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N800/litre Petrol In Sight As Oil Prices Tumble

Abibat Babalola

The drop in crude oil prices and the resumption of the naira-for-crude arrangement for local refiners may push the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) further down to about N800 per litre in the coming weeks or months, oil marketers and industry analysts said on Wednesday. This comes as the Dangote Petroleum Refinery reduced its ex-depot price for PMS to N835 per litre, its second downward adjustment in less than seven days. The industry players, however, pointed out that the N800 per litre price could be achieved if crude…

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15 Million Nigerians At High Risk Of Floods In 2025 – Shettima

Abibat Babalola

At least 15 million Nigerians are at risk of flood disasters in 2025, Vice President Kashim Shettima has disclosed. He made the disclosure at the commencement of a one-day Validation Workshop on the Anticipatory Action Framework for Nigeria held at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in the Office of the National Security Adviser Abuja on Wednesday. The Vice President, however, said the Federal Government is taking a proactive approach as against a reactive approach to forestall the disaster. He emphasized the need for collaboration among all the agencies of government…

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Pains, Phlegm, And Penis: Mystery of Female Spotted Hyenas

ADEOLA YUSUF

All female Hynas have pseudo-penis through which they experience a uniquely difficult and painful child birth. These mums with tough labour also seldomly eat the old and the kids of other animals alive – bones, flesh, everything! Platforms Africa presents 5 reasons the famous scavenger has a difficult childbirth, interrogating the link between pains of labour, child birth through psedo-penis, and the phlegm of the fearless hunter   Giving birth to an offspring is usually not easy in all mammals. In hynas, it is more than that. This mammal experience…

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64-Year Countdown: As Clock Ticks On Nigeria’s Oil Future

Damilola Olonade

Platforms Africa presents the figures-don’t-lie implication of the target Tinubu gave to NNPC Limited for oil production increase at a time Komolafe declared crude reserves index stands at 64 years, even with the current 1.64 million barrels daily     Nigeria’s oil and gas industry was, in the last two weeks, laced by two critical issues that have kept tongues wagging. The first was the target president Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave to Bayo Ojulari,  the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd)…

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I Have Capacity To Become Nigeria’s President — Seyi Makinde

Abibat Babalola

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State on Tuesday said he has the capacity to occupy the highest political office in the land. Makinde, a second-term governor and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. According to him, the 2027 elections would be between Nigerians and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); and not a contest between the PDP and the APC. READ ALSO: Togo’s Foreign Minister On A Crusade To Tell Africa’s True History Food, Beverages, Others Push Rebased Inflation To…

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Food, Beverages, Others Push Rebased Inflation To 24.23% In March

Abibat Babalola

As predicted by economists, Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 24.23% in March 2025, according to the official government data source, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rise in the country’s inflation rate, from 23.18% back in February 2025 to 24.23% in March 2025, reflected a major increase in the rising commodity and energy costs in the last few weeks. According to the March 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) Report which measures the inflation rate released by the government agency on Tuesday, the country’s food inflation rate was 21.79%…

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Easter: Nigerian Govt Declares Friday, Monday As Public Holidays

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18 and Monday, April 21 as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday. This was disclosed in a statement by the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Tuesday in Abuja. Announcing this on behalf of the Federal Government, the Minister extended heartfelt congratulations to Christians across the country on this joyous occasion. READ ALSO: Renowned Cartoonist, Obe Ess, Dies At 68 Headmistress Slumps, Dies During Retirement Ceremony Headmistress Slumps, Dies During Retirement Ceremony ‘Govt Owing Us N4Trn,’ GenCos Warn of Imminent…

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Renowned Cartoonist, Obe Ess, Dies At 68

Abibat Babalola

Olaseinde Obe, the celebrated Nigerian cartoonist popularly known as Obe Ess, has passed away aged 68. His brother, Taiwo Obe — founder of the Journalism Clinic — broke the news on Tuesday via a post on social media platform X. Born in 1957, Obe Ess was a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism. For decades, he served as a prominent cartoonist at The Guardian, where his signature illustrations combined wit, satire and social commentary to powerful effect. He was widely regarded as a master of the medium, using his pen as…

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27 Victims Hospitalised As Nigerians’ Loss To CBEX Hits N1.3 Trn

Abibat Babalola

Nigerians took to their various social media platforms to lament their losses after a digital asset trading platform, known as CBEX, allegedly swept over N1.3 trillion from investors’ accounts on Monday. This comes as CBEX, operating without legal approval from the Nigeria Securities Commission, crashed on Monday after the money in their investors’ wallets vanished. The digital platform also locked its Telegram channels and postponed withdrawals while offering investors the option of $2,000 for $200 verification and $1,000 for $100 verification. The development has sparked condemnations from Nigerians on X…

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Headmistress Slumps, Dies During Retirement Ceremony

Ganiyu Amodu

“She was smiling, dancing. Everyone was happy. Nobody saw it coming,” eyewitness gives details of how day of joy turned sad for the Bellos   The supposed joyous moment turned sad day to the family of a retired headmistress, Bello Dupe Omowumi, when she tragically collapsed and died during her retirement ceremony. The incident happened at the school premises on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at the School for the Physically Challenged, Enu Odi, Ilesa Osun state. According to reports, Bello, who was described by colleagues and students as diligent and…

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