The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, has reported that Nigeria recorded the world’s highest increase in Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel, prices between February and August 2026. UNCTAD made this disclosure in its Geoeconomics of Development report, re...
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By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, has reiterated his commitment to prioritise local government autonomy, grassroots development and strategic investment in border communities if ele...
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Arise News Television presenter Rufai Oseni has explained why he considers the Federal Government’s recent petrol price discount a reintroduction of fuel subsidy. DAILY POST reports that the Federal Government, on October 8, announced a 30-day petrol price discount at Nigerian N...
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Ikorodu City defeated Kwara United 2-0 in their Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, Matchday Eight encounter at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, Lagos, on Saturday. Kwara United are the only team yet to score away from home in the NPFL this season. Farouk Salami gave the ho...
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DHQ says the troops killed the terrorists and arrested several suspects and collaborators during operations across the country from 2 to 8 October. The post Military troops kill 36 terrorists, rescue 50 abductees, achieve other successes – DHQ appeared first on Premium Times Nige...
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Bendel Insurance head coach Atune Jolomi has described his side’s Matchday Eight fixture against Sporting Lagos as a clash of the titans. The Benin Arsenals will face Sporting Lagos at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan, on Sunday. Jolomi insisted that his team would fight for ma...
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Makinde also challenged the federal government to publish its petroleum pricing template to enable Nigerians to understand how the prices of petroleum products are determined. The post 2027: Makinde promises four-year transitional Government of National Unity if elected president...
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The wife of former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, Mrs Bola Obasanjo, has expressed optimism about Nigeria’s future, saying the country will experience a positive turnaround. She spoke on Saturday in Abeokuta while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Institute of Public ...
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As campaigns intensify for the 2027 elections, the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) presidential candidate Seyi Makinde has promised to serve a single four-year term if he becomes Nigeria’s leader next year. The Oyo State governor spoke at an APM town hall meeting in Yola, Ada...
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The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has described the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s “campaign money cashier”. He made the remark in a statement issued...
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A United States-based political advisory and lobbying firm, Von Batten-Montague-York, has released fresh documents in the federal case concerning Nigerian President Bola Tinubu. The firm disclosed this in a statement posted on its verified X account. According to the firm, a newl...
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Former Kogi West Senator Dino Melaye has likened President Bola Tinubu to former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, accusing the Nigerian leader of engaging in vote-buying ahead of the 2027 presidential election. Melaye made the remark in a post on X, where the African Democratic Congres...
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Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called on the people of the North-Central to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, insisting that his administration is committed to tackling insecurity, strengthening national unity and building a prosperous Ni...
