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Taiwo Ojoye The Group General Manager, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mele Kyari, on Thursday said the Federal Government subsidises Premium Motor Spirit with about N120bn ($263.25m) monthly.He said while the actual cost of importation and handling charges amounts to N234 per litre the government had been selling at N162 per litre therefore bearing the difference.Kyari […]

By By Wale AkinselureOn Mar 25, 2021 Some Yoruba groups on the platform of Assembly of all Yoruba Groups Worldwide have set aside June 12 as the day of referendum for Yorubas on self-determination. This was among resolutions reached at the meeting held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan, on Thursday, with the theme: “The […]

Nigerian Youth under the aegis of the Nigerian Youth Congress has awarded Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, lawmaker representing Akoko North East/North West Federal Constituency the “Member House of Representatives” of the year 2020/2021 award The lawmaker was singled out for the honor based on his contributions to community development and youths empowerments in his constituency. The […]

s Kayode Oyero24 March 2021 Fulani socio-cultural group, the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, says herdsmen won’t be at a disadvantage if Nigeria is divided.Spokesman for the group, Saleh Alhassan, spoke on Wednesday while featuring onPUNCH Online interview programme, The Roundtable.According to him, northern governors would develop the livestock value chain if they stop getting “oil […]

Kelvin Ekerete12:15 am Super Eagles stars say their desire to get a comfortable result against Benin Republic in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday at the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto Novo is one of the reasons why they’ve decided to travel by sea to the neighbouring West African country.NFF president Amaju […]

Friday Olokor5:51 am The president of the Nigerian Bar Association, Olumide Akpata on Wednesday said he was quoted out of context by a section of the media in his criticism of the selection process of the recently recommended Appeal Court Justices.According to him, a member of the NBA National Executive Committee misrepresented his concerns on […]

Olufemi Olaniyi5:55 am THE President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Wale Oke, has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to speak up on the worsening insecurity in the country.The PFN president described Buhari’s silence over Nigeria’s security challenge as disturbing, saying this was giving Nigerians the impression that he was in […]

Olalekan Adetayo5:00 am • Benue gov presents petition to police chief in Abuja after Villa visit• Adamu assigns investigations to Force intelligence DIG, Tijjani BabaThe Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday formally presented to the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, a petition on Saturday’s assassination attempt on him.The PUNCH learnt that the governor presented […]

Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin has continued to fulfil his promise of ensuring the full electrification of his constituency unit. The federal lawmaker representing Odigbo, Ile-Oluji/ Oke-Igbo Constituency has today 24th of March 2021 extended the rural electrification project from Akinfolarin to Ago Ose, Ilututun, Owobanbo, and Aperin, covering 10kms . The new electrification project will put […]

Senator Tolu Odebiyi awarded Grassroots Leadership Awards The Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen. Tolu Odebiyi has added another award to his many laurels and encomiums he had received in the last two years. In an event organised by the National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum, NASSLAF (SouthWest Caucus) held at […]