The expected ex-depot price, as seen in the template, is N206.42, while the landing cost is N189.61. With ex-depot price standing at N206.42 per litre, the March template (now deleted) showed that the landing cost for petrol per litre is N189.61. But the PPPRA, in a seeming U-turn, deleted the template hours later. As of…
The Grammy nominee, grandchild of the popular late iconoclast, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti and the son of the late music legend, Fela Anikulapo stated during an exclusive interview on the State of the Nation at GOVERNMEND that Desmond Elliott, the representative of Surulere at the Lagos State Parliament is a bad representation for the youth of this…
Federal authorities on Thursday initiated an upward review of petrol price to N212 per litre, raising fresh economic concerns for the country’s impoverished households. The fuel pricing regulator PPPRA said in its template released on Thursday night that a litre of fuel would now be sold for prices ranging from N209 to N212 per litre for March….
The Federal Commissioner in charge of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Senator Bashir Mohammed, noted that, at least 27,121 persons, with the majority being women and children have been displaced by bandits in the Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He Stated this, during the inauguration of the…
Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools in Rivers State-owned tertiary institutions are currently protesting over non-payment of their salaries running into five years. The protesting teachers, numbering over 250, with placards and banners, alleged that they have lost about ten of their colleagues due to the hardship experienced within the period. The protesting teachers, who…
The organised labour in Nigeria, a coalition of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), and other groups have expressed dissent over the plans to remove minimum wage from the exclusive bill by the National Assembly. Leaders of the Lagos Chapter of TUC and NLC said they are…
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, appeared before an Ikeja High Court on Wednesday to give evidence in a N1.4 billion fraud trial. The fraud trial involved an oil company, Nadabo Energy, which Bawa had earlier testified against before his appointment as the EFCC boss. Bawa, who is the fifth prosecution…
The apex bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele is alleged to have amassed wealth whose source can only be traced to corruption proceeds, using his office as a channel to steal from the public vault. SaharaReporters gathered that the governor of the central Bank, is currently building a multi-billion mansion that is a cynosure to residents of…