Buy Petrol At N1,000 per litre; CNG At N200, Tinubu Tells Nigerians

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its support for the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). During the meeting, President Tinubu acknowledged NIPCO’s role as a critical player in enhancing the adoption of CNG as an alternative fuel. He noted that such investments aligned with…

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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Govs’ Suit Challenging EFCC’s Legality

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others to a date to be communicated to the parties. At the resumed hearing on Tuesday, Imo, Bauchi, and Osun states joined the suit as co-plaintiffs while Anambra, Ebonyi, and Adamawa states announced their decisions to withdraw their suits. The trio’s suits were struck out, accordingly, by the court. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who was present in…

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Ex-Lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, Out Of Prison After Completing Five-Year Sentence

ADEOLA YUSUF

A former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has regained freedom from the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja after serving a five-year jail term. He revealed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying he was grateful to all who stood by him. “Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life as I step out of Kuje Custodial Centre, with a heart full of gratitude to Allah SWT for seeing me through this trial. “My gratitude is deep, I’m alive and in good…

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Nigerian Govt Drops Money Laundering Charges Against Binance Executive

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, who has been facing money laundering trial from detention since April. A lawyer representing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) – the prosecuting agency – announced the withdrawal of the charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday morning. The hearing, coming two days before the 25 October earlier scheduled as the return date by the trial judge in the open court last Friday, appeared to have been intentionally held to avoid public…

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Exposure To Harmful Cosmetics Can Cause Organ Damage, Expert Warns

ADEOLA YUSUF

A biochemist, Mrs Maryam Bello-Hassan, has warned that prolonged use of cosmetics containing harmful substances such as heavy metals, could lead to fatal health consequences, including organ damage. Bello-Hassan gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. Bello-Hassan, who is also a graduate teaching assistant at Texas Tech University, USA, said while cosmetics are designed to enhance people’s appearance, they should not come at the cost of their health. “I carried out a recent study on ‘Healthy Risk Assessment of Heavy…

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Group Wants State Of Emergency Declared On Power Sector

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria Consumer Protection Network has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the power sector. Mr Kunle Olubiyo, President Nigeria Consumer Protection Network made the appeal in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, while reacting to the incessant national grid collapse. Olubiyo appealed to the president to as a matter of urgency review the power sector privatisation for the evidently pronounced failure. ”You recalled that the power sector was privatised in 2013 with embedded design for mid-term review in 2018 and review of the…

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WAEC Begins Computer-Based WASSCE Friday

ADEOLA YUSUF

The West African Examinations Council said the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination for Private Candidates, 2024– Second Series will begin from Friday, October 25 to Friday, December 20, 2024. This was revealed in a statement by WAEC on Tuesday. According to the examination body, the examination would adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, adding that the registration period had been extended to Tuesday, October 29, 2024. It said, “The examination will adopt the hybrid mode of delivering the examination, which implies that, the objective or multiple-choice…

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Senator Ashiru Calling Us Corrupt Because We Found Drugs At His Home, NDLEA Claims

ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says Oyelola Yisa Ashiru, deputy majority leader of the senate, is “bad-mouthing” it because drugs were allegedly found in his home. Last week, Ashiru, senator representing Kwara south, said the agency is the “most corrupt and compromised government agency” in the country and there is a need to establish a new organisation to curb drug addiction and trafficking. The senator was contributing to a debate on a bill seeking to establish an institute for drug awareness and rehabilitation. During that debate, Kawu Sumaila,…

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Residents In Lagos Neighbourhood Get Two Weeks To Vacate Distressed Building

ADEOLA YUSUF

(LASBCA) has identified over 15 distressed buildings to be pulled down by at the Iponri Estate, Surulere, due to their distressed conditions. General Manager of LASBCA, Gbolahan Oki, said the occupants have been served several notices and warnings to vacate the area to prevent loss of lives and properties. Oki reiterated that asking residents to vacate distressed buildings is in the public’s best interest. He warned that the deteriorating condition of some of the distressed buildings poses great danger as their integrity has been compromised and could give way any…

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Fuel Import: We’re Settling Out OF Court With NNPC, Others — Dangote

ADEOLA YUSUF

Dangote Refinery has approached the Abuja branch of the Federal High Court, seeking to annul the import licences granted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, and A. A. Rano. Dangote, in the petition, informed the court that the NNPCL and the above-mentioned companies obtained the licence to import petroleum products “despite the production of AGO and Jet-A1 that exceeds the current daily consumption of petroleum products in Nigeria by the Dangote Refinery.” Dangote Refinery’s case is marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1324/2024, which also seeks N100 billion in…

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