse the tariff hike for Band A customers. This directive was given on Tuesday after the adoption of a report presented by the House Committee on Power. It would be recalled that NERC announced a hike affecting Band A customers, who are to pay N225 per kilowatt The House also resolved to probe the tariff hike pending an investigation. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the Committee on Power, Victor Nwokolo, said…

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Senate Passes Bill Raising Minimum Wage To N70,000

Abibat Babalola

The Senate on Tuesday at plenary, passed the 2024 National Minimum Wage Amendment Act Bill. This was followed presentation and adoption of a report on the bill by the leader of the Senate, .Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the bill which was transmitted to the Senate by President Bola Tinubu on July 23, was given accelerated consideration, resulting into its first and second reading in line with Senate Rule 80. Opeyemi, in his lead debate on the general principles of the bill, said the bill…

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Why I Shot My Father Dead With AK-47 – Police Sergeant

Abibat Babalola

A police sergeant, Linus Wadzani, who allegedly shot his father to death in the Tudu area of the Maduganari community behind the Borno State Police Command headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, has confessed his reasons for committing the murder. Wadzani allegedly shot his father multiple times with an AK-47 rifle following a heated argument between the two of them. State Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, Kenneth Daso, while speaking with journalists on the incident, disclosed that Wadzani had confessed the reasons behind his criminal action during interrogation by…

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Nigerians Should Be Patient With Tinubu – Ekpo

Abibat Babalola

Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo has urged Nigerians to be patient with the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government as greater effort is being put into addressing the economic challenges occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. Ekpo stated this during a courtesy visit to his office at the NNPC Towers Abuja by the national leadership of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) led by its President, Dr. Chris Isiguzo. A statement by Ekpo’s spokesman, Louis Ibah quoted him as saying that some businessmen took advantage…

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Christian Elders Write Tinubu, Say Nigeria Faces Imminent Implosion

Abibat Babalola

***Say Appointment of EFCC Chairman Should Be Free From Political Interference For Nigeria to succeed in its fight against corruption, the crusade must start from the civil service and National Assembly, the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), has said. While suggesting that the appointment of the officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) should be free from any political influence, the organization advised the government to subject the draft Constitution of the 2014 National Conference to a national referendum. Once it scales through the referendum, the Forum said…

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