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Diesel Surged To N1,758 In May 2025 – NBS

The average retail price of Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) paid by consumers rose by 25.24% year-on-year, to N1,758.26 per litre in May 2025 from N1,403.96 per litre in May 2024. Latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) titled “Automotive

July 2, 2025

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Abuja Hotel Cancels Booking for Unveiling Of ADC As Coalition Platform

There appears to be a setback regarding the planned unveiling of the African Democratic Party (ADC) as the platform for the opposition coalition, after the fully-paid reservation at the hotel booked for the event was suddenly cancelled hours before the programme on

July 2, 2025

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Atiku, David Mark, Other PDP Leaders, Ask Nigerians To Join In Unseating APC

A group of concerned leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, ex-Senate President David Mark, have asked Nigerians to join in helping to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). They made the call in Abuja

July 2, 2025

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Aminu Dantata Laid To Rest In Madina’s Baqiyya Cemetery

Nigeria’s foremost business icon and philanthropist, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, was laid to rest on Tuesday at the revered Baqiyya Cemetery in Madina, Saudi Arabia, in a deeply moving ceremony attended by top Nigerian dignitaries, religious leaders, and members of the Nigerian community

July 2, 2025

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Dantata To Be Buried On Tuesday

The late elder statesman and business icon, Alhaji Aminu Dantata, will be buried on Tuesday in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. This was disclosed in a statement issued by Rabiu Ibrahim, Special Assistant (Media) to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris,

July 1, 2025

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Lagos Enforces Single-Use Plastic Ban

The Lagos State Government has commenced the enforcement of the ban on single-use plastics after it issued a six-month notice to all stakeholders. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced during a press conference at Alausa, Ikeja, that any

July 1, 2025

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Dangote Slashes Ex-Depot Petrol Price To ₦840 Per Litre

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the ex-depot price per litre of petrol from ₦880 to ₦840. The downward review of the price of the premium commodity was confirmed in an update provided on Monday by a spokesman for the refinery, Tony Chiejina.

July 1, 2025

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Dalori Assumes Office As APC Acting National Chair

The Acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ali Bukar Dalori, on Monday assured party members of his dedication to carrying out his new role with transparency, inclusiveness, and a unity of purpose. Addressing members of the National Working Committee

June 30, 2025

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NCAA Grounds Rano Air Plane After Mid-Air Engine Failure

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has grounded a Rano Air plane after a mid-air engine failure and a fire scare. The aviation regulator noted that the Kano-Sokoto bound flight operated by the airline made an air return following the incident on

June 30, 2025

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JUST IN: PDP Moves BoT Meeting to New Venue after Police Siege

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday moved the venue of its Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza, the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja, to the Yar’Adua Centre in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

June 30, 2025

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PDP NEC Meeting: Police Take Over Party’s Secretariat, Bar BoT Members

Armed policemen on Monday morning took over the Wadata Plaza, the headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, amid tension over the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) Meeting expected to hold today. The police disallowed members of the party’s Board

June 30, 2025

Dangote’s ₦720b Investment in CNG Trucks to Save Nigerians ₦1.7tn

Dangote Petroleum Refinery’s investment of over ₦720 billion to implement its initiative of deploying 4,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered trucks for the nationwide distribution of petroleum products is expected to save Nigerians over ₦1.7 trillion annually. The step will see the privately-owned

June 30, 2025

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NELFUND Warns Students Against Fake Online Loan Portal

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has warned students to be wary of a fake online portal with fraudulent messages. A statement by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, in Abuja on Monday, described the information in the online messages as

June 30, 2025

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Tinubu Empowers ICRC To Approve PPP Projects Below ₦20b

President Bola Tinubu has approved a new policy authorising the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) to independently approve Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects below ₦20 billion. A statement by the ICRC Director-General, Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, released by the Acting Head of Media, Ifeanyi

June 30, 2025

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Nigerian Ace Actor Kayode Peters Is Dead

Ace Nigerian film maker, actor and producer, Kayode Peters, is dead. He died on Saturday morning in Toronto, Canada, according to his family. In a post on the actor’s official Instagram page, the family disclosed that battled a long time illness before

June 30, 2025

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