Day: December 9, 2024

Yuletide: Fuel scarcity averted, as PETROAN partners with ?angote Refinery

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PETROAN partners ?angote

The Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) has finalised a partnership with the ?angote Petroleum Refinery to ensure a steady supply of petroleum products during the Yuletide season.  PETROANs National Public Relations Officer, Dr. Joseph Obele, who confirmed the arrangement in an issued statement on Friday, said the collaboration aims to prevent fuel scarcity and ensure affordability across the country. The agreement follows extensive negotiations with the $20 billion Lekki-based ?angote Refinery and guarantees product availability for PETROAN members nationwide. Obele said, The National President of PETROAN,…

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People may not like us, but things are changing Tinubu

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Asiwaju

President Bola Tinubu has said things are taking shape for the better, even though people may not like his administration. He said amid the tough challenges in the country, his administration had made some progress, noting that there are better days ahead. The President, who was represented by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Riba?u, made the remarks at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course-17 at the National Institute for Security Studies on Saturday, in Abuja. Things are happening in our country today. People may not like us;…

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Reduce ministers to 37 – H’Reps C’ttee to Tinubu

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H'Reps C'ttee to Tinubu

Says its unfair Ogun has 4 The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a Bill to amend the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to limit the number of ministers appointed by the President to 37. Titled: A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, to Streamline the Number of Ministers to be Appointed to the Federal Executive Council, the Bill is now before the Constitution Review Committee, chaired by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu. Sponsored by the members representing Darazo/Ganjuwa…

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Ghana presidential election: John Mahama makes historic comeback win

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Ghana's John Mahama

Ruling partys candidate concedes defeat Ghanas former President, John Dramani Mahama has staged a political comeback by winning the West African nations presidential election after his rival Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia conceded defeat yesterday. Bawumia is the candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) while Mahama is of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Early results indicate Mahama is poised to win, garnering 56.39% of votes, while Bawumia secured 42.64%. Ghanas Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, has conceded defeat. The vice-president, who addressed the press at his residence yesterday, congratulating Mahama…

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Nigerias economy still facing crisis,- CBN admits

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CBN admits

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN),Yemi Cardoso, has acknowledged that Nigeria remains in a financial and economic crisis, a situation inherited by the current CBN administration. Speaking at the 14th Annual Bankers Committee Retreat in Abuja, Cardoso explained that the role of the bankers committee remains critical towards addressing the challenge as well as reflating the economy. The apex boss said that the nation faces challenges in how to address poverty, rising inflation, infrastructure deficits, insecurity, and unemployment, among others. He called on members of the bankers committee…

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Syria: 54 yrs after, Bashar Al-Asad’s regime has finally been toppled

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Bashar Al Asad toppled2

Iranian-backed President Bashar al-Asad has been toppled in Syria, meaning an end of the 54-year minority Alawite, (or Alawee), Shiite rule in Syria. Assad fled the country yesterday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country fragmented in a brutal civil war, which became a proxy battlefield for regional and international powers. His sudden overthrow, at the hands of a revolt partly backed by Turkey and with roots in jihadist Sunni Islam, could allow millions of refugees scattered for more than a…

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps in SEast, arrest two

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Soldiers clear IPOB camps

Troops of Joint Task Force South-East, Operation UDO KA have carried out clearance operations in camps of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network, (ESN), apprehending two suspected terrorists. In an issued statement in Enugu yesterday by the Task Force spokesman, Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, “In continuation of its clearance operations, troops on December 5, 2024 cleared IPOB/ESN Camp at Uhuala- Aku in Okigwe local government area of Imo State. The combined force acting on credible intelligence on arrival at the terrorists camp came in contact with…

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Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group Chairman commends Tinubu on reconstitution of N’West Dev. Commission Board

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RKRG Chairman commends

The Renewed Kaduna Restoration Group, (RKRG), has hailed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the recomposition of the Board of the North-West Development Commission (NWDC), with the nomination to Senate of Alhaji Lawal Sama’ila Abdullahi Yakawada, from Kaduna State, as Chairman.  Reacting to the good news, the Association, in a statement issued by its Chairman, Alhaji (Dr) Ahmed Tijjani Ramalan, said the Board rejig is a welcome development. The RKRG leader described the Board members as people of competence and character, who will be loyal to the President to fulfill the…

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