Dangote Refinery: Marketers Address Concerns About Importing Substandard Petrol

NNPC Ends Exclusive Purchase Agreement with Dangote Refinery (details)

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has officially withdrawn its exclusive purchase agreement with Dangote Refinery. The development opens the market for other petroleum marketers to buy petrol directly from the refinery. The significant development, reported by PREMIUM TIMES, shifts the market away from the NNPC’s exclusive purchasing role, providing room for marketers to […]

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Akwa Ibom Governor Explains the Role of First Lady and Daughter’s Appointment

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has condemned media reports suggesting that his first daughter, Helen Eno-Obareki, has replaced his wife, Patience as the first lady of the state. Eno explained that he made it clear during the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu’s condolence visit to him that his daughter being Special Assistant to […]

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‘Time To Review Your Relationship with Wike or Forget Rivers State’ – APC Chieftain Tells Tinubu

The National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has expressed regrets about the outcome of the recently concluded local government election in Rivers State. Taking to a press statement made available to media organisations, the party chieftain said the Local […]

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Two State Governors Declare Monday as Public Holiday

The Governors of Ogun and Osun States have declared Monday, October 7, 2024, as a public holiday in commemoration of the Teachers’ Day celebration. Academic activities will therefore resume on Tuesday, 8th October 2024. Ogun Governor, Dapo Abiodun announced the public holiday on Saturday during the Teachers’ Day celebration held at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, […]

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Why Petrol Cannot Sell Below N1,350 as NNPC Plans to Implement Reviewed Price

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is set to introduce a new pricing regime for petrol following its recent lift of approximately 103 million litres from Dangote Refinery between September 15 and 30, 2024. Sources familiar with the matter disclosed this development to PREMIUM TIMES. During this period, the refinery managed to load 2,207 […]

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Rivers State: ‘Unprecedented How A Governor’s Party Lost Its Entire Grassroot Structure’ – Wabara

The chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has expressed horror at how the party lost its entire lical government election in Rivers State. Speaking against the background of the local government election held in the state, Wabara declared that the PDP shot itself in the foot. The […]

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JUST IN ! Governor Fubara Swears in Newly Elected Local Government Chairmen (video)

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, this evening, presided over the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected Chairmen of the 23 local government councils within the state. The inauguration was observed by Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, and Chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum. The new LGA chairpersons were elected in spite of the […]

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Ex-Minister Pauline Tallen Loses Only Son

Richard, the only son of the immediate past Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, is d3ad. In a statement issued on Sunday, the family said Richard d!ed on Sunday morning at the Cedar Crest Hospital in Abuja, after being hospitalised. The cause of his d3ath was not immediately known, but he was said to […]

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More on Tinubu's First Major Cabinet Shakeup

Tinubu Speaks of His Plans for 2027 Presidential Election

President Bola Tinubu has declared that he is currently focused on securing a brighter future for the next generation of Nigerians rather than preparations for the 2027 elections. This was made during the 2024 South-West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) held in Victoria Island, Lagos, and hosted by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the party’s […]

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Fubara Schedules Swearing in of Newly Elected Local Government Chairmen

Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State, is set to swear the newly elected local government chairmen into office today (Sunday). The ceremony will hold at the Executive Council Chambers of the state’s Government House in Port Harcourt, by 4:00 pm. This was disclosed via a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Tammy […]

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