September 19, 2024
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DAILIES TOP STORIES: 20 govs borrow fresh N446bn as revenues tumble

Wednesday 18 September 2024 Three marketers to import 141m-litres petrol FG alerts 11 states as Cameroon plans Lagdo dam release Gov poll: 35,000 cops arrive Edo as joint forces begin patrol Nobody can set Bauchi on fire, Gov replies Wike FG, states, LGs shared N1.2tn in August – FAAC Abia warns against flouting school resumption

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FG, States, LGs Share ₦1.2trn In August 2024

A total sum of ₦1.203 trillion June 2024 federation accounts revenue has been shared with the Federal Government, states, and local government councils in the country. The revenue was shared at the September 2024 meeting of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) held in Abuja and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister

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Tinubu didn’t sack Cardoso – Presidential aide

Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser Information and Strategy to President Bola Tinubu, has refuted a report claiming that the president had directed the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso to resign. Onanuga, via his X handle, #aonanuga1956, tweeted on Tuesday evening, labelled the story, saying, “It’s all lies. President Tinubu has not

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BREAKING: NAFDAC bursts FAKE cosmetics factory in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Administration Control (NAFDAC) has shut down an illegal factory producing counterfeit cosmetic products at Benue Plaza, Trade Fair Complex in Lagos State on Tuesday. In a post on it’s X official account, the NAFDAC officers raided the location discovering various unregistered chemicals and packaging materials, along with expired products

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Kaduna Maulud Accident Death Toll Rises To 40

The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has expressed shock and a deep sense of loss, over the death of 40 people mostly children in a motor accident which occurred along Saminaka Road in Lere Local Government Area of the State last Sunday. The children were travelling for the Eid-el Maulud celebration when a J5 bus

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DAILIES TOP STORIES: Petrol crisis threatens Edo gov election as APC, PDP set for showdown

Tuesday 17 September 2024 N950/litre Dangote petrol may justify more importation — Marketers NLC, Abure-led NWC dismiss new LP faction Underage candidates: JAMB to limit physical interactions with applicants Afreximbank earmarks $310m for small businesses in Africa Nigeria, UK battle over Air Peace landing right in Heathrow NNPC releases another estimated petrol price breakdown Edo

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15 Children Die In Kaduna Car Accident

No fewer than 15 people have perished in a road accident that occurred in Saminaka Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The accident which occurred around 1pm on Sunday involved mostly children who were travelling to cerebrate Eld El Maulud, a Muslim festival to mark the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Confirming the incident to

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Many UNIBEN students trapped as building collapses

The student community at Ekosodin, Edo State was thrown into panic on Saturday morning when a storey building on Ekhator Street, Benin, the state capital, collapsed during the early morning downpour in the state. Ekosodin borders the University of Benin and has a huge student population as those who cannot get accommodation in the school

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‘Five killed’ as Okpebholo’s campaign convoy rams into car in Edo

Five people have reportedly died in an accident that involved the campaign convoy of Monday Okpebholo, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Edo. TheCable understands that the accident occurred on Thursday at Warrake road in Uzebba of Owan west LGA, Edo state. It was learnt that one of the vehicles in Okpebholo’s

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Lifting Of Dangote Petrol To Commence On September 15, Says FG

The Presidential Committee on the Sale of crude oil and Refined Product has announced that loading of the first batch of petrol from the Dangote Refinery will commence on Sunday, September 15. A member of the committee and Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, disclosed this in Abuja on Friday. Briefing

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