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OIL INDUSTRY MAFIA BIGGER THAN DRUG CARTEL – DANGOTE The owner of Dangote Refinery and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has opened up about some of the challenges of operating in Nigeria’s oil industry, underscoring the controlling influence of some cartels.According to him, the mafia in the oil industry is bigger than the drug cartel. Dangote made the submission during …

NEWLY ELECTED LG CHAIRMEN IN ENUGU STATE PLEDGE TO TACKLE INSECURITY Some newly elected local council chairpersons in Enugu State have pledged to tackle insecurity and enhance food production in their council areas. Enugu, like other states in South-east Nigeria, has been plagued by deadly attacks often attributed to the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra. The Peoples Democratic …

NIGERIAN ARMY SACKS FEMALE SOLDIER WHO ACCUSED SUPERIOR OF SEXUAL HARASSMENTAuthorities of the Nigerian Army, on Tuesday announced that it has discharged a female soldier, Private Ruth Ogunleye, who accused a senior officer, Colonel I.B Abdulkareem, of sexual harassment.Army specifically said the female soldier was eased out of the service on medical ground after the conclusion of its probe, adding …

BREAKING: NNAMDI KANU: JUSTICE NYAKO RECUSES SELF FROM CASE Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has recused herself from the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in the terrorism charges brought against him by the federal government. The Judge on Tuesday opted out of the trial following the …

FEC APPROVES TAX RELIEF TO BOOST BUSINESSES, EMPLOYMENTThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved a raft of far-reaching economic policies and infrastructure programmes.It endorsed a bill which seeks federal and state collaboration to suspend certain taxes on small businesses and vulnerable populations.Among the taxes to be axed are levies on road haulage, business premise registration, livestock, and market.The council okayed …

CIC ENUGU: ALUMNI FOUNDATION ON RESCUE MISSION In the quiet corners of history, some stories shimmer with the light of rebirth, tales of institutions that, though fallen, rise once more through the power of love, memory, and the indomitable human spirit. Such is the story of the College of Immaculate Conception (CIC), Enugu, a celebrated institution that has stood as …

:OUR PETROL IS 15% CHEAPER THAN IMPORTED FUEL – DANGOTE President of Dangote Group and Africa’s richest man has said that the price of Dangote Refinery’s petrol is 15 percent cheaper than the ones imported by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The billionaire disclosed this in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Monday. His comments were weeks after NNPCL …

EXPLOSION ROCKS ABUJA, MANY INJURED A tanker carrying fuel exploded in Maitama in Abuja on Monday night, leaving many injured and causing widespread panic. The incident happened along Shehu Shagari Way and also affected passengers in a commercial vehicle. Amid the chaos, emergency responders showed up at the scene, and nearby hospitals were quickly alerted. The driver of the tanker …

PRESIDENT TINUBU FAILS TO IMPLEMENT TARIFF WAIVER AS FOOD PRICES REMAIN HIGH Despite the National Bureau of Statistics inflation data for July and August which showed food inflation eased to 39.53 and 37.52 percent, market realities showed that the prices of food and goods remained high.A market survey shows that a 50-kilogram bag of local or foreign rice is sold …

CELEBRATING JOLA OGUNLUSI, FORMER NUJ SECRETARY @ 90, BY BOLAJI KAREEMOn September 25, Former National Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) , Comrade Jola Ogunlusi will be 90 years old. His friends and associates have planned a thanks giving service for Saturday September 28, at church of Pentecost, 21, road, FESTAC Village, to give praise to God for preserving …