Further petrol price hike likely, marketers warn Nigerians

……FG to inaugurate use of CNG, LPG in October ……..TUC says government action wicked , demands immediate reversal Fuel marketers across the country adjusted their pump prices on Thursday to…

Filling stations adjust pump prices, sell petrol at N162

Less than 24 hours after the increase in the ex – depot price of Premium Motor Spirit ( petrol) was announced, some filling stations in Lagos and Ogun states have…

IPMAN suspends planned shutdown in Anambra

Members of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Anambra, have suspended their planned strike in the state scheduled to hold on Thursday over levy and other issues. Mr…

Nigerians react as depot price hike may push petrol to N160

…….Small businesses will be hard hit, manufacturers warn. …….Nigerians are being taken for granted by this govt – NLC The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit , also known…

Northern lawyers’ leaders reject NBA splinter group

Leaders of lawyers from the northern part of the country on Wednesday met with the new President of the Nigerian Bar Association , Mr Olumide Akpata , and other national…

Consumers call for reversal of electricity tariff hike

Some NGOs and electricity consumers on Wednesday kicked against the increase in electricity tariff implemented by the Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) on Sept. 1, and appealed to government to reverse…

We will resist directive to reopen schools – Imo teachers

Teachers in Imo State have vowed not to reopen schools amidst the coronavirus pandemic. The chairman , Nigeria Union of Teachers in the state, Philip Nwanshi , who spoke with…

Kano Assembly appeals to NECO on SSCE registration deadline

The Kano State House of Assembly has urged National Examination Council (NECO) to shift the Sept. 3, deadline for the registration of Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the country.…

FEC approves N13bn for automation of four airports

The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N 13bn for the automation of safety equipment at Lagos , Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt international airports. The News Agency of Nigeria…

Femi Fani-Kayode will become Nigeria’s president, CAN chairman says

The chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Alex Bamgbola, has recently told the former Aviation minister and chieftain of the People’s Democratic…

Schools to resume in Anambra Sept.7

Primary and secondary schools in Anambra are to reopen on Monday, Sept.7, 2020, a statement issued by Mr Nwabueze Nwankwo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, said in Awka on…

Married woman gets stuck to lover during sex

A video of a married woman who got stuck to her lover in a compromising position during sex has surfaced online and gone viral. The incident was said to have…

Nigeria/Ghana Row: Gbajabiamila meets Buhari, heads to Ghana

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed door with Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, at the State House, Abuja. Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of…

NLC, MAN, others kick against electricity tariff hike

• Labour vows to resist , warns NERC against playing the ostrich • Hike can contract economy in Q3 & 4 – MAN • Inspire confidence in consumers through metering…

Schools reopen in France

Schools reopened in France on Tuesday after the summer break, with face masks obligatory for teachers and for all children aged 11 or over. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer said that…