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As a move to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers of Federal Government’s readiness to review the salaries of its workers. Akpabio gave the assurance when the Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji and members of the National Assembly from the state paid him a courtesy call. He said the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration was to address corruption in the petroleum sector, noting that the fuel subsidy removal was the beginning of fighting corruption in the system. According to him, “Nigeria as…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the alleged killing of a two-year-old child in Delta State. Ivan Omhonrina was killed by a stray bullet during an operation by officers of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. A statement released by his media aide, Dele Alake, Tuesday, July 18, President Tinubu directed the NDLEA management to speedily and thoroughly investigate the incident with a view to punishing those found culpable. Tinubu charged security agents to be more professional and careful when conducting their operations to avoid risking…

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, Tuesday, saved two suspected thieves who were about being set ablaze by mob.  A press statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, in Uyo said Ubong Sunny Ossom of Ikot Edebe village in Nsit Atai LGA, accused of stealing two bottles of Campari at Godslight Supermarket, Ekpene Ukim, in Uruan LGA, was about to be burnt alive when the police patrol team arrived. Similarly, Christian Effiong of Nung Atai village in Okobo LGA, who stole a generator at Mount Zion Church Ikot Ambon in Ibesikpo Asutan LGA, was also rescued by…

Despite the current economic hardship, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has jacked up the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, to N617 per litre at outlets in the country. In Lagos, however, some outlets are selling for between N493 and N600 per litre. In Uyo, motorists and Keke operators buy a litre of PMS at N640 and N650 depending on the location. In Calabar, a litre is sold at N617, a friend told Straightnews. The latest hike in the price of fuel was announced on Tuesday, about two months after President Bola Tinubu announced…

Nigeria’s annual inflation rate rose from 22.41 per cent in May to 22.79 per cent in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced Monday. NBS said the June inflation rate showed an increase of 0.38 per cent points compared to May 2023 headline inflation rate. The statistics office said on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 4.19 per cent points higher compared to the rate recorded in June 2022, which was 18.60 per cent. “This shows that the Headline inflation rate (year-on-year basis) increased in June 2023 when compared to the same month in the preceding year (i.e., June…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has expressed sadness over the sorry state of cottage hospitals in the state, and directed immediate repairs of two in each of the three senatorial districts. Governor Eno who visited Cottage Hospital, Akai Ubium shortly after a commemorative service at The Salvation Army, Akwa Ibom South East Division, in Akai Ubium, said primary healthcare is a major focus and component of the ARISE Agenda which must be given full expression. Eno who was visibly saddened by the state of decay at the cottage hospital, called for a full audit on the state of all…

By: Udeme Nana The other day, security Agencies in Nigeria reportedly ordered the destruction of a ship laden with stolen crude oil and news credited to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) have it that an average of 437,000 barrels of crude oil is stolen in Nigeria daily! This mindless stealing, one understands, has been the way of life for many super-rich Nigerians in the oil sector and their foreign collaborators. However, one former oil company executive, Udom Inoyo, often beats his chest confidently to declare that he was spotless throughout his 32 years of work in ExxonMobil, a key…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, said sit-at-home portends grave danger to Igbo entrepreneurship. Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, had declared a one-week sit-at-home and has slammed another two weeks’ enforcement of the order in the  South East Region. “The existential threat to Igbo entrepreneurship and businesses now is the insecurity and sit-at-home problem in the South-East. The mutation of this problem is largely unfathomable. It is becoming a cankerworm that is eating deep into our collective fortune as a people,’’ Kalu stated. Speaking on the theme:…

Nigeria’s queen of the track, Tobi Amusan, won the 100-metre hurdles event at the Silesia Diamond League, Poland on Sunday evening. Amusan won the keenly contested race with a time of 12.34 seconds, equalling the meeting record in the process. United States of America duo Harrison Kendra and Ali Nia came second and third, respectively. It was Amusan’s second victory in the Diamond League this year. The 26-year-old also took first position in Stockholm two weeks ago. The Commonwealth Gold Medalist produced a strong finish to win the highly competitive women’s 100m hurdles ahead of her rivals for next month’s…

Carlos Alcaraz defeated seven-time champion Novak Djokovic to claim his first Wimbledon title Sunday, shattering the Serb’s dream of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam. World No. 1 Alcaraz recovered from dropping the first set and saving a set point in the second to win 1-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 after 4 hours and 42 minutes on Centre Court. It was a second major for the 20-year-old Spaniard following his U.S. Open title last year as he became Wimbledon’s third youngest men’s champion. Also read: Unseeded Vondrousova Shocks Jabeur to win Wimbledon The result will also spark feverish speculation over…