The Federal Government has said the pump price of petrol will remain N162 per litre, until it reaches an agreement with the Organised Labour for full deregulation of the downstream petroleum sector. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, stated this on Tuesday while speaking with reporters in …
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Nigerians on social media are demanding the protection of digital freedom and freedom of expression in Nigeria. For the past few days, the campaigners have trended their hashtags nonstop. The campaigners, using the hashtags #KeepItOnNigeria and #InternetNoBeEnemy, have been sharing posts for the past seven days on social media, especially …
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The Taliban spokesman on Tuesday mockingly responded to a question about whether their government would respect freedom of speech – telling the journalist to ask Facebook. The Taliban is banned from Facebook and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram, as well as TikTok and YouTube – but it is allowed on …
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The Biden administration reportedly froze Afghan government reserves held in U.S. bank accounts Sunday, after the Taliban seized the capital city of Kabul this weekend, effectively toppling the country’s government. The Washington Post reported that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and personnel at the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control decided …
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The group of bandits that kidnapped 15 students, four staff members, and a dispatch rider at the College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Bakura, Zamfara State, has given a 24-hour ultimatum for the payment of N350m ransom or they kill the abductees. In a 30-second video obtained by FIJ on …
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South East APC Young Progressives Forum has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. The group’s leader, Comrade Paschal Candle, in an interactive session with newsmen in Awka, Anambra State capital, yesterday, described the signing of the Bill into law as a “watershed in the history …
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*LAWMA INTENSIFIES OPERATION* *…To Complete Landfills Rehabilitation in Days* Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has rejuvenated its operations around the state, taking full advantage of the new waste collection trucks and the double dino bins injected into its fleet by Mr. Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in line with his administration’s drive …
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Boko Haram: Taliban prisoner rehabilitated by Obama now leader in Afghanistan – Omokri cautions Buhari A former spokesperson to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has reminded President Muhammadu Buhari that Khairullah Khairkhwa, a Taliban prisoner who was rehabilitated by the Barack Obama’s administration, is now one of the Taliban …
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About 54 Nigerian soldiers, who were convicted for demanding better equipment to fight insurgency, have regained their freedom. In 2014, the soldiers, who asked for better weapons to fight Boko Haram insurgency, were charged with mutiny and sentenced to death. However, the death sentence was commuted to 10 years jail …
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Makinde seeks approval of N50b supplementary budget from Oyo lawmakers Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked the State House of Assembly to approve a supplementary budget worth N50b. Newsextra24 reports that Makinde sought the consideration and approval of the budget on Tuesday. The request was contained in a …
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