The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has disclosed that its members are now loading petroleum products from the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries. The PETROAN’s spokesman, Joseph Obele, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday, 1 February, 2025, said the loading has doused previous doubts that the refineries owned by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) were not fully operational. “PETROAN members are now loading petroleum products, including Dual-Purpose Kerosene, Automotive Gas Oil, and Premium Motor Spirits,” he said. “The resurgence of these refineries has sparked intense competition, expected to drive down…
Author: Abimbola Ogunaike
The Federal Housing Authority(FHA) has given estate developers in Lugbe, Karu, and Kubwa areas of the Federal Capital Territory a three-month deadline to regularise their construction approvals. The FHA management, in a statement issued on Sunday, 2 February, 2025, also announced the suspension of all ongoing developments in these areas until the required documentation is provided. According to the statement, all developers within these estates must report to the FHA headquarters at No. 26 Julius Nyerere Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja, starting February 3, 2025. Developers are required to present key documents, including Letters of Allocation, Approved Building Plans, Payment Receipts, and…
A fugitive, named Arnoldo Jimenez, who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 10 most wanted list for allegedly killing his wife Estrella Carrera on their wedding night in Illinois more than 12 years ago has been arrested in Mexico. FBI agents arrested Jimenez on the night of Friday ,31 January, 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico, during an operation involving FBI delegations from Chicago, San Antonio, and LEGAT Mexico City, along with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. “The FBI is extremely appreciative of the Burbank Police Department, our law enforcement partners in Mexico, and the public…
No fewer than two people died following a fresh outbreak of suspected Lassa fever in Plateau state. The state Commissioner for Health Dr. Cletus Shurkuk, who made this disclosure in Jos, the state capital T he Plateau State Government has confirmed the death of two persons , said that three cases of the disease have been recorded, with two fatalities and one patient currently receiving treatment.The cases were reported in Kanam and Shendam Local Government Areas. According to the commissioner, one of the deceased passed away in Shendam, while the surviving patient is undergoing treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa…
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, Olu Verheijen, has disclosed that Nigeria’s electricity tariff will increase within months. On April 3, 2024, the Federal Government approved a threefold increase in electricity tariff for customers under the Band A classification. Verheijen, who made this disclosure at the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, said Nigeria’s power prices need to rise by about two-thirds (66 percent) for many customers to reflect the actual cost of supplying electricity. According to her, higher electricity tariffs must be balanced with subsidies for less-affluent consumers, as they are…
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has kick-started the enforcement of the third-party vehicle insurance policy across different states, thegazellenews.com reports The Lagos State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who made this disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday, I February, 2025, said the initiative will ensure vehicle owners and road users are safeguarded. Hundeyin said the enforcement, which began on Saturday, 1 february, 2025 in Lagos, follows the directive by Kayode Egbetokun, the inspector-general of police, to ensure that motorists obtain a valid third-party insurance. “Vehicle owners in the state are required to have, at a minimum, valid…
At least 30 passengers were burnt to death in an auto crash that occurred in the Odigbo Local Council Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that incident occurred on Saturday,1 Febraury, 2025 when two commercial buses had a head-on collision and burst into flames at the Onipetesi axis along the Ore/Lagos Expressway. With 32 passengers involved in the accident, 28 were burnt beyond recognition while two survivors rescued with serious injuries died before getting to the hospital. Two other passengers are still receiving treatment. According to sources, the accident was caused by excessive speeding on the part of the…
The Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria(NAHCON), Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman, has begged the Federal Government to ask the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to waive the 2 per cent charge imposed on pilgrims’ funds. Professor Usman said the removal of the required percentage would, in no small measure, significantly reduce Hajj fares and the financial burdens on Nigerian pilgrims, especially considering the devastating economic woes which the government is making frantic efforts to revive. NAHCON boss, who stated in Abuja on Saturday, 1 February, 2025 reiterated his commitment to ensuring that the Commission fulfills its mandate of…
By Adeola Ololade Ademiluyi In the last three (3) weeks since the removal of the estranged former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, by about 37 members of the Lagos State House of Assembly by his colleagues who pointed out very important pitfalls in his leadership style bothering on misconduct, misappropriation of funds, breach of public trust and the misuse of power; there have been so many desperate attempts by the rejected speaker to return to power. The House of Assembly has been in the news since January 13 when Mudashiru Obasa was removed as Speaker…
Our attention had been drawn to the recent careless statement just made by Hon Mudashiru Obasa claiming he is still the speaker of Lagos State when 32 of the 39 Honorable members of the Lagos State House of Assembly impeached him. Mudashiru Obasa stands impeached and no going back. He is no longer the speaker of Lagos State. He has never represented the interests of Lagos well but had used our resources to feed fat, marry countless women, build luxurious apartments both in Nigeria and overseas without proper representation to show. In a democracy, the statement just made by Obasa…