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Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for December 2024 shows that the average retail price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) was N1,189.12 per litre, a 76.99% year-on-year (YoY) increase from the N671.86 per litre recorded in December 2023.  On

Twelve political parties will contest for the chairmanship and councillor offices in the elections set to be held across all 18 local government areas of Ondo State today. Before the scheduled poll, the last council election in the state was conducted on

Israel’s cabinet voted to approve a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Saturday, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ending days of uncertainty about whether the truce would go into effect this weekend. The ceasefire, set to begin Sunday,

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) has distributed a total of N1.424 trillion to the federal government, state governments, and local government councils as federation allocation for December 2024. This was revealed in a communiqué issued by Mohammed Manga, the Director of

The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has urged the Federal Government to introduce a zero-duty policy on imported micro-inputs and poultry production equipment, citing the need to lower production costs and stimulate growth in the industry. The call was made during a

The federal government has prohibited personnel of the Nigerian military from engaging in homosexuality, bestiality, cross-dressing, and other behaviours that contravene the revised Harmonised Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service (HAFCTCS). The revised Harmonised Armed Forces Terms and Conditions of Service

President Bola Tinubu expresses his appreciation for the Nigeria Governors’ Forum following their unanimous endorsement of the four Tax Reform Bills currently under consideration by the National Assembly. President Tinubu lauds the governors for their bold leadership and commitment to fostering unity

Power supply has been disrupted to some parts of the Presidential Villa, Maitama, Wuse, Jabi, Lifecamp, Asokoro, Utako, and Mabushi, following the vandalism of the 132kV transmission line and carting away of underground cable supplying bulk electricity to the Central Area transmission

The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has reaffirmed its commitment to financing aircraft acquisitions for Nigerian airlines.  Afrexim Bank which provides financing solutions and advisory services for the expansion, diversification, promotion and development of intra-and extra-African trade made the commitment during the sideline

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn the Rights of Occupancy to plots of land in Maitama ll, Abuja, allocated to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abass Tajudeen, Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo

More trouble appears to be brewing for the recently impeached Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, as a document that surfaced on social media indicates that his name is not listed among the legal practitioners in

The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State has reclaimed the property situated at No 59, Airport Road, Benin City the Edo State capital as its party Secretariat four years after it was allegedly forcefully ejected from the premises by the People’s

The governors, at the end of their meeting, endorsed the sharing of the VAT proceeds on the basis of 50 per cent equality, unchanged from what is currently in operation; 30 per cent derivation, from 20 per cent currently in operation and