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Fuel Price Eases As Landing Cost Drops To N774 Per Litre
Premium motor spirit is landing cost decreased to N774.82 per liter, which was less than the ex-depot price of Dangote Refinery's fuel, which was N825 per liter. This is according to the latest competency center daily energy data released by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on Tuesday. Data from MEMAN indicates that estimated import parity into tanks has reduced...
Ramadan School Closures Spark Controversy, Education Experts Share Opinions
The dispute between the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over the decision to close schools during Ramadan has drawn the attention of experts in both Islamic and Western education. CAN initially criticized the move, arguing that shutting down schools would disrupt the academic calendar in northern states. However, Dr. Asiya Aliyu Ibrahim, an education...
Wike Dismisses Fubara’s Letter To Assembly As ‘Useless’
Nyesom Wike, the Federal Capital Territory's Minister, called Governor Simi Fubara's letter to the Rivers State House of Assembly regarding budget representation "useless." Wike, who was the immediate past governor of Rivers State, spoke during a media chat on Wednesday. This is coming after Rivers Assembly Speaker Martin Amaewhule gave the governor a 48-hour ultimatum to represent the 2025 budget. The Minister...
N20m Ransom Secures Release Of Nine Ondo Surveyors
Nine surveyors who were kidnapped in the Akure North council area of Ondo State have been freed following the payment of a N20 million ransom. Recall that the abductors had demanded a N100 million ransom before the release of the victims. The market women begged the kidnappers to reduce the ransom to N50m, but they initially rejected it. Their release was confirmed...
Court Denies Request To Halt Arrests Of Commercial Sex Workers
On Wednesday, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit aimed at stopping the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) from arresting and prosecuting Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that the application of the plaintiff was incompetent under the Fundamental Rights (Enforcement Procedure) Rules, 2009. Justice...
Notorious Kidnap Kingpin Dogo Saleh Neutralized By FCT Police
Following an intense counter-kidnapping operation aimed at dismantling a syndicate responsible for violent crimes, operatives of the FCT Police Command have neutralized a notorious bandit, Salisu Mohammed, alias Dogo Saleh, who had been terrorizing residents. “The killing of the notorious kidnapper whose gang mostly operates along the Kaduna – Lokoja – Enugu highway and within the FCT is a major...
Nigeria, Jamaica Set To Commence Direct Flights
As both nations strengthen their Bilateral Air Service Agreement, Nigeria and Jamaica are set to explore the potential for a direct flight route. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Tunde Moshood, on Wednesday. Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, welcomed the Jamaican Ambassador to Nigeria, Lincoln...
National Industrial Court Turns Down Reinstatement Of Suspended Lagos Clerk
The National Industrial Court has criticized Olalekan Onafeko, the suspended Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, for resorting to self-help. The court said it never ordered the reinstatement of Onafeko as reported by a section of the media. Onafeko earlier stormed the House and took over the office of the acting Clerk, Taiwo Ottun, claiming the court reinstated him. At...
IPU Pledges Fair Action After Listening To Both Sides, Assures Natasha
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a lawmaker suspended from Kogi Central, has been reassured by Tulia Ackson, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), that the appropriate measures will be taken after taking into account all relevant factors. Ackson made this statement in a video obtained by Vanguard on Wednesday, following Senator Natasha’s appeal to the IPU and the United Nations (UN) for...
Rivers Crisis: Tinubu Calls On Political Leaders To Honor Court Decisions
President Bola Tinubu has urged political stakeholders in Rivers State to honor court rulings and uphold the rule of law in order to restore peace to the crisis-affected state. In a Tuesday statement titled “President Tinubu Calls for Adherence to the Rule of Law to Restore Peace in Rivers State," signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo...
