The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Finance, on Thursday, 8 October, 2026 reduced the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol to N1,350 per litre. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, who made this disclosure on Thursday during a press briefing on petrol prices and subsidy-related issues in Abuja, said the arrangement was designed to keep petrol prices stable, stressing that it was neither a subsidy nor a form of price control. “We are introducing price modulation. The government is negotiating a ceiling of N1,350 per litre on the…
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The CFL Group of Companies, on Thursday, 8 October, 2026 gave the Lagos State Land Registry a seven-day ultimatum to rectify land documents allegedly falsified by speculators or face N5 billion law suit. CFL warned that failure by the Land Registry to act within seven days would compel the affected landowners to approach the courts, where they would seek N5 billion in damages. The Group Managing Director of CFL Group, Lai Omotola handed down the ultimatum while addressing a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, 8 October, 2026. Omotola, who raised the alarm, through in an address titled ‘Public Alert…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday, 7 October 2027 bowed to the demands of the workers of state owned universities who had embarked on strike over non- payment of arrears and allowances, reports thegazellenews.com. This is contained in a letter dated Wednesday, 7 October, 2026 and signed by the state Commissioner of Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Sule, a copy of which was made available to thegazellenews.com. The letter was titled Re-Domestication/ Implementation of ASUU/SSANU/ NASU/ NAAT Agreement In Lagos State- Owned Universities: Conveyance of Mr. Governor’s Approval. In the letter, Sule said the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has flagged off the payment of N10.32 billion in gratuities to 6,665 state and local government retirees, in a major intervention aimed at clearing outstanding retirement liabilities. The latest disbursement brings the total gratuity payments made by the Inuwa Yahaya administration since 2019 to N44.134 billion. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony Thursday, Governor Inuwa Yahaya described the occasion as a moment of justice, honour and joy for men and women who devoted their productive years to the service of Gombe State. He said his administration inherited more than…
By Musa Azare One of the enduring challenges of governance in Nigeria is the failure of successive administrations to sustain worthwhile projects and policies inherited from their predecessors.Too often, a change of government is treated as an opportunity to start afresh rather than to build on what already exists. Projects initiated by previous administrations are sometimes abandoned, reviewed or replaced, even after substantial public resources have been committed to them.The consequences go beyond political differences. Abandoned projects can leave public funds tied up in incomplete infrastructure, increase the eventual cost of completion, delay the delivery of services and deprive citizens…
By Segun Adewale in Bauchi Comrade Rauf Oyewole of The Guardian Newspapers has been elected Chairman of the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bauchi State Council. Oyewole was elected on Tuesday, 6 October, 2026, in an election conducted by the Credentials Committee of the Chapel. Other elected officers are: Mohammed Kawu, New Nigerian, Vice Chairman; Mohammed Nasir Shuaibu, New Telegraph, Secretary; Adamu Shehu Imam, Trust TV, Treasurer; and David Adenuga as Auditor. In his acceptance speech, Oyewole described his victory not as personal triumph but as a responsibility entrusted to him to deliver quality representation and…
By Segun Adewale in Gombe Gombe State, under the leadership of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has again been recognised among the states making notable progress in open government implementation, stakeholder engagement and participatory governance, recording a strong 80-point performance in the latest national subnational governance assessment. The recognition is contained in the third-quarter 2026 Subnational Status Ranking released by the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Nigeria, which placed Gombe among states recording notable progress in the implementation of open government principles. According to a press statement released by Ismaila Uba Misilli, Director-General (Press Affairs), Government House, Gombe, on Tuesday, 6 October,…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has congratulated Professor Tunde Musibau Akanni on his recent investiture as a Fellow of the Society of Peace Studies (SPSP), describing the honour as a well-deserved recognition of his contributions to journalism and conflict-sensitive communication. In a congratulatory letter dated October 7, 2026 and signed by Yisau A. Adepoju, Head of Department, Administration, on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the FCCPC, the Commission said Akanni’s recognition was received with “great delight” by its management and staff. The Commission said the fellowship was a testament to the professor’s “laudable scholarly contributions”…
Nigerian police authorities have revealed how they will secure the 176,846 polling units where voting is scheduled for the 2027 general elections.The police said they would use a predictive and risk-analysis strategy to identify where trouble could erupt, which would guide their deployment of personnel. Dr Abayomi Shogunle, Commissioner of Police, Election Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Force Headquarters, Abuja, disclosed this during a panel session at the 2026 annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Publishers (GOCOP) held in Lagos. The conference ended Thursday, October 8, 2026.The conference had as its theme, “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities”.Dr Shogunle was…
Chairman of the 10th Annual Conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Dr Olisa Agbakoba, SAN, has urged the media to test in court the extent of its constitutional right to obtain and disseminate information during elections. Agbakoba, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, made the call at the GOCOP Conference held on Thursday at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme, “2027 Elections: Trust, Transparency and Shared Responsibilities.” He said that while the Electoral Act gives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) authority to announce election results at different levels, Section 39 of the…