No Plan To Increase Petrol Price, Says Kachikwu
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says there are no plans to increase the price of petrol. There are reports that the minister said the price of petrol might be increased soon. Kachikwu was quoted to have said this when he appeared before the national assembly joint committees on petroleum resources (downstream) on […]
Petrol Pump Price: Three Possible Solutions Being Considered By FG
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, says the federal government has no plan to jack up the pump price of petrol, which is at present fixed at N145 per litre. Idang Alibi, the director of press in the ministry, in a statement on Thursday night clarified the minister’s submission made to the joint committee […]
Salah Wins CAF Best Player Award, Oshoala Crowned Queen For The Third time
Liverpool star striker Mohamed Salah has won the 2017 aiteo/CAF footballer of the year award. Salah was announced as Africa’s best male player on Thursday at a ceremony in Accra, Ghana. The Egyptian forward had an impressive 2016/17 season with AS Roma before joining Liverpool. Salah, recently named the BBC African footballer of the year, […]
Ben Bruce Asks Buhari to thank Jonathan for the train ride he enjoyed in Kaduna
About a year ago, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had said credit should be given to the Jonathan administration for the rail project. “This project is the first in a series of developmental projects conceptualised and initiated by the Jonathan administration,” the PDP had said. “We must commend former President Goodluck Jonathan for the conceptualisation […]
Taraba Gov Unhurt But Aide Dies In Convoy Crash
Darius Ishaku, governor of Taraba state, on Thursday escaped unhurt when his convoy was involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Garba Chede axis, along Bali-Jalingo road around 5pm on Thursday. A police officer attached to the governor lost his life in the accident. David Misal, spokesman of the state police command, told TheCable […]
Kachikwu: It’s Shameful That Nigeria Can’t Refine its Oil
Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum resources, says it’s a shame that Nigeria cannot refine its crude oil after 40 years of activities in the downstream. Kachikwu said this on Thursday when he appeared before the senate committee on petroleum (downstream). He said the ministry and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) were working […]
Bishop David Oyedepo’s Church On Fire
The Kenyan branch of Living Faith church AKA winners chapel in Ngong Road, Nairobi Kenya is on fire. Video footage of the incident emerged online. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained. The church was founded by Bishop David Oyedepo of Nigeria. Officials of Kenya Fire Service have have arrived the scene and […]
Be Screened Before January 15 Or Forfeit Admission, LASU Tells New Students
Authorities of the Lagos State University (LASU) said on Thursday that students offered provisional admission for the 2017/2018 session who miss the ongoing screening might forfeit their admission. The spokesman of the university, Mr Adekoya Martins, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Martins said that the screening […]
2019 Poll: Afenifere We Will Support Any Party Committed To Restructuring
Afenifere, pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, says it will support any party that is committed to restructuring in the 2019 general election. In a statement on Wednesday, Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Afenifere, said it is clear that the All Progressives Congress (APC) government is not “keen on restructuring”. Odumakin said any political party that is not committed […]
Osinbajo, Family Holiday In Dubai
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has traveled to the United Arab Emirates, UAE. The VP is currently observing his vacation in what seems to be his very first since May 2015 when the current administration came into power. His spokesperson, Laolu Akande, in a tweet Wednesday, said Osinbajo left the country alongside his wife and children. […]
