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The Petroleum Product Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has recommended an upward review of the retail pump price of petrol from the previous N121.50. According to the agency, the recommended petrol retail band for a litre of petrol is now between N140.80 and N143.80. “Please recall the provision for the establishment of a
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by Winifred Okafor The Federal Government says it is absolutely false the media report that 26 Americans arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Monday without screening for Coronavirus. The government admonished the media to be circumspect of what they publish and desist from dishing out fake news aimed at frustrating efforts of government
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by Damilola Agekameh Visionary comedian, I Go Dye has launched Coronavirus campaign to help the Federal Government promote more awareness on social distancing. As the Covid-19 plague continues to wreak havoc globally, the Global Goals Ambassador, Francis Agoda has urged Nigerians to take precautionary measures to curb the disease. The widely travelled comedian
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by Alli Mustapha In a bid to curtail the spread of Covid-19 in the country, the Government of the People’s Republic of China has donated infection prevention and control materials and information communication technology (ICT) equipment to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Dr Zhou Pingjian, The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, presented the
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by Damilola Agekameh The National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State, was on Monday, March 23, 2020, shut down over the Coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world. Bode Durotoye, the Liaison Officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, said that the directive was from the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday
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by Damilola Agekameh The Baale of the Shoba community in the Abule-Ado area of Lagos State, Chief Jimoh Agbebeji, has urged Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to order an investigation into the explosion that rocked the community on Sunday, March 15, 2020. It was reported that the explosion killed 21 persons, including the Administrator
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by Damilola Agekameh Following the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and the subsequent social restriction orders imposed by governments at all levels battle the spread of the disease, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, NPM, mni has enjoined citizens to voluntarily adhere to the orders. This is just as he directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General of Police and Commissioners of
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by Alli Mustapha President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction in the pump price of petrol from N145 per liter to about N130. It was gathered from presidency sources that the approval followed a presentation by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday,
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by Alli Mustapha In line with curbing the spread of Covid19 in the country, the Nigeria government has announced restricting entry into the country from travelers from China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland. This announcement was made In
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by Badejo Oluwaseun The federal government has banned foreign travels for all public officials. This was part of the resolution reached by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, chaired by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. Mr. Mustapha briefed journalists on the resolutions of the meeting in Abuja.
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