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2024 Hajj: IHR asks NAHCON to announce airlifting date
By Innocent Raphael The Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR) has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to promptly announce the commencement date for airlifting Nigerian intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. The call, outlined in a statement by IHR’s national coordinator, Ibrahim Mohammed, emphasized the need for transparency and adherence to established practices. Noting that several other major Hajj-participating nations…
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Fuel Scarcity: Economic activities grounded as marketers accuse NNPC of not supplying petrol
Marketers have blamed the fresh scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol on a supply challenge from the major oil supplier in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, made this known on Monday. The fresh fuel scarcity has…
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Fuel Scarcity: APC Support Groups accuse petroleum marketers of intentionally inflicting hardship on Nigerians
Following the resurgence of petrol scarcity in many parts of the country, the confederation of All Progressives Congress (APC) support groups, has accused petroleum marketers of deliberately sabotaging efforts of the federal government by hoarding the product due to the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu. Addressing a news conference in Kaduna, the Director General of the group,…
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Sanwo-Olu terminates employment of 425 LSWC staff
By Innocent Raphael Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the termination of appointments of 425 employees of the Lagos State Water Corporation (LWC), citing an aim at restructuring and improving efficiency of the workforce. This decision was disclosed by Jubril Gawat, the Senior Special Assistant on New Media to Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement released over the weekend. The…
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Many injured in Gbagada bridge auto crash
By Innocent Raphael Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have swiftly responded to a collision on Gbagada Bridge toward Gbagada express way in the late hours of Sunday, rescuing a 3-year-old girl and four others in the process. Confirming the incident, Adebayo Taofiq, Head of LASTMA Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, stated that the rescued individuals were…
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NGF canvasses safer methods for transportation of petroleum products
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said discussions are advancing among governors and strategic federal agencies in the oil and gas industry over the adoption of safer methods of transportation of petroleum products across the country. The chairman of the forum, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, gave the hint on Sunday in Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt, when he visited to commiserate…
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Shettima departs Abuja for IDA summit in Kenya
Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja to represent President Bola Tinubu at the International Development Association (IDA21) Heads of State Summit taking place on Monday in Nairobi, Kenya. The high-level gathering to be hosted by Kenyan President, William Ruto, will see African leaders unite to call for an ambitious replenishment of the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) concessional…
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APC wins all 11 chairmanship, 114 councillorship seats in Gombe LG election
The Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC) has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all 11 chairmanship seats and 114 councillorship positions in the just concluded local government council elections. WesternPost reports that GOSIEC said the APC won all 114 councillorship positions unopposed as no party other than the ruling party fielded candidates for the election. Meanwhile, the Gombe…
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NAF air strikes kill terrorists in Shiroro
Air strikes carried out by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch targeted at terrorists’ hideouts in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State and against economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta region have yielded significant results. A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said in Shiroro…
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19 die in Kogi auto crash
Nineteen persons have died in an auto crash in the Okene area of Kogi State, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Sunday. “Emergency rescue teams of the Federal Road Safety Corps endured another over three hours of inferno in their bid to rescue road traffic victims at the scene of a fatal crash that claimed 19 lives on…
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