Category: News
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Residents across Nigerian cities are grappling with sharp increases in cooking gas prices, and the impact of the hike in Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) pump prices continues to ripple through household budgets and supply chains. The surge in cooking gas prices in Nigeria is being linked to the ongoing US–Israel–Iran conflict, which has disrupted global…
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The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has warned that excessive alcohol consumption is contributing to banditry, road accidents, and youth suicides in Nigeria. Speaking during a public engagement, the NAFDAC boss stated that alcohol abuse is no longer just a health concern but a…
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has increased petrol price at its retail outlets to N933 per litre in Lagos and N960 per litre in Abuja. The national oil company increased the product’s price by N103 from N830 in Lagos, and by N85 from N875 per litre in Abuja. we observed on Wednesday that the…
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has delivered a judgment in favour of consumers, ordering electricity distribution companies to refund a total of ₦20.33bn in outstanding meter costs. The judgment contained in Order No: NERC/2026/025, which amends the previous 2023 order, was signed by the NERC Chairman, Musiliu Oseni, and the Commissioner, Legal, Licensing &…
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The Federal Government on Tuesday formally prohibited cash collection of taxes and banned the mounting of roadblocks for revenue enforcement, as part of fresh regulations to implement Nigeria’s new tax laws nationwide. The disclosure was made in Abuja by the Executive Secretary of the Joint Revenue Board, Mr Olusegun Adesokan, during the signing of the…
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Dangote Refinery-backed MRS filling station is dispensing Premium Motor Spirit at a higher price than Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other filling stations. edo celebrities correspondent reports that MRS filling in Abuja increased its petrol price to N975 per liter, up from N875 in Abuja and environs. This means the filling stations increased the fuel…
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The Edo State Police Command has arrested three persons in connection with the kidnapping and killing of 42-year-old Edafe Oghenekome. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, who disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, said the remains of Oghenekome were recovered in Igueladidi forest of Iguobazuwa, in Ovia West Local…
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Members of the Edo State Executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Jarret Tenebe as chairman, were yesterday returned unopposed for a second term of office by delegates from the 192 wards of the state. At the state congress held at the Victor Uwaifo Creative Hub in Benin City and conducted by…
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The Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo has alleged that the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party, Peter Obi is responsible for the electricity blackout witnessed across the state. The governor who joined Edo residents to protest the prolonged blackout said the Edo State government has nothing much to offer its residents in terms…
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Edo governor, Monday Okpebholo, on Monday, vowed to break the monopolistic tendencies of the Benin Electricity Distribution Plc to ensure even distribution of power to the residents of the state. He disclosed this when he made a stopover at the take off point of the protest of the “mass action against BEDC oppressions” put together…