Category: News
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Footballer Slumps, Dies During Match in Osun
Osun State Police Command has confirmed the death of Adeyemi Adewale, a football player for the Ilesa West Local Government Area team, who slumped during a match in Osogbo, the state capital. Adewale, 29, was participating in the Adeleke Memorial Cup Final match at the Ataoja School of Science on Thursday when he collapsed on…
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Just In: Dangote Announces Increase in Price of Petrol, Gives Reasons
Punch Newspaper Sequel to a consistent surge in the price of Brent, the global benchmark for crude, the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has communicated an upward adjustment in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, to its customers. In an email statement obtained by our Correspondent on Friday, the refinery announced that its…
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Nigerian Governors Take Stance on Proposed Increment of VAT
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected the move to increase Value Added Tax (VAT). Rising from a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the governor said the move is untimely. The governors also expressed support for the ongoing legislative process of the Tax Reform Bills. Last year, Chairman, Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee,…
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How Petrol Production at Dangote Refinery Affects European Market – OPEC
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has claimed that the production of petroleum products by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced the importation of refined products from Europe. OPEC stated this in its Monthly Oil Market Report published on January 15, 2025, the global body said with the refining efforts of the Lagos-based…
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JAMB Sends Message To 2025 UTME, DE Candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) has not yet begun. In a statement posted on its official X account on Wednesday, JAMB assured candidates that the registration process details would be announced soon. The post reads: “Attention prospective…
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President Tinubu Extends Palliative Support To SUG Presidents
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended palliative support to Student Union Government Presidents across the country. Special Adviser on Students Engagement to the President, Asefon Sunday, announced the development on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. While distributing rice to undergraduates in Abuja, Asefon said the gesture was part of the President’s support for students and the…
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Inauguration: Donald Trump Reportedly Snubs Israeli Prime Minister
United States President-elect, Donald Trump, has reportedly snubbed Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, as the invitation to his forthcoming second term inauguration wasn’t extended to him. It was learnt that Trump had invited major world leaders but he did not include Netanyahu as one of his invitees. As a result, AFP reported that Netanyahu…
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NAAS Queries JAMB Over N1.85 Billion Spendings on Meals, Insecticide, Others
The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance on Monday queried the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over “excessive spendings” on meals, refreshments, mosquito killings and others in 2024. The committee also threatened to cut off the federal government’s allocation to the board in the 2025 budget. This was after JAMB Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede,…
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Lagos Lawmakers List ‘Many Sins’ of Impeached Speaker, Obasa
The New Speaker of Lagos State house of assembly
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Oyo Govt. Slams Manslaughter, 6 Others Charges Against Ooni Former Wife, Hamzat, Principal
The Oyo State Government has slammed eight counts, bordering on murder and manslaughter against the ex-queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, the proprietor of an Ibadan-based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat, and the Principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Abdulahi Fasasi, over the December 18, 2024 funfair stampede, during which 35 children died.…