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The Nigerian National Petrol Company (NNPC) Limited has confirmed the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit also known as petrol.   The price adjustment by the NNPC is coming some 48 hours after President Bola Tinubu announced an end to the subsidy era during his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on […]

The Edo State Government has commenced inspection to check fuel scarcity, hoarding, and hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit in the state.   The task force set up to regulate the product, on Tuesday, inspected fuel stations in the Benin Metropolis to check against hoarding, as well as address the issue of artificial […]

 Chief Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died.   According to reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party died at the age of 71 in Abuja.   A source who spoke with www.www.aso.rocks search engine  confirmed that  he died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a […]

  President Bola Ahmed  Tinubu, on Monday, delivered his inaugural address at Eagle Square, Abuja.   The Oath of Office was administered by Kayode Ariwoola, Chief Justice of Nigeria,    Full text is reproduced below:   My Fellow Citizens,   I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My […]

 The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi says he is aware of some evil designs against himself and his supporters in the coming months.   The former Anambra State governor disclosed this in a statement released on his verified Twitter handle on Monday, May 29, 2023. The release of the statement coincided […]

 Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the President-Elect Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to “start with a clean slate by promptly making public details of your assets, income, investments, liabilities, and interests and to encourage your Vice-President-Elect to do the same.” SERAP also urged him to “immediately prioritise the full and effective respect for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the conferment of Special National Honours Award on 339 Nigerians, including Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media & Publicity.   Shehu and Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity (Office of the Vice President) were conferred with the Officer of the Order of the Niger […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating corruption.    To this extent, he has directed that all out-going officials, elected and appointed from the Vice […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the alleged double Nomination of Kassim Shettima, the Vice President-elect.    The Apex court on Friday agreed with the lower courts that the PDP lacks the locus Standi to institute such a case. Justice Adamu Jauro who read the Judgement, noted […]

There was some tension between the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Idris Wase at close of plenary earlier on Wednesday.   Both men openly disagreed over the duration of Thursday’s plenary as the speaker insisted that proceedings should be short enough to allow him and other members attend the […]

President Muhammmadu Buhari has conferred the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR), Nigeria’s highest honour, on the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.   The president also conferred the national honour of the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger (GCON) on the Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima.   The investiture of national […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday asked the Senate to approve a request to pay judgment debts in the sum of $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00 and N226,281,801,881.64 being owed by the Federal Government through the issuance of promissory notes.   In total and in naira equivalence, the debts stand at N704 billion. Buhari’s letter of request was read […]Read More