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DANGOTE SAYS INCREASE IN PUMP PRICE NOT FROM US

We wish to clarify that the recent adjustment in our ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) is directly related to the significant increase in global crude oil prices. As crude remains the primary input in the production of PMS, any fluctuation in its international price inevitably impacts the cost of the finished product. At Dangote Petroleum Refinery, we recognise ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU EXPRESSES SADNESS OVER NIGER TANKER EXPLOSION IN NIGER

•Commiserates with Governor Bago, victims’ families The Chairman of the South-West Governors Forum and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his heartfelt condolences on the loss of lives in the fuel tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction on the Abuja-Kaduna highway in the Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement ... Read More »

DG Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, Joseph Tegbe, in Talks with China Exim Bank and China Development Bank

The Director-General of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership, (NCSP), Joseph Tegbe, has engaged China EXIM Bank and China Development Bank to review priority on the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) projects and explore various funding options for accelerated delivery. This is part of the 2024 FOCAC project implementation, monitoring, and investment drive. Tegbe, who is in China with his team, also ... Read More »

IGP Condoles Niger State Over Tanker Explosion That Claimed 73 Lives

As IGP Directs Commissioners to Strengthen MTDs for Efficiency The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM., has extended heartfelt condolences to the government and the good people of Niger State following the tragic tanker explosion that occurred yesterday, January 18, 2025, at Dikko Junction, Abuja-Kaduna Expressway, Niger State. This horrific incident occurred when a truck loaded with ... Read More »

Gunmen Attack Celestial Church, Kill 54-Year-Old Prophet in Idiroko

A prophet from the Celestial Church of Christ’s Eagle parish was shot by unidentified gunmen who opened fire during an active church service and then escaped. On January 19, 2025, around 10:30 AM, the divisional police officer of Idiroko received a report that someone had been killed at a Celestial Church located along Old Baggage Road, Odo Eran, Idiroko. Police ... Read More »

GOVERNOR SOLUDO UNVEILS ANAMBRA HOMELAND SECURITY LAW, LAUNCHES “OPERATION UDO GA-ACHI”

In a major bid to tackle the security challenges facing Anambra State, Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo has unveiled the Anambra Homeland Security Law 2025 and launched a special security operation code-named “Operation Udo Ga-Achi”. The Governor, who signed the Homeland Security Law 2025 earlier today, stated that the law provides a framework for community/citizens’ ownership and participation in sustainable security ... Read More »

NGF Chairman visits Niger, commiserates with Gov Bago, victims of petrol tanker explosion

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) Chairman/Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Saturday visited the scene of the petrol tanker explosion in Niger State, describing the incident as devastating and sad. In a statement on the incident, the NGF Chairman expressed shock at the quantum of the casualties and the magnitude of the burns suffered by the survivors. “The Forum is saddened ... Read More »

Soludo Launches Anambra Security System ‘Operation Udo Ga-Achi’

…Signs Homeland Security Law Governor Charles Soludo has inaugurated the state security system code-named “’Operation UDO GA-ACHI’ meaning ‘Operation Peace Shall Reign’, with 200 vehicles and more than 2,000 personnel dedicated to combating crime in Anambra State, thereby making it a safe place for its citizens, businesses, and investors. The security system was birthed from the signing of the Anambra ... Read More »

EFCC Denounces Misinformation on Officer’s Tragic Death

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, expresses grief on the loss of one of its officers, Assistant Superintendent of the EFCC, ASE11 Aminu Sahabi Salisu who was killed in cold blood while on a legitimate duty on January 17, 2025 by a suspected internet fraudster, Joshua Chukwubueze Ikechukwu. Additionally, the Commission views with great concern the irresponsible, callous, inhuman ... Read More »