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Gas explosion: Ogun Govt. seals Gasco Marine
Ogun State Government has sealed off Gasco Marine Ltd, the company whose truck was involved in an accident that caused explosion in the Ita-Oshin area of Abeokuta North Local Government Area on Saturday. Speaking in an interview after sealing off the premises of the company located at Onijoganjogan, Abeokuta, the Senior Special Assistant to the Ogun State Governor on Environment…
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KWSG Taskforce raids filling stations, warns against hoarding
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin Kwara State Government Task Force on Monday raided some filling stations within the Ilorin metropolis, cautioning them against hoarding of fuel. The Taskforce headed by the Chief of Staff to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Prince Abdulkabir, said the state government needed to carry out the raid because of the needless hardship the hoarding imposed on the masses. The…
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Fuel Scarcity: Osogbo residents lament hike in transport fare
… as NMDPRA threatens to sanction any marketer hoarding fuel By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Fuel scarcity has caused an increment in transport fare within Osogbo, the Osun State capital. Commercial motorcyclists who used to charge between N150 and N250 for a drop now charge between N200 and N500 depending on the distance. Residents have lamented the hike in transport fare,…
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BREAKING: Obaseki increases minimum wage to N70,000
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state. Obaseki revealed this while commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday. According to him, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024. This is as the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) battles the Federal Government over increasing…
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Oyo LG election outcome, not the people’s will, says Hon. Sadipe
The member representing Oluyole Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, has expressed disapproval over last Saturday’s Local Government elections held throughout Oyo State, saying the outcome was not the people’s choice. Expressing her disappointment, Akande-Sadipe stated, “The farce of an Election is over. But congratulations to our Oluyole APC team. If the outcome had been different.…
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Osun task force warns marketers against fuel hoarding, price inflation
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Government Taskforce on Petroleum Price Monitoring has warned owners of petrol stations across the state against hoarding petroleum products to create artificial scarcity. In a statement by the Chairman of the Taskforce and the Chief of Staff to the State Governor, Hon Kazeem Akinleye, the taskforce noted that its surveillance across the state revealed…
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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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Alia promises to re-open nursing schools in Benue
By Innocent Raphael Governor Hyacinth Alia of Benue State has promised to reopen nursing schools in the State. Disclosing this during a thanksgiving mass at St. Gabriel’s Parish on Sunday, he emphasized the need for safer medical practices and upgrading these schools to higher institutional levels for enhanced knowledge acquisition. Expressing concern over the inadequate health facilities leading to avoidable…
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Gas Explosion: Abiodun orders evacuation of affected buildings, promises compensation for victims
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has ordered that some of the buildings affected by Saturday’s gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in Abeokuta North Local Government area of the state be evacuated. This is to allow for integrity tests to be carried out on the affected buildings. Prince Abiodun made this known on Sunday during on-the-spot assessment of damage done to…
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BREAKING: Gov Aiyedatiwa’s campaign coordinator shot dead
Alaba Abbey, a campaign coordinator for Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been shot dead. Abbey was reportedly gunned down at his home in Supare Akoko, Akoko South-west Local Government Area of Ondo State The victim, who served as a ward coordinator for the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization Foot-Soldiers (LACO-SF) was the returning officer for the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
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