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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday warned the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Federal Government against hiking the per litre price of fuel from its current N145 per litre, saying such would not only be criminal but inhuman and completely unacceptable. The party said investigations had shown...

Mohammed Salah of Egypt and Nigeria’s Azeezat Oshoala have emerged as the winners of African Player of the year award for Men and Women categories respectively. Both players were announced as the winners in the top categories at Thursday’s ceremony at the Accra International Conference Centre. Salah, 25, has been...

The Minister of State For Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu on Thursday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has incurred a cumulative loss of N85.5 billion in importing petrol and selling at the current retail price of N145 per litre. Kachikwu said the price was fixed in the first...

The Nigerian equities market repositioned from the red zone to close positive on Thursday as NSE ASI gained 1.28 per cent on its previous close. Bourse closed at 38,676.12 points and market capitalization similarly closed higher at 13.45 trillion naira from 13.28 trillion naira. Market breadth significantly swayed in favour...

    Bayelsa State Government on Thursday said there is no cause for alarm, calling on fleeing members of Ndoro community in Ekeremor Local Government Area of the state to return home as everything is now under control. The assurance was coming in the wake of a meeting between Governor...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commissioned two additional locomotives and 10 additional passenger coaches for the Abuja-Kaduna Rail service at Rigasa train station in Kaduna. The government said it procured the new vehicles to reduce the stress of passengers whose large volume currently overwhelms facilities. The president in his address...

The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to France, Dr Modupe Irele, has announced that no fewer than 30,000 Nigerians are currently living in France. Irele told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the number included Nigerians living in France as business owners, as...

  The Northern States chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to arrest and prosecute perpetrators of recent killings in Benue and Kaduna States. The Chairman, Rev. Yakubu Pam, who condemned the attacks in a press statement made available to the News Agency of...

The Debt Management Office (DMO) has announced that the debut Sovereign Green Bond offered to the general public in December, 2017 was very well received by a wide range of investors. According to DMO in a statement, at the close of the Offer, the total subscription received was N10.791 billion...

  The Nigeria Police Force on Thursday declared the Managing Director of BUA’s Obu Cement Company, Engineer Yusuf Binji, wanted over an attack on the convoy of the Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki. Also attacked were some officials of the Edo State Government who were on the convoy of...