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Effective November 13, Nigerians may begin to buy fuel from filling stations at prices between N172 and N175, or higher. This is because the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has adjusted the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, from N147.67 to N155.17. The PPMC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and currently imports almost all of Nigeria’s petrol. A memo, seen by ait.live dated November 11, shows that the new price regime becomes effective on November 13, 2020. The memo, signed by Ali Tijani of the PPMC, shows that the landing cost…

The Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC has handed-over additional working documents to the field forensic auditor appointed to probe the activities of the commission. Acting Managing Director of the NDDC Professor kemebradikumo Pondei who handed over the items said the commission was determined to ensure the implementation of President Mohammadu Buhari’s directive on the forensic auditing of the commission. Acting Managing Director of the NDDC Prof Kemebradikumo Pondei who handed-over vehicles to field forensic auditors said the exercise was not about witch-hunting but to reposition the commission for better service delivery. The lead consultant of the forensic auditors Joshua Bashiru…

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community and investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s diversity in human and natural resources for investment. He said youth development, integration and employment remained priorities for his administration. Speaking at a ceremony to receive the Letters of Credence of the Ambassadors of Belgium, Mauritania, Austria and Norway at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, the President said “Nigeria is ready to pursue broader dialogue, as well as enhance cooperation and collaboration on the basis of constructive mutual respect and a shared vision for our future. “As you may know, Nigeria is an ethnic and culturally…

Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says leveraging on technology to boost the culture and tourism economy is best way to go, especially with the Covid-19 global atmospheres. The Minister disclosed this on Thursday at the official launch of the Adire ogun digital market place in Abeokuta,Ogun State South West Nigeria. As the world continues to battle the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister said a lot of businesses are resorting to smart solutions to keep running. Beside the adherence to the covid 19 protocols, the benefits of the new online mall will extend to improving culture and tourism which…

All the 14 boxers lined up for the seven bouts at GOtv Boxing Night 21 and their coaches will undergo COVID-19 tests, organisers have disclosed. The event, which holds on 27 November at the Rowe Park Sports Centre in Lagos, will be behind closed doors and  be broadcast live across Africa on SuperSport. Speaking in Lagos yesterday, Jenkins Alumona, CEO of Flykite Productions, organisers of the event, said boxers and their coaches scheduled for GOtv Boxing Night 21 are required to take the tests in accordance with safety protocols  prescribed by the authorities. “The virus is still raging, as we…

A PDP Chieftain in Ogun State and former ACCORD Ogun State Organising Secretary, Mr. Dele Adebayo-Oyetoro popularly known as “Baba D” consoles with the family, political associates and frriends of Late Mrs. Olubukola Oseni who was lost to the cold hands of death on Thursday, the condolence message partially reads thus: “I received with great shock, the death of Mrs Olubukola Oseni one of the leaders of PDP in Ifo local government. Mrs Oseni who was the deputy gubernatorial candidate of the Accord Party Ogun state in the 2019 general elections was a warm, lively and people oriented person who…

Figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC show that 404 Covid-19 patients have been discharged across Nigeria in the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of successfully treated cases to 60,737. Meanwhile, 180 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in 9 states in the last 24 hours as total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria rises to 64,516. The states with new Covid-19 cases include Lagos-74; Oyo-41; FCT-19; Kaduna-19; Bauchi-12; Ogun-7; Rivers-4; Cross River and Edo-2 each. Nigeria records 2 Covid-19 deaths in the last 24 hours with national death toll put at 1,162.

The Nigerian House of Representatives has queried the country’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for not recruiting over four hundred new staff as approved in the commission’s 2020 budget. This was part of the resolution of the House Committee on Financial Crimes, when the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, appeared before the committee for 2021 budget defence. The Committee’s Chairman, Alh. AbdulLahi Ibrahim Dutse said the request to recruit new staff made the committee increase the 2020 personnel cost of the commission. “We observed that out of the appropriated N24.9 billion last year, N21.3 billion…

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami says Nigeria’s broadband penetration has increased to 45.43% by the end of October 2020.He said that this was a result of an increase of four million sixty one tousand seven hundred and thirty-one, 4,061,731)broadband subscriptions between September and October 2020 which will, in turn, facilitate economic growth in the country.This was contained in statement signed by the Minister’s Technical Assistant on Information Technology, Dr. Femi Adeluyi.Dr. Pantami stated that “This notable increase in broadband penetration has been as a result of conscientious implementation of the National Digital Economy Policy for…

President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is considering legal action over a federal agency’s delay in recognizing the Democrat’s victory over President Donald Trump in last week’s election, a Biden official said on Monday. The General Services Administration (GSA) normally recognizes a presidential candidate when it becomes clear who has won an election so that a transition of power can begin, reports Reuters.That has not yet happened despite U.S. television and news networks declaring Biden the winner on Saturday after he secured enough electoral votes to secure the presidency. The law does not clearly spell out when the GSA must act,…